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35,000 expected to attend Leni-Kiko campaign rally in Bacolod, organizers say

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Raffy Cabristante, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Thousands of supporters attend the Grand People’s Rally for presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo and running mate Senator Francis " kiko="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/03/11/20220309-ph-election-leni-robredo-agusan-del-norte-vplmb6329.jpg"/><figcaption>Thousands of supporters attend the Grand People’s Rally for presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo and running mate Senator Francis &quot;Kiko&quot; Pangilinan at the Guingona Park in Butuan City, Agusan del Norte on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. The event concludes Robredo&#x27;s two-day barnstorm in Caraga Region. <em>VP Leni Media handout/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>About 35,000 people are expected to flock to Paglaum Sports Complex in Bacolod City for Vice-President Leni Robredo&#x27;s presidential campaign.</p><p>Robredo and running mate Sen. Francis &quot;Kiko&quot; Pangilinan will be heading to Negros Occidental on Friday for a series of &quot;whistlestop tours&quot; and rallies, before finally heading to the grand rally in Bacolod.</p><p>A festive mood is expected for Friday&#x27;s sortie, with themes of the popular MassKara Festival and pink &quot;stars of hope&quot; in support of the Leni-Kiko tandem.</p><p>Former Negros Occidental governor Rafael Coscolluela, lead convenor of the support group Negros for Leni, told ABS-CBN News he is confident that his province and neighboring Negros Oriental will deliver again for Robredo in May.</p><p>She won the vice-presidential race in both provinces in 2016.</p><p>&quot;Ang major challenge lang, really, is how to convert these expressions of support and volunteerism into actual votes . . . If everything falls into place, then I&#x27;m sure we&#x27;ll do better than we did in 2016,&quot; Coscolluela said.</p><p>He added that Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson&#x27;s recent show of support for Robredo has also &quot;created a major impact for provincial politics.&quot;</p><p>Lacson earlier said that he is attending Robredo&#x27;s rallies in Bacolod City and his hometown San Carlos City.</p><p>Some Robredo supporters from neighboring Negros Oriental — particularly in northern Vallehermoso town and Canlaon City — will be reportedly crossing the border to attend the San Carlos sortie.</p><p>Aside from the 2 cities, Robredo and Pangilinan are also set to visit other areas in Negros Occidental, namely Sagay City, Kabankalan City, Binalbagan, Hinigaran, and La Carlota City, hometown of Vice-Governor Jeffrey Ferrer, a staunch supporter of former Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr.</p><p>Coscolluela said that while Lacson voiced his support for Robredo they will continue to dialogue with other local politicians in what they call a &quot;lugaw to ligaw&quot; approach.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/07/22/hindi-bayad-robredo-camp-refutes-accusations-it-paid-cavite-rally-attendees">&#x27;Hindi bayad:&#x27; Robredo camp refutes accusations it paid Cavite rally attendees</a></li></ul><p>But it&#x27;s still the public support, driven by volunteerism, that the Robredo campaign is banking on.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;ve been in politics for 35 years. I&#x27;ve never seen this kind of support, this kind of volunteerism and willingness to [support Robredo] on their own . . . Using their own money, time, and resources. It&#x27;s very gratifying to see this kind of support,&quot; Coscolluela said.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1958578" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

Robredo won the vice-presidential race in Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental in 2016.

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35,000 expected to attend Leni-Kiko campaign rally in Bacolod, organizers say

Raffy Cabristante,

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Published Mar 11, 2022 07:14 AM PHT

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