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Mammoth rallies show Leni’s campaign has the momentum, contradict survey results, says Drilon

The massive turnout of volunteer-supporters in the Leni-Kiko rallies is a solid indication that Vice President Leni Robredo’s campaign has the momentum, Senate Minority Leader Franklin M. Drilon said on Monday.

“We are more than convinced by now that the huge turnout of people who cheered and welcomed Leni and Kiko in our provincial sorties is a strong indication of the people’s real choices in the ongoing political campaign,” Drilon said.

Drilon said that no less than Robredo and her running mate vice presidential bet Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan were extremely surprised by the huge turnouts of supporters in their recent political rallies in Naga, Quezon City, Cebu City, Iloilo City, Manila, Cavite, and Bulacan.

The Robredo campaign also generated huge rallies, surprisingly, in Cagayan de Oro and Northern Mindanao, he added.

Drilon said the massive turnout in Leni-Kiko rallies “shows a huge disconnect between survey results and the true sentiment of the people on the ground.”

“Surveys give us numbers, but sorties and rallies make us feel the sentiments and the emotion of the people. We are seeing a growing public support for the candidacy of Vice President Robredo,” he said.

“This huge turnout proves that the Leni-Kiko campaign is gaining ground all over the country. It speaks doubly louder than those surveys being pushed by certain firms,” Drilon, a staunch supporter of the Leni-Kiko tandem, said.

“It’s a matter of keeping up the momentum for Robredo up to the last day of the campaign. I believe Robredo’s strong showing in the presidential debates has further generated support for her presidential run,” Drilon emphasized.

The veteran senator thus appealed to the public to not be swayed by surveys and propaganda.

Drilon said the spirit of volunteerism in their campaign has reached fever pitch as the public has seen in the Leni-Kiko rallies.

“Without a doubt, the Leni-Kiko campaign has turned into a people’s movement nationwide,” Drilon added.

Drilon noted that Robredo did not expect the massive crowds since most of the rally organizers were volunteers from the private sector, civil society organization and youth volunteer groups who did not have the support of local traditional political kingpins.

The huge turnout at Robredo’s political rallies in Iloilo and Cavite, the country’s second most vote-rich province, were a record breaking. Another surprisingly huge rally was held in Bulacan Sunday.

Drilon, an Ilonggo, said the crowd at the Iloilo Sports Complex in La Paz District last Feb. 25 was the biggest he has seen in a political gathering in Iloilo in his 30 years in government.

Robredo earlier said she was unfazed by survey results showing that her rival, presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was leading her by a large margin in the presidential pre-election polls.

Robredo recalled her come-from-behind victory in 2016, when she started out with single-digit voter preference and awareness ratings. It was only in March of that year when Robredo rose to number three. By April, she was already topping the surveys, her numbers were a statistical tie with Marcos.

Robredo, the underdog of 2016, would eventually claim victory and become Vice President.

Retired Generals and Colonels Quash Red-Tagging Attempts of Robredo

The mushrooming of support from former military and police officers to the Queen of Pink and presidential wannabee VP Leni Robredo repudiates and debunks several attempts to paint and red-tag the Vice President and her group. This is according to former Senator Trillanes IV.

Trillanes according to reports said: “Judging by reports, I wouldn’t be surprised if there is already a battalion of former military and police colonels and generals that has gone proudly pink.”

With news now out in the open that Leni met former generals of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National Police (PNP), Trillianes who is included in the umbrella of Leni's formidable lineup of senators, can't hide his excitement when he said: “Former AFP and PNP chiefs, all anti-insurgency veterans, have come out for Leni, and their support belies the fake news peddled by conspiracy theorists."

The former senator also added: "If there is some kind of hesitation that somehow they believe the disinformation campaign against Leni is true, they will not sign the manifesto of support in the campaign for Leni. "If there is a molecule of doubt in the part of the retired officers, they will not put their hard-fought and hard-earned reputation in harm's way if they are not sure that Leni can rev up the next step to being the President of the Philippines.

Names that came out were retired police Major Gen. Generoso Cerbo Jr. and retired AFP Major Gen. Domingo Tutaan. They intimated that there are a lot more in the AFP and PNP ranks that grow fondness with Leni.  What they saw in her is her moral strength. and her integrity. They said Robredo's battle cry “Sa gobyernong matapat, angat-buhay ang lahat (In an honest government, all lives are uplifted).”  It is not just a trademark or a rallying cry, you can feel the sincerity that she will deliver.

And adding more salt to the wound retired AFP chiefs-of-staff namely Emmanuel Bautista, Jessie Dellosa, Hernando Iriberri, and Eduardo Oban Jr. joined the elite group of support.

Trillanes also fire back at a certain politician who tried to paint a different hue on an ocean of pink profusion as RED. Color-blinded or not Trillanes pointed out the alleged politician was attempting to modify the refrain of mammoth Leni-Kiko rallies by insinuating as they were either paid or the RED made allies and infiltrated Leni's camp.  They are taking a page  out of the martial law disinformation and indoctrination handbook.”

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