Poe husband: ‘We’re going to make it’

Neil Llamanzares remains confident that his wife, presidential aspirant Senator Grace Poe “will still make it.” MAILA AGER/INQUIRER.net

The families and friends of running mates Senators Grace Poe and Francis “Chiz” Escudero were in full force for their team’s final sortie at the Plaza Miranda in Quiapo, Manila on Saturday.

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“Confident, energetic. We’re gonna make it. We’re still gonna make it,” Poe’s husband, Neil Llamanzares, told reporters.

Poe’s second daughter, Hanna, also came.

“Excited!” she said when asked how she was.

Asked if she was worried for her mom, Hanna said:  “No, of course not!”

“I have so much faith in my mom,” she added.

Poe’s mother, veteran actress, Susan Roces, also attended the event.

Escudero arrived with his wife, actress Heart Evangelista.

Evangelista’s best friend, actress Lovie Poe, also came.

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Lovi is also Poe’s half-sister. IDL