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Davao City crowd asks PBBM to resign
Approximately 30,000 supporters of former President Rodrigo Duterte participated in a solidarity march in Davao City on Sunday, March 16, calling for his release from detention.
The march was the final event of the 88th Araw ng Dabaw celebrations' civic parade, with participants wearing black shirts and carrying banners of support.
Throughout the procession, participants chanted slogans like "We stand with FPRRD" and "Bring Him Back Home."
During the event, Davao City Mayor Sebastian "Baste" Duterte addressed the crowd and called on President Ferdinand E. Marcos Jr. to resign.
Mayor Duterte stated that President Marcos would never be loved by those calling for former President Duterte's freedom and that they would fight back.
The Mayor expressed gratitude to the supporters and suggested that his father's stand against traditional politicians likely triggered the current situation.
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