Sara Duterte: No let up despite HNP bets’ dominance in election survey

MANILA, Philippines — Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) campaign manager Sara Duterte-Carpio on Thursday vowed not to be complacent despite the dominance of their senatorial bets in a recent pre-election survey.”

HNP officers and volunteers are humbled that all the sleepless nights, tiring long travels, arguments, fatigue, and obsessive brainstorming have resulted in something positive,” the Davao City mayor said in a statement.

“But we cannot be happy until after the winners are proclaimed, so we shall continue to soar and fight until we succeed,” she added.

The Presidential daughter issued the statement after nine of HNP candidates were included in the probable winners of the May 13 elections according to a Pulse Asia survey released Thursday.

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Duterte-Carpio said the “good performance” of the HNP-supported senatorial candidates in the surveys is a “strong indication that the candidates are effective in delivering the message of ‘positive change.’”

The regional party leader apparently took another swipe on opposition candidates’ supposed “negative campaigning.”

“We are pushing a different kind of campaigning, something that does not involve maligning or attacking other candidates, and we think the voters agree with us,” Duterte-Carpio said.

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She further noted that the HNP bets’ agendas “obviously resonates well with the voters.”

“Our candidates truly value what the voters consider important to their lives and to the country,” Duterte-Carpio said.

HNP bets included in the “Magic 12” of the Pulse Asia survey were reelectionist Senators Cynthia Villar (2nd), and Sonny Angara (3rd to 4th), former presidential aide Bong Go (3rd to 5th), former police chief Ronald Dela Rosa (6th to 9th), former presidential political adviser Francis Tolentino (10-16), former senators Pia Cayetano (4th to 6th), Bong Revilla (7th to 10th) and Jinggoy Estrada (10th to 16th) and Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos (9th to 12th). /ee