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‘This is Duterte country’: Southern Leyte officials back Sara, Marcos Jr.
Thousands of supporters of vice-presidential candidate Sara Duterte-Carpio and presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. flocked to the streets of Leyte to show their support for the UNITEAM.
Duterte-Carpio visited the BBM-SARA UNITEAM Regional Headquarters in Tacloban City as part of her 'Mahalin Natin ang Pilipinas' caravan.
Her visit included Southern Leyte, the birthplace of President Rodrigo Duterte, where local officials pledged a landslide victory for the UniTeam.
Southern Leyte Governor Damian Mercado expressed solidarity with Duterte-Carpio, considering her one of their own due to her father's roots in the province.
Vice Governor Christopherson Yap confirmed that at least 18 mayors from Southern Leyte have declared their full support for the Duterte-Carpio and Marcos Jr. tandem.
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