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‘Stick to the issues’: Marcos’ bets call for calm amid Duterte’s fiery words
Administration senatorial candidates, specifically those from the Alyansa Para Sa Bagong Pilipinas, are urging politicians to focus on issues and maintain peace during the campaign period.
When asked about former President Rodrigo Duterte's remark on killing incumbent senators, former Senate President Vicente Sotto III stated he believed the former Chief Executive was joking.
Sotto advised politicians to avoid personal attacks, suggesting that such attacks indicate a loss in debate.
Former senator Panfilo Lacson expressed a desire for influential individuals to help de-escalate tensions during the campaign, emphasizing that infighting among the powerful yields no benefits for ordinary Filipinos.
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