Bongbong Marcos earned support of Salvador Panelo
SALVADOR PANELO – The former presidential spokesperson who is now running for senator showed her support to former Senator, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.
Bongbong Marcos or BBM will run for president in the coming elections together with his runningmate, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. They will go against the tandem of; Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno and Doc Willie Ong, Senator Manny Pacquiao and Buhay partylist representative, Lito Atienza as well as Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson and Senator Vicente “Tito” Sotto III.
A lot of personalities, celebrities, and even politicians have expressed their support to Bongbong Marcos and among those is no less than former Presidential Spokesperson, Salvador Panelo.
In a statement, he said: “Those who toppled the Marcos regime have only themselves to blame for the rise of Bongbong Marcos. They sequestered power with the promise of ending poverty, social and economic inequality, and human rights abuses, but they not only propagated them but institutionalized the same. BBM is favored to win the presidency.”
Salvador Panelo expressed his support to BBM, days after the PDP-Laban Cusi wing announced its endorsement for Marcos’ candidacy in the 2022 elections.
Meanwhile, Panelo is a Filipino lawyer who serves as the Chief Presidential Legal Counsel of President Rodrigo Duterte.
He previously served as concurrent Presidential Spokesperson from 2018 to 2020 and was the legal adviser during Duterte’s 2016 presidential campaign.
As a private lawyer, he has handled cases involving politicians and other controversial personalities.
He’s a former director of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines.
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