New Alyansa promo photo omits Imee Marcos after leaving slate
The new Alyansa promotion material on its Facebook page
MANILA, Philippines — A new promotional material for the Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas left out presidential sister and reelectionist Sen. Imee Marcos.
The slate, which is backed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., changed its Facebook cover photo on Saturday with the caption: “All the way!… Kilalanin ang 11 candidates mula sa iba’t-ibang larangan, may kanya-kanyang expertise, may kanya-kanyang lakas pero iisang hangarin: magsilbi sa bayan.”
[All the way!… Get to know the 11 candidates from different backgrounds, with their own expertise, with their own strengths but have a singular goal: service the country.]
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Senator Marcos withdrew from her brother’s slate on Wednesday after her close friend and ally, former President Rodrigo Duterte, was arrested and brought to the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Following are the 11 candidates of the Alyansa slate:
- former Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos
- Makati City Mayor Abby Binay
- reelectionist Sen. Ramon Revilla Jr.
- reelectionist Sen. Pia Cayetano
- reelectionist Sen. Lito Lapid
- reelectionist Sen. Francis Tolentino
- former Senate President Vicente Sotto III
- former Sen. Ping Lacson
- former Sen. Manny Pacquiao
- Deputy House Speaker Camille Villar of Las Piñas
- Deputy House Majority Leader Erwin Tulfo of the ACT-CIS party list
