A week before the May 12 elections, Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia on Monday delivered a full and resounding endorsement of the senatorial candidates of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. under the banner of Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas.
Speaking at a rally in Dumanjug town attended by President Marcos, Garcia called on Cebu’s more than 3.4 million voters to deliver a solid vote for unity, progress, and support for the Chief Executive’s Senate slate.
“This governor will remain steadfast and so will the entire leadership of this entire island in this united One Cebu,” Garcia, a dominant political force in the Visayas, told a packed crowd.
She continued, “We are for unity, we are for progress because we are One Cebu, solid behind the duly elected president of the Republic of the Philippines who knows how to keep his words, who fulfills his promises—none other than President Ferdinand ‘BBM’ Marcos Jr.”
The Alyansa slate includes former Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos, Makati Mayor Abby Binay, Sen. Ramon Bong Revilla, Sen. Pia Cayetano, former Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, Sen. Lito Lapid, former Sen. Manny Pacquiao, former Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, Senate Majority Leader Francis “Tol” Tolentino, ACT-CIS Rep. Erwin Tulfo, and Las Piñas City Rep. Camille Villar.
“Sinisigurado ko bago ako aalis, aking pinapakiusapan, ating suportahan ang Alyansa senatorial candidates,” said Garcia, who is seeking a third and final term as governor. (Before I leave, I want to make sure to ask everyone—let’s support the Alyansa senatorial candidates.)
“Ang solid Cebu vote which is equivalent to 3.4 million votes, atin ‘yang ipakita kung anong maibibigay ng pagkakaisa,” she added. (That’s the solid Cebu vote—3.4 million strong. Let’s show what unity can achieve.)
As the crowd cheered, Garcia urged her constituents to vote straight on May 12.
“Suportahan natin? Suportahan natin. Totohanin natin. Papanalunin natin,” she said. (Shall we support them? Yes, let’s support them. Let’s make it real. Let’s make them win.)
Garcia’s endorsement further cements the powerhouse alliance between the national administration and One Cebu, the province’s dominant political party.
Her backing is expected to boost Alyansa’s already surging momentum in Cebu, home to more than 3.4 million registered voters, including those in the highly urbanized cities of Cebu, Mandaue, and Lapu-Lapu.
The endorsement follows a successful province-wide “suroy-suroy” caravan in mid-April led by Garcia and One Cebu, which brought the Alyansa candidates to more than a dozen towns and cities across the province.
The Dumanjug rally marked Alyansa’s final major push in vote-rich Cebu ahead of election day.
