More than 41,000 candidates vying for over 18,000 local positions officially start campaigning Friday, March 28.
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00:00More than 41,000 candidates vying for over 18,000 local positions officially start campaigning
00:07Friday, March 28.
00:09The 45-day local campaign period for the 2025 midterm elections is taking place against
00:15the backdrop of a political war between the Marcoses and the Dutertes.
00:19With former President Rodrigo Duterte detained at the International Criminal Court in The
00:23Hague and his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, facing an impeachment trial under
00:27the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., theirs is a feud with wide-ranging implications for
00:32local races and beyond.
00:34In Manila, an OCTA survey shows Isko Moreno enjoys a majority lead over his rivals, including
00:40former ally Manila Mayor Hani Lacuna.
00:43In Marikina, broken alliances shape the local race, with the Trudoros and Quimbos vying
00:48for the top local posts.
00:50In Pasig, the rivalry is shaping up to be good governance versus big business, with
00:55Vico Soto seeking to win his third and last term versus candidate Sara Descaya, the owner
01:00of a construction company.
01:02In Laguna, the issue of health care was front and center, as gubernatorial candidates in
01:07Laguna courted voters.
01:09The race includes three candidates, Ruth Hernandez, Dan Fernandez, and Karen Agapay, whose parties
01:15are in a coalition under Marcos Alianza, with only Sol Aragones as the unaffiliated candidate.
01:22In Naga City, pink sets the tone for the proclamation rally of former Vice President
01:26and Naga City mayoral candidate Lenny Robredo.
01:29In Bacolod, the P6.5 billion peso loan of Mayor Albie Benitez's administration emerges
01:35as a major election issue.
01:37In Capiz, Paulo Rojas, son of former Interior Secretary Mar Rojas, who is running for the
01:421st District, leads the One Capiz coalition as it kicks off its local election campaign
01:48with a caravan across Rojas City.
01:50And in Davao City, hometown of the Dutertes, instead of local campaigns, the birthday of
01:56the former president dominates the scene and almost fills up two major roads.