MANILA, Philippines - The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP)–Lakas ng Bayan standard bearer Rodrigo Duterte successfully mounted its grand rally or miting de avance to woo voters at the Luneta Park with simultaneous rallies nationwide on Saturday, May 7, 2016.
With the theme "Tagumpay ng Pagbabago," the presidential candidate's grand rally capped off the 90-day campaign period before the general elections on Monday, May 9.
Reports say that at least 600,000 supporters gathered for the miting de avance at Quirino grandstand. Participants were encouraged to wear red to show support to the survey front-runner.
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WATCH: Full video of Duterte's grand rally, miting de avance at Luneta Park (videos courtesy of Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy, Mocha Uson Blog and Rappler)
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Simultaneous rallies all over the country were also held in Davao, Cebu, Butuan and Iligan.
Meanwhile, check out the live feed from Twitter for Duterte: "Tagumpay ng Pagbabago"
Tweets about DUTERTE GRAND RALLY
On Friday, Duterte’s spokesman Peter Laviña took to social media to hit the current administration and Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Mar Roxas for allegedly sabotaging the venue.
“Noy and Mar are so petty. They brought in backhoes to dig up Luneta so it would not be of any use in our rally,” Laviña said on his Facebook account.
Rizal Park officials said they were only removing the asphalt from the Burnham green of Rizal Park and have no intention of sabotaging or disrupting Duterte’s miting de avance.
Dramatic campaign ends with scramble to stop Duterte
Administration candidate Mar Roxas shocked supporters on Friday when he called for "unity" with Sen. Grace Poe, with whom he was statistically tied in the recent surveys. Though Poe said she would not drop her candidacy for Roxas but was open to a meeting.
President Benigno Aquino claimed that Duterte had the makings of a dictator. In order to beat the mayor's 33% score in SWS polls, unity of Poe (with 22%) and Roxas (20%) camp is crucial.
“The whole point is to get even two of them unite... then we have more than 40 percent,” Aquino said in an interview of ABS-CBN.
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| Duterte: "I am staking my life, honor and even my presidency." Photo Credit: Mocha Uson Blog |
Reports say that at least 600,000 supporters gathered for the miting de avance at Quirino grandstand. Participants were encouraged to wear red to show support to the survey front-runner.
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| Mammoth crowd at Luneta Park for Duterte's grand rally |
- LIVESTREAM: Mar Roxas miting de avance at the Quezon Memorial Circle
- LIVESTREAM: Grace Poe's miting de avance at Plaza Miranda
WATCH: Full video of Duterte's grand rally, miting de avance at Luneta Park (videos courtesy of Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy, Mocha Uson Blog and Rappler)
MUST READ: Duterte, Marcos and the Vindication of a Religious Endorsement
Simultaneous rallies all over the country were also held in Davao, Cebu, Butuan and Iligan.
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| Duterte rally in Davao City. Photo Credit to the owner. |
Meanwhile, check out the live feed from Twitter for Duterte: "Tagumpay ng Pagbabago"
LOOK: Mammoth crowd for Duterte's grand rally at Luneta Park. Photos by Inday Sara Duterte. https://t.co/j5rT02V0Gs pic.twitter.com/yLz5H3THzk— The Summit Express (@mysummitexpress) May 7, 2016
On Friday, Duterte’s spokesman Peter Laviña took to social media to hit the current administration and Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Mar Roxas for allegedly sabotaging the venue.
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| Duterte's miting de avance allegedly sabotage. Photo Credit: Facebook/Frank Villaroman |
Rizal Park officials said they were only removing the asphalt from the Burnham green of Rizal Park and have no intention of sabotaging or disrupting Duterte’s miting de avance.
Dramatic campaign ends with scramble to stop Duterte
Administration candidate Mar Roxas shocked supporters on Friday when he called for "unity" with Sen. Grace Poe, with whom he was statistically tied in the recent surveys. Though Poe said she would not drop her candidacy for Roxas but was open to a meeting.
President Benigno Aquino claimed that Duterte had the makings of a dictator. In order to beat the mayor's 33% score in SWS polls, unity of Poe (with 22%) and Roxas (20%) camp is crucial.
“The whole point is to get even two of them unite... then we have more than 40 percent,” Aquino said in an interview of ABS-CBN.
