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Manila Bulletin devider Philippines devider Presidentiables are Duterte copycats for adopting 2016 winning formula - analyst

Presidentiables are Duterte copycats for adopting 2016 winning formula - analyst

Published Oct 6, 2021 04:15 pm

What do presidential candidates have in common? All have embraced political parties that were reactivated after long years of inactivity or are too small to be recognized in mainstream politics.

Senator Panfilo Lacson joined Partido Reporma and became its chairman almost instantly after being sworn in as member.

Senator Manny Pacquiao, who fought hard for leadership of PDP-Laban, the biggest in the country, ended up as presidential candidate of the nearly dormant PROMDI On the other hand, Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso, a strong contender in the 2022 presidential derby, is now head of Aksyon Demokratiko, a party formed by the late Senator Raul Roco who lost the 2000 presidential polls.

Domagoso used to be an officer of the National Unity Party, the third biggest political party in the Lower House. Lastly, former Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. bolted the Nacionalista Party, a major political party, a day or two before pledging allegiance to the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP). He went on to become chairman of PFP and become its standard bearer for 2022.

A key official of one of the top political parties in the House of Representatives made these observations shortly after Marcos filed his certificate of candidacy on Wednesday, Oct. 6.

President Rodrigo Duterte

“All these candidates have followed the playbook that guided President Duterte in winning the 2016 presidential elections despite the odds,” said the political analyst who requested anonymity.

Duterte won the 2016 presidential race by joining PDP-Laban, a party that failed to make its founders, the late Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. and Senate President Aquilino Pimentel Jr. president. PDP-Laban won only five seats, including that of Dutertes, in 2016 but grew to become the biggest among political organizations now.

Now disunited into Pacquiao and Cusi faction, PDP-Laban has no presidential candidates to follow Duterte's 2016.

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, who might file for presidency before closing time on October 8, has refused to join PDP-Laban and will rely on her Hugpong ng Pagbabago should she run for the top post in 2022.

“The four presidentiables might be correct in embracing the Duterte 2016 strategy but they also must possess the president’s political charisma that made majority in the electorate believe in fairy tale,” he said.

He said Pacquiao and Marcos did the right decision in abandoning their respective political parties which are the strongest right now.

“They decided to go now than see their presidential bids being gravely jeopardized with dissensions, disloyalty and resignations among party leaders during the campaign period. This happened to many unlucky presidentiables like the late Ramon Mitra and Danding Cojuangco, and more recently, Gilbert Teodoro and Mar Roxas,” he recalled.

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