ILOILO City – House Majority Leader and Lakas-CMD president Martin Romualdez urged voters to go out on May 9 and exercise their right to suffrage.

Likewise, Romualdez asked supporters to ensure that each vote would count for the UniTeam tandem of former Sen. Bongbong Marcos Jr. and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, as well as the whole senatorial ticket of the UniTeam.

“We know that you have been there with us. Anywhere we go during the past weeks and months of the campaign, you are always with us, you never wavered in your support. But for the last time, we ask you to show us your support, go out and vote, and make sure your votes will count for Marcos and Duterte, and for the whole senatorial ticket,” Romualdez said.

“This is the last act that we ask from you, an act that will ensure peace, jobs, unity, economic development and prosperity for all Filipinos,” Romualdez added during the rally in Iloilo, its massive attendance giving a preview of what might be the results of the elections.

More than two weeks ago and not far from Iloilo, the UniTeam with the help of dominant local party One Cebu staged its grand rally in Cebu, wherein it politically owned the province as promised by its officials by drawing at least 300,000 people in attendance.

Officials and political leaders in provinces across the country, from governors down to barangay officials, have also vowed to give the presidential and vice presidential frontrunners landslide victories.

While Filipino voters have already assured Marcos and Mayor Sara of victories, as gleaned from unchanged extremely high acceptance ratings out of the sustained nationwide surveys by groups and various pollsters, and even by their huge presence in rallies held across the country during the nearly three months of campaign, the UniTeam is not taking chances.

The UniTeam wants every vote counted and the political exercise is free from cheating and any hints of irregularities, which for these, it asked its supporters to guard and secure their votes.

“By casting your votes for the UniTeam and its candidates, you have assured yourselves and the country a bright future. Make sure this will not be robbed from you by safeguarding your votes,” Romualdez added.

The Ilonggos have shown their support to the Uniteam during the first miting de avance held at the Guimbal Football Field, Brgy. Bagumbayan.

Mayor Sara urged the Filipino voters to vote for the UniTeam.

“Kung boboto po kayo ng UniTeam na Marcos at Duterte, pakiusap namin iboto niyo ang UniTeam senators,” she said.

“Mga kababayan, ako po si Sara Duterte, humihingi po ako ng tulong at suporta ninyo sa pagka-bise-presidente ng ating bansa, maraming salamat magandang gabi sa inyong lahat!

“Bakit po ako boboto kay Bongbong Marcos as president? Ako po si Sara Duterte, hindi ako ang pinaka-matalino o pinakamagaling na kandidato, ako ang pinaka-maganda, totoo ‘yan, wala tayong argumento diyan. Pero walang makakatalo sa akin sa tibay ng puso ko, lalo na sa paggawa ng mga mahihirap na desisyon para sa aking trabaho at para sa bayan,” Mayor Sara said.