A GROUP identified with the late actor Fernando Poe Jr. on Thursday endorsed the vice presidential bid of Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Marcos is the running mate of Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago who is seeking the presidency under the People’s Reform Party, her own political party.
Santiago is an opponent of Senator Grace Poe who is running for president as an independent candidate and whose vice presidential bet is Senator Francis Escudero.
In a meeting Wednesday afternoon in Makati City, the party-list group Partidong Bayan ang Bida said Marcos embodied the group’s advocacy for equality regardless of age, gender, religion and social status.
“Senator Bongbong [Marcos] is one with us in our advocacy and perspective,” said PBB’s Butch Cagsawan.
“We know that he has a strong stance and concern for the poor. As a leader, he is trustworthy.”
Cagsawan said Marcos should be credited for putting in the right perspective the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law by introducing a more comprehensive and inclusive measure in the Basic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region that would usher in real peace and prosperity in Mindanao.
“He is the real public servant who is the hope of the country,” PBB said.
PBB is composed of officers and members of the FPJ for President Movement, the group that pushed FPJ’s presidential bid in 2004. Macon Ramos-Araneta
Marcos thanked the group for the endorsement and said he was humbled by its show of support.
He said he was campaigning not only for himself but also to unify the Filipinos. He said it was time for the years of divisiveness to end.