Presidential candidate and Vice President Leni Robredo urged supporters to continue fighting for the country even after elections Tuesday, May 10 in a Facebook live.
The Commision on Elections released the unofficial election results with Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. winning by a large margin while Robredo is at second place.
“Ituloy ang laban para i-angat ang buhay ng lahat. Patuloy tayong magmahal,” Robredo said.
During the campaign period, Robredo’s supporters, also known as “Kakampinks,” showed their support to the presidential candidate through volunteer works such as house to house campaigns and posterings, and even organizing grand rallies in different places.
Robredo reminded her supporters of their efforts and initiatives in creating the people’s campaign and said, “Nagsimula tayo sa halos wala, pero unti-unti, dumating ang nag-ambagan. Dumami nang dumami ang nagbabayanihan. Dinapuan kayo ng inspirasyon at lumikha ng sining.”
She also addressed the dismay over the reports of anomalies during election day, saying the election should mirror the voices of the people.
“Mahalagang maging mas matibay ang tiwala ng tao sa proseso ng ating demokrasya. Gagawin natin ang lahat para maabot ang layuning ito,” she said.
Meanwhile, Manny Pacquiao, Isko Domagoso, and Ping Lacson, the top 3 to 5 of the partial and unofficial result, conceded to the leading presidential candidate.
“Sana lang kahit na talo ako sa laban na ’to, panalo pa rin ang mga kapwa ko Pilipino, ang mga naghihirap,” Pacquiao said in a video uploaded on his Facebook page.
Aside from conceding, Domagoso showed his support to the presumptive President and Vice President, Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte, respectively.
“Tayong mga mamamayan ay may responsibilidad na tumulong at makiisa sa mga gawain, [at sa] layunin ng susunod na administrasyon,” Domagoso said in a video uploaded on his Facebook page.
“Ako’y nananawagan na ’wag tayong makikibahagi sa anumang gulo, anumang alingasngas o anumang hindi pagkakasunduan,” he added.
Lacking concession, Lacson declared that he would head to Cavite to cap his 50 years of public service in a tweet the morning after the elections.
“I’m going home. After being away too long looking after the needs of other people, it is time to serve my family for a change,” he said.
On the other hand, Robredo thanked her supporters for their votes and efforts during their campaign. “Hindi kayang sukatin ng numero ang lalim ng pagmamahal ninyo,” she said.
She also called on them to continue the solidarity that was built and to continue fighting even after the elections.
“May kilusang isinilang at hindi ito papanaw sa pagtatapos ng bilangan. Ang namulat hindi na muling mapipikit. Hindi natin hahayaan makatulog muli ang pag-asang nagising,” she added.
Marcos Jr., despite not attending debates with his contenders, still led the partial and unofficial result with more than 31 million votes from 98.35% of the nationwide election returns as of May 13.
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