With 800,000 Voters! Cotabato Leaders Unite Behind Our Senate Bid

Political leaders of my home province, North Cotabato, with a voting population of about 800,000, have all expressed support for my Senatorial bid in the 2022 national elections.

While some of them are locked in tight local political battles, they have all agreed to join me in the historic bid to become the first North Cotabateño to be elected as Senator of the Republic.

Before it was divided into several provinces, the Empire Province of Cotabato only produced one Senator, Gen. Salipada K. Pendatun, whose birthplace now belongs to the Province of Maguindanao.

Incumbent Governor Nancy A. Catamco and Vice Governor Lala Taliño Mendoza, herself a former Governor, are locked in an exciting “Battle of Women” for the governorship of Cotabato.

Both, however, are working hard to boost my chances of winning a Senate seat with Vice Gov. Lala even committing the support of her husband’s party list group, TUCP.

All the three Congressmen, Joel Sacdalan of 1st District, Rudy Caoagdan of 2nd District and Pingping Tejada of the 3rd District have also mobilized their leaders to support me.

In the City of Kidapawan, incumbent Mayor Joseph Evangelista, has publicly endorsed my Senate bid even if his son, Paulo, will be going up against my younger brother, Jun, for the mayorship of the city.

Expectedly all the contestants for Mayor and other political positions in the province have also expressed support.

Higit sa assurance that I would be getting a big boost from the 800,000 voters of my province, itong pagkaka-isa ng mga political leaders ng North Cotabato Province ay lubos na nagpapaligaya sa akin bilang dating Gobernador at elder political leader of the province.

Ito ang matagal ko nang pangarap na sana maski meron tayong mga laban na lokal sa pulitika, magkaka-isa ang lalawigan sa adhikaing mai-angat hindi lang ang North Cotabato kundi ang mga kanayunan sa buong bansa na nangangailangan ng pag-aaruga ng isang lider na nakakaunawa.

I thank God that this unity in my province happened in my lifetime and more than just the thought that this could help me win, I consider this already as a great political triumph.

Salamat sa inyong ipinapakitang political maturity mga mahal kong lideres ng North Cotabato at good luck sa inyong local political battles.

We do this for our people because “God’s Greatest Glory Is Man Fully Alive.”

#UnitedNorthCotabato!

#MagkakasamaSaPanalo!

#AdmirablePoliticalMaturity!

(First photo Gov. Catamco, 2nd photo Vice Gov. Taliño-Mendoza, 3rd photo Cong. Tejada, 4th photo Cong. Sacdalan and 5th photo Cong. Caoagdan. All photos were downloaded from the Facebook and public websites.)