Inday Sara’s win first step in unifying the Philippines –spokesperson

The result of the May 2022 election favoring Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte in the vice presidential race is a significant step in unifying the Philippines, her spokesman said on Tuesday.

“Siyempre masaya talaga si Mayor Inday Sara. (Mayor Inday Sara is very happy) Punong-puno po siya ng pasasalamat sa lahat ng ating taumbayan (She is full of gratitude for the public), volunteers, parallel groups, local leaders that came out to support Mayor Inday Sara and our next president, Bongbong Marcos. She’s filled with hope that this is the first big step towards unifying our country,” Cristina Frasco said in an interview with GMA News.

“Well the results of the election demonstrate that the first step has been taken. Overwhelmingly ‘yung ating mga kababayang Pilipino mas lumahok at nagpakita ng kanilang suporta sa mensahe ng pagkakaisa (Our countrymen have joined in showing support to the call for unity). Over and above our political differences is our common love for our country demonstrated by an overwhelming number of Filipinos that came out to exercise their democratic right to vote,” she added.

Frasco said Duterte is thankful to her supporters who voted for her and acknowledged the Marcos-Duterte tandem’s call for unity.

“Unang una po nagpapasalamat si Mayor Inday Sara Duterte sa lahat ng ating kababayang Pilipino na bumoto at lumahok sa mensahe ng pagkakaisa ng UniTeam. Maraming maraming salamat po sa ating mga kababayan,” she said.

(First of all, Mayor Inday Sara Duterte is thankful to all the Filipinos who voted for her and joined her call for unity.)

Frasco said Duterte is currently in Davao City. She has been monitoring the election results since Monday, May 9.

Asked if Duterte is willing to reach out to her opponents in the recent polls, Frasco explained that the presidential daughter has always been a “unifier.”

“Mayor Inday Sara has always been a unifier and that has been her message all along together with our next president Bongbong Marcos and so I have no doubt that we move of the next administration will be one that is anchored on unity no matter the political divisions this past elections,” she said.

In the partial and unofficial results, Duterte continues to lead with 31,324,296 votes as of past 1 p.m. — DVM, GMA News