The vice president earlier said she, Villar and Marcos are "united by a common vision" of attaining "a peaceful and prosperous Philippines." But Reyes dismissed the endorsements. This was echoed on a Facebook Live broadcast by PDP senatorial candidate Raul Lambino, who urged voters to support only the Duter10 — the 10 candidates officially endorsed by the party and former president Rodrigo Duterte for the upcoming midterm elections. PDP-Laban bet Richard Mata also called on voters to stick with the party's candidates as a form of protest against the detention of Rodrigo Duterte, who is currently held in The Hague, Netherlands, facing charges of crimes against humanity in connection to the thousands of suspects killed in his bloody war on drugs. The vice president said on Monday that the 10 senatorial candidates of former president Rodrigo Duterte's Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), Marcos and Villar "are united by a common vision." Vice President Duterte endorsed Marcos, who is running for reelection, in a 30-second political advertisement posted April 14 on the latter's Facebook page. Duterte and Villar, a deputy speaker of the House of Representatives who is running for senator, did a fist bump in a 15-second political advertisement posted on Monday (April 21) on the latter's Facebook page. Read Full Story
