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Surigao del Sur representatives, mayors back Robredo-Duterte tandem

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MANILA – A number of Congress members and mayors from Surigao del Sur said on Saturday they were backing the presidential run of Leni Robredo and vice presidential bet Sara Duterte-Carpio. Surigao Del Sur 2nd district representative Johnny Pimentel and CWS party-list representative Romeo Momo expressed their support for the so-called &quot;RoSa&quot; tandem in a statement. They also said an unspecified &quot;majority&quot; of municipal mayors have declared support for Robredo and Duterte. &quot;With their unequivocal statement of support, the mayors have pledged to spearhead the final stage house to house campaign for the RoSa tandem in their respective municipalities,&quot; the statement read. &quot;They have also committed to provide support to the slated grand rally of VP Leni Robredo in Prosperidad, Agusan Del Sur on May 5, 2022.&quot;Despite Robredo already having Senator Francis &quot;Kiko&quot; Pangilinan as her running mate, several groups have espoused support for the &quot;RoSa&quot; tandem. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/25/22/supporters-ng-leni-sara-nag-caravan-ng-mga-kalesa">READ: Supporters ng Leni-Sara tandem nag-caravan ng mga kalesa</a></li></ul>But the Robredo campaign itself has said that it will campaign for Pangilinan&#x27;s vice presidential bid despite support for Duterte-Carpio. The senator has also stated that he was &quot;unfazed&quot; by the support of local officials for the &quot;RoSa&quot; tandem. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/31/22/pangilinan-unfazed-by-local-politicians-rosa-endorsement">READ: Pangilinan unfazed by local politicians&#x27; &#x27;RoSa&#x27; endorsement</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/29/22/what-robredo-camp-thinks-of-rosa-leti-tandems">READ: What Robredo camp thinks of &#x27;RoSa,&#x27; &#x27;LeTi&#x27; tandems</a></li></ul>

Surigao Del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel and CWS party-list Rep. Romeo Momo expressed their support for the so-called ‘RoSa’ tandem.