VICE Presidential candidate and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte expressed gratitude to the local officials of Oriental Mindoro for showing their support to her candidacy.

Mayor Sara went to Oriental Mindoro for the Mahalin Natin ang Pilipinas Ride (MNPR).

She personally thanked Governor Humerlito “Bonz” Dolor and the province’s Representatives Paulino Leachon (1st Dist.) and Alfonso Umali Jr. (2nd Dist.) for supporting her candidacy.

“Maraming salamat po unang-una sa oras at oportunidad na ibinigay ninyo sa akin na makasama kayo, makilala kayo, at makapagbigay ng maikling mensahe para sa inyong lahat,” Mayor Sara said.

Dolor, a member of the PDP-Laban party, thanked President Rodrigo Duterte for the development projects that government poured into the province.

He also thanked Mayor Sara for the financial assistance extended by Davao City during Typhoons Vista in 2017, Usman in 2018, and Tisoy and Ursula in 2019.

In a separate event, Sara also met with Leachon and Umali, who were with 13 mayors of the province, all 10 board members and ex-officio members, councilors, and some barangay leaders.

Leachon also expressed gratitude to President Duterte for the “95 per cent connection of the municipal, city and provincial roads.”

“From end-to-end, from the north which is Puerto Galera, to the South which is Bulalacao, I am proud to say that maganda ang mga kalsada dito,” Leachon said.

Last year, Leachon led the creation of the Mindoro Bago Sarili (MBS) local party along with his political allies. He said the entire MBS backs Sara’s vice presidential bid.

“Kayo po ang kandidato ng MBS party bilang bise-presidente ng Pilipinas,” he said.

In her visit to the province, Sara was accompanied by Senator Ronald dela Rosa, House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, and senatorial aspirant Sal Panelo.

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Jester P. Manalastas