Marcos bets seek votes in Duterte bailiwick
CARMEN, Davao del Norte — The senatorial slate backed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. kicked off its Mindanao campaign here on Saturday in a bid to sway voters in the Davao region, the stronghold of former president Rodrigo Duterte.
The administration's Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas ticket was expected to make a stop in Tagum City, the capital of Davao del Norte, a province politically dominated by former House speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, one of Duterte's longtime allies.
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