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Philippine election fever high among Filipinos in North America

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Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN News

<p>With the Philippines&#x27; 2022 elections less than 7 months away, election fever is starting to heat up among Filipinos in North America.</p><p>In Southern California, supporters of Vice Presidenti Leni Robredo revved their engines for a pink caravan over the weekend in support of her presidential bid next year. </p><p>&quot;We hope to succeed with freedom and democracy for the Philippines because pink is a sign of hope,&quot; said Rainer Gerona, Robredo&#x27;s cousin.</p><p>In 2016, Ely Ayao was a supporter of President Rodrigo Duterte and organized local US events during his campaign. But, he said, he has since switched sides. </p><p>&quot;I perceived him to be a big chance for the betterment of the Filipinos but he represents himself to be the worst Filipino I’ve ever known. Even cursing [at] my very Pope,&quot; Ayao said.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Close to a hundred pink-clad cars and a few hundred Leni Robredo supporters have gathered in West Covina for a caravan to support the presidential candidate. <a href="https://twitter.com/ANCALERTS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ANCALERTS</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ABSCBNNews</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TFCNewsNow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TFCNewsNow</a> <a href="https://t.co/niyjkPIHx1">pic.twitter.com/niyjkPIHx1</a></p>— Steve Angeles (@StevieAngeles) <a href="https://twitter.com/StevieAngeles/status/1454862608536784898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Robredo’s pink caravan of hope also made its way to New York City on Sunday.</p><p>Dozens of Filipino-Americans hopped on at least a hundred cars and drove throughout Little Manila in Queens to show their support. The caravan was organized by Global Filipinos for Leni.</p><p>&quot;Isa lang ang tunay na lider, si (There&#x27;s only one true leader, it&#x27;s) Leni Robredo,&quot; said Loida Nicolas Lewis of the Filipino opposition leader.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Happening Now! At least 100 cars full of Leni Robredo supporters making the rounds in Little Manila <a href="https://twitter.com/woodside?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Woodside</a>, NY <a href="https://twitter.com/TFCNewsNow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TFCNewsNow</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ANCALERTS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ANCALERTS</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ABSCBNNews</a> <a href="https://t.co/CGmXuPP8hr">pic.twitter.com/CGmXuPP8hr</a></p>— DON TAGALA (@dontagala) <a href="https://twitter.com/dontagala/status/1454851669028708356?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>In Canada, supporters of former Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr&#x27;s presidential bid put on their red shirts and caps for a rally.</p><p>Stella Daza-Beldad said she organized the gathering after seeing how much support Marcos had from Filipinos in greater Vancouver.</p><p>&quot;Ang daming Marcos [supporters] and parang punong-puno na sila sa paninira,&quot; she said of the candidate who continues to be confronted with questions over his father&#x27;s violent and repressive martial rule.</p><p>(There are a lot of Marcos supporters and they are tired of all the mudslinging.)</p><p>Supporters of Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso, meanwhile, listened intently as he held a virtual town hall with Filipino-Americans and the press where he and running mate Dr. Willie Ong addressed issues involving overseas Filipinos and the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>&quot;We’ll make sure that we’ll put somebody there representing the country in the embassy to really address the real situation and give attention,&quot; Moreno said.</p><p>He said he hoped to rebuild the diplomatic relationship between the Philippines and the US. </p><p>Meanwhile, supporters of boxing champ Manny Pacquiao, who launched a US-based movement last summer, told ABS-CBN News that they were planning for an event in December in Southern California, which has served as the Pacquiao&#x27;s US home base during his storied boxing career. </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=1817912" 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>

With the Philippine 2022 polls less than 7 months away, election fever is starting to heat up among Filipinos in North America.

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Philippine election fever high among Filipinos in North America

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Published Nov 03, 2021 01:11 PM PHT

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