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Retired police, military generals sign manifesto backing Marcos, Sara Duterte

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Raffy Cabristante, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos and his running-mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte attend the turnover of the manifesto released by retired police and military generals endorsing their tandem at a shooting range in Marikina City on March 19, 2022. Photo courtesy: LAKAS-CMD" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/tvpatrol/03/19/marcos-duterte.jpg"/><figcaption>Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos and his running-mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte attend the turnover of the manifesto released by retired police and military generals endorsing their tandem at a shooting range in Marikina City on March 19, 2022. <em>Photo courtesy: LAKAS-CMD</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA—More than a hundred former generals, senior officers, and other ranking personnel from the military and police have expressed their support for former Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s bid for the presidency.</p><p>In a manifesto released earlier this week, the retired officers endorsed Marcos “as the best candidate to initiate true and genuine reforms in the institutions of our country, foster national healing and unity.”</p><p>The former top brass added that Marcos, if elected president, can provide support to the vast majority of Filipinos, who are most dependent on government services. </p><p>“Should our people choose Senator Marcos as our next President in the elections on May 9th, we commit to him our full support for unity, peace, progress — and we call an all to do the same so that he can fulfill the sovereign will of the Filipino people,” the manifesto read.</p><p>The signatories included former environment secretary and retired Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) general Roy Cimatu, Medal of Valor awardee Ariel Querubin, and retired Police Major General Getulio Napeñas Jr., who was involved in the 2015 Mamasapano encounter.</p><p>Querubin confirmed to ABS-CBN News that he was among 9 out of 14 Medal of Honor awardees who signed the manifesto. </p><p>The other 5, he said, could not openly support a candidate as they are still in government service.</p><p>“That is a legit manifesto... Only 9 signed because the other 5 have restrictions because they’re still working with the government,” Querubin said in a phone interview.</p><p>“You name a senior officer there and he can probably send to you a signature,” he added. </p><p>On Saturday, the said manifesto was formally turned over to Marcos and his running-mate, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio.</p><p>Organized by the group &quot;Gen for BBM-Sara&quot;, the turnover was held at a shooting range in Marikina City. </p><p>Marcos and Duterte-Carpio have topped surveys ahead of the May 9 elections.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4Qs5Qzw647k?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></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>

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Retired police, military generals sign manifesto backing Marcos, Sara Duterte

Raffy Cabristante,

ABS-CBN News

Published March 19, 2022 03:37 PM PHT

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Updated March 19, 2022 05:13 PM PHT

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