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‘Edwin Ongchuan is the fourth governor in the Visayas region to back Vice President Leni Robredo’s presidential ambition’

Northern Samar Governor Edwin Ongchuan backed Leni Robredo for President in a Facebook post Tuesday morning, March 15.

“We, in the Province of Northern Samar, agree with President Rodrigo Duterte that the next President of the Republic should be compassionate, decisive, and a good judge of people’s character,” Ongchuan said.

He was responding to President Rodrigo Duterte’s remarks, in which he stated that the next president should be a “compassionate lawyer.”

This was similar to Eastern Samar governor Ben Evardone’s comments on Monday, March 14, in which he stated Duterte “basically backed” Robredo as the future president.

Northern Samar Gov. Edwin Ongchuan said he decided to support Robredo after consulting with local authorities and other sectors in the province, which has 453,620 registered voters for the 2022 elections.

“In consultation with our local leaders — municipal mayors, provincial and barangay officials, sectoral heads, it came to our collective discernment that the candidate who best fits the qualities (of becoming a president) is VP Leni Robredo,” Ongchuan said in a statement

The majority of the province’s 24 town mayors and provincial board members backed Onchuan’s decision.

The governor, who also serves as the province leader of the National Unity Party, believes Robredo possesses the traits President Duterte seeks in his successor.

Before being elected governor in 2019, Ongchuan was a member of the National Unity Party and a congressman from Northern Samar’s 2nd District.

For the 2022 elections, Northern Samar has at least 453,620 registered voters.

Works Cited:

Gabieta, Joey and Rachel Arnaiz. Northern Samar gov endorses Robredo for president. 17 March 2022. https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1569742/northern-samar-gov-endorses-robredo-for-president. 20 March 2022.

Macasero, Ryan. Northern Samar Governor Edwin Ongchuan endorses Robredo for president. 15 Mar 2022. https://www.rappler.com/nation/elections/northern-samar-governor-edwin-ongchuan-endorses-robredo-president-2022/. 20 March 2022.