Poe says she asked for God’s help before election day

Presidential candidate Senator Grace Poe said she has turned to God for help ahead of election day.

After celebrating Mother’s Day at home with her family on Sunday, Poe said they also went to Quiapo Church to seek  God’s help.

“Humiling talaga ng tulong ng Diyos at tapos dumaan ako sa nanay ko,” she told reporters after voting at Sta. Lucia Elementary School in San Juan.

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(I asked for God’s help and I passed by my mother’s house.)

She was referring to her adoptive mother, veteran actress Susan Roces.

“Nagkuwentuhan kami hanggang inumaga na kaming dalawa. Puno ng samu’t saring reaksyon. Magkasama kami ng nanay ko, merong konting sentimental, maraming tawa…” said Poe.

(We just talked about things until morning. We have different reactions. My mother and I were together, we had a bit of sentimental moments and laughter.)

Poe, who is running for president, said she was a bit nervous just like when she first ran for the Senate in 2013.

However, she reiterated that she is at peace and happy that the campaign has come to end.

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Poe said her father, the late action king Fernando Poe Jr., was one of the many reasons why she decided to run for President.

“Dahil naman talaga sa kanya ito e. Hindi naman ako makikilala ng ating mga kababayan kung hindi dahil sa kanya, kaya nga hinahandog ko rin ito sa kanya,” she said.

(It’s all because of him. Our countrymen won’t know me if not because of him that’s why I offer [my candidacy] to him.)

“Pero para sa akin, ang pinakamahalaga nitong kampanya na ito, unang-una, nagpakita tayo kung paano maging—ano ‘yung ating mga plataporma para makatulong sa ating mga kababayan, lalo na ‘yung mahihirap, mga naaapi.”

(But for me, the most significant in this campaign, first of all, we presented platforms to help our countrymen, especially the poor and the oppressed.)
“Pangalawa, na naging maayos ang ating pagpapatakbo ng ating sarili, hindi ko winala ang aking sarili at ang aking paninindigan sa kampanyang ito; at pangatlo, sa tingin ko ay nakita ko na kaya ko rin pala lahat ng mga hamon na ito,” Poe added.

(Second, I was able to keep my personality intact, I didn’t lose myself and my principles in this campaign; third, I was able to overcome these challenges.) RAM/rga

Presidential candidate Senator Grace Poe. EDWIN BACASMAS

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