Sara: Pray for honest, orderly peaceful polls
LAKAS-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte on Tuesday urged Filipinos to pray for honest, orderly and peaceful elections on May 9.
At the same time, Duterte called for unity among all sectors of society, regardless of political color, behind the winning candidates.
Duterte made the twin appeals in remarks before Bulakeños at the Jesus Christ the Deliverer Church in Guiguinto, Bulacan, where she and her presidential standard-bearer former Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. also paid a courtesy call on Bishop Ted Malangen.
“Dalawa lang po ang dasal namin ngayong araw na ito…unang-una ay kailangan po tayong lumapit sa Diyos para po maprotektahan ang ating boto sa darating na eleksyon, magdasal tayo ng honest, orderly, peaceful elections para sa ating bansa,” Duterte told the crowd.
“Pangalawa po ay ang, dahil napaka-divisive po ng pulitika at ng kampanya at ng eleksyon, ipagdasal po natin na pag-isahin tayo ng Diyos sa kapayapaan at lalo na, lagi naming panawagan na magka-isa tayo na bumangon mula sa pandemyang (coronavirus disease-19) COVID-19 dito sa ating bansa. ‘Yan po sana ang ating idasal araw-araw hanggang May 9, and even beyond May 9, ‘yung kapayapaan at pagkakaisa ng ating bansa,” Duterte said.
She thanked Bulakeños for their support.
“Muli po kami po ay nagpapasalamat at kami ay nagagalak na nandito kami sa Bulacan, isa sa lugar ng matapang na babae at Pilipina na tumulong para sa ating bansa si Trinidad Tecson, na malaki ang contribution sa pakikipaglaban sa ating independence, ang Mother of Biak na Bato. Sana po makuhaan siya ng inspirasyon ng mga Pilipino at ng mga kabataan ng Pilipinas sa pagserbisyo sa ating bayan at pakikipaglaban sa ating independence dito sa ating bansa,” Duterte said.
At a rally at the Guiguinto Municipal Arena, Mayor Sara urged Filipino
women to become entrepreneurs by going into micro-businesses to help their families, communities and the economy in general.
She was accompanied by local officials led by Vice Gov. Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado who is running for governor and Guiguinto Mayor Ambrosio Cruz who is eyeing a congressional seat.
