Former senator Bongbong Marcos now has the endorsement of the country's four most vote-rich provinces after the governor of Laguna pledged his support late on Thursday.
Gov. Ramil Hernandez, who is campaigning for his third and last term, introduced the only son and namesake of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. as "presidente nating lahat (president of everyone)".
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“Si Governor Hernandez po, bilang pangulo ng PDP-Laban Laguna, ang amin pong presidente at vice president ay BBM-Sara,” Hernandez said.
The endorsement happened at around the five-hour mark in this video posted on Marcos' Facebook page:
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Marcos Jr. has secured the endorsement of governors from the three most vote-rich provinces: Gwen Garcia of Cebu, Jonvic Remulla of Cavite and Amado Espino III of Pangasinan.
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