Robredo camp on presidential bets' vow to finish race: Thanks for making alignments clearer

Vice President Leni Robredo’s spokesperson Atty. Barry Gutierrez on Sunday thanked some of the presidential candidates for making political alignments "even clearer" with their pledge to stick in the race to the end.

In a statement, Gutierrez said they are thankful that the alignments have been made “even clearer,” and that Robredo's camp will now focus on showing Filipinos that her presidential bid will mean victory on May 9.

Earlier on Sunday, some presidential candidates announced their intention to unite in their resolve to finish their respective presidential bids.

“With three weeks to go before election day, we are at a time of great momentum for our People’s Campaign, and increasing clarity as regards which candidates can count on the people's support when they enter voting booths on May 9,” Gutierrez pointed out.

He noted that every candidate has a prerogative to continue their candidacy until the end, with the same choice for them to disregard surveys, rally attendance, endorsements, or any other conventional measure of support.

“We wish every candidate, who decides to push through to the end, only the best," Gutierrez said.

But he added, "In making these choices, should we not ask ourselves: Must this assertion be made through bluster and falsehood? Who benefits from such theatrics? What is best for the Filipino people? Perhaps, silence would have had more depth; at the very least, it would exhibit less self-entitlement, fragility, and toxicity." 

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno had called on Vice President Leni Robredo to withdraw her candidacy for president, saying that she only ran to stop the Marcos family from returning to Malacañang.

Moreno had offered himself anew as an alternative candidate if Filipinos want “peace of mind.”

He also stressed that Robredo should make the “supreme sacrifice” to beat frontrunner in presidential surveys former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr.  —LBG, GMA News