Manila Mayor Isko Moreno on Tuesday congratulated Bongbong Marcos and Sara Duterte, the presumptive winners of the presidential and vice presidential race, as he urged Filipinos to rally behind the tandem.
Moreno, who placed fourth in the unofficial count with 1.8 million votes with almost 98% votes tallied, noted how Marcos and Duterte secured separate majority mandates.
The 47-year-old mayor changed his Facebook profile picture shortly after his Facebook live, with the caption "Life must go on."
"Binabati ko ang pamilya ni dating senador Ferdinand Marcos sa pagpili sa kanya ng higit na nakararami sa ating mga kababayan na hahalinhin bilang pangulo ng bansa. Congratulations po sa inyo," he said in a Facebook Live.
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"I hope it can be official soon at matapos na at mapapanatag na ang lahat."
"Hindi po magtatagumpay si president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at si vice president-elect Sara Duterte at mga senador na napili at mga kongresista o halal ng bayan kung tayong mamamayan ay hindi makakaisa."
He urged Filipinos to give the tandem a chance to prove their leadership.
"Ang panawagan ko po ay tayo ay 'wag makikisali sa anumang kaguluhan sapagkat wala pong mabuting maidudulot 'yan sa ating bansa, sa ating komundad, sa ating buhay."
"Ngayon maliwanag na ang pinili ng ating mga kababayan ay si dating senador, now president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at ganun din si vice president-elect Sara Duterte. So d'yan po tayo pupunta. Kikilalanin natin ang karapatan ng bawat Pilipino sa pagpili ng lider."
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