Butuan crowd: ’Hindi kami bayaran!’
Butuan crowd: ’Hindi kami bayaran!’
BUTUAN CITY, Philippines – “Hindi kami bayaran (We’re not paid),” the crowd chanted in unison, as thousands gathered at the Guingona Park in Butuan City to cheer for presidential bet Vice President Leni Robredo, her running mate Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilnan, and their senatorial candidates on Wednesday night, March 9.
The crowd spilled over to the roads around the park near the Saint Joseph Cathedral during the evening rally that concluded a two-day campaign sortie of the ticket of Robredo and her running mate Senator Francis Pangilinan in Caraga region.
People came despite the absence of many of Butuan City’s and Agusan del Norte’s prominent politicians. Only Agusan del Norte 1st District Representative Lawrence Fortun and several Butuan city councilors joined Robredo, Pangilinan, and their senatorial bets on stage.
The rain stopped when evening came just as Pangilinan, reelectionist Senator Richard Gordon, and senatorial candidates Chel Diokno, Teddy Baguilat, Alex Lacson, and Sonny Matula took turns in addressing the crowd.
Joseph Ian Sabado, one of the organizers of the event, said his group estimated the crowd at Guingona Park and the roads around it to reach more than 10,000, causing traffic jams.
The crowd was already loud even while they were waiting for Robredo to come. They cheered, chanted her name as soon as she stepped down from a van, and slowly squeezed her way toward the stage, through a throng of political supporters who were standing shoulder to shoulder.
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