Presidential candidate and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno reminded voters to reject candidates who repeatedly avoid election debates and slammed those who called for unity.
Moreno made the statement after he was asked if he would vote for a candidate who continues to ignore debates.
“Ay. Di ko iboboto. Bakit ko iha-hire ang isang bagay na di naman nag-a-apply?,” he said in Negros Occidental.
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Of all presidential candidates, survey frontrunner Bongbong Marcos is always absent in several presidential debates including the one organized by the Commission on Elections.
“Eto na lang dito tayo. Sugar farm. Pwede ko bang i-hire ‘yung isang tao na di marunong magtabas? Pwede ko bang i-hire ang isang taong di marunong magdilig? Pwede ko bang i-hire ang isang taong di marunong magbuhat ng tubo? So paano ko malalaman kung ang claim ng aplikante ay totoo o hindi?” Moreno said.
Moreno also rejected calls for unity of the campaign team.
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“Ang salitang pagkakaisa, hindi makakaresolba ng gutom ng tao. Kapag wala nang masasaing ang tao, hindi mo kayang isaing ang pagkakaisa. Kapag wala nang ulam ang tao, hindi mo maiuulam ang pagkakaisa,” Moreno said.
Marcos repeatedly uses the word ‘unity’ in his campaign without concrete proposals and platforms on how to address the current problems.
