Presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte holds a national flag during a motorcade as he campaigns in Malabon, Thursday. The frontrunner has a double-digit lead based on election surveys released recently with only 10 days left before election day.(MNS photo)
MANILA (Mabuhay) — The Iglesia Ni Cristo has endorsed the candidacies of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for president and vice president, respectively, for the May 9 elections.
According to a report on Eagle News, the official online news site of the Iglesia Ni Cristo, on Thursday, Duterte and Marcos’ names were contained in sample ballots that were distributed to all Iglesia Ni Cristo members.
Presidential candidate Sen. Miriam Santiago (right) and vice-presidential candidate Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (left), the son of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, gesture to supporters during a campaign rally in Batac, Ilocos Norte, Tuesday, at the start of the campaign for the May 10 national elections.(MNS photo)
For senatorial candidates, the influential religious group throws its support behind the following:
former TESDA chief Joel Villanueva,
former senator Dick Gordon,
Senate President Franklin Drilon,
former Akbayan Rep. Risa Hontiveros,
former MMDA chairman Francis Tolentino,
Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez,
Sen. Ralph Recto,
Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao,
Sen. Vicente Sotto,
Valenzuela Rep. Win Gatchalian,
former Senator Panfilo Lacson and
former Senator Migz Zubiri
Iglesia Ni Cristo, with its membership of close to 2 million, is known to practice bloc voting during elections. (MNS)