Marcoleta quits race to Senate
MANILA, Philippines — House Deputy Speaker Rodante Marcoleta, one of the lawmakers that led opposition to ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal, has decided to withdraw his senatorial bid.
This came 12 days before the May 9 elections.
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Garcia confirmed the information Wednesday. He also explained that all votes cast for Marcoleta on May 9 will be considered stray.
INQUIRER.net is still trying to get Marcoleta’s side on the matter.
Marcoleta is running under the UniTeam slate of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Inday Sara Duterte-Carpio.
Based on the latest Pulse Asia survey released on April 6, Marcoleta falls within the 24th to 30th rank among senatorial candidates.
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