‘Always running scared:’ Marcos, Duterte return to Calabarzon after Luzon numbers drop
‘Always running scared:’ Marcos, Duterte return to Calabarzon after Luzon numbers drop
LAGUNA RETURN. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos makes a third visit to vote-rich Laguna on April 21, 2022. Photo: Rappler
By Lian Buan
Rappler
LAGUNA, Philippines – Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. still leads in pre-election surveys by a big margin, but the latest Pulse Asia polls showed his numbers dropping in Balance Luzon, and he responded to that by returning to Batangas and Laguna of the vote-rich region Calabarzon or Southern Tagalog.
Sara Duterte
Vice President Leni Robredo’s numbers rose 14 points in Balance Luzon in the same survey. Balance Luzon refers to areas in Luzon outside Metro Manila.
What makes Calabarzon critical is that Marcos dropped 14 points in this region, while Robredo jumped 28 points, making the two statistically tied at 38-37. More about Calabarzon: it has 9.19 million voters, the biggest voting population out of all the regions in the country.
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