Vice President Jejomar Binay addresses the crowd during United Nationalist Alliance proclamation rally in Mandaluyong on Tuesday. The 90-day campaign period for the May 2016 election officially started Tuesday, with candidates organizing their respective campaign sorties around the country.(MNS photo)
TIAONG, Quezon (Mabuhay) – Instead of joining the 30th anniversary of People Power Revolution on EDSA, Vice President Jejomar Binay, his running mate Sen. Gringo Honasan, and their senatorial slate decided to woo vote-rich Quezon province.
In his speech during the campaign sortie here, Honasan said they thought it would be better to be with the people than attend the EDSA program where most of the attendees did not even join the historic People Power happened in 1986.
“Imbes na makipagsiksikan sa karamihan na wala naman doon noong People Power Revolution ay pinili namin na makapiling kayo,” he said.
Binay, for his part, said he and Honasan are in the same camp not only today but especially during the EDSA revolution.
“Hindi lang kami ngayon nagsama ni Sen. Honasan. Ang maipagmamalaki po namin, sa lahat ng kandidatong presidente at vice president ngayon [ay] kami ay tahasang alam niyo naman na magkasama sa EDSA,” he said.
“Ang ipinaglaban namin ay dapat tapusin na ang kahirapan dahil sumasama ang pamumuno noong panahong iyon,” Binay added.
Quezon Governor David Suarez said the province is 110 percent behind the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) slate.
“Doon tayo sa pinahahalagahan tayo. Hindi ‘yung darating dito na hindi man lang ako inimbitahan. Quezon is 110 percent behind the candidacy of Vice President Binay, Senator Honasan, and their Senate slate,” he said in his opening remarks.
Suarez is running for reelection unopposed.
Quezon province has 1,124,090 registered voters in the 2016 elections.
In the 2010 polls, Binay won over then Liberal Party vice presidential bet Mar Roxas by 30,000 votes with Binay getting 334, 582 votes over Roxas’ 300,293.
After Tiaong, UNA went to Candelaria and will proceed to Sariaya and Lucena City. (MNS)