MANILA, Philippines — The 2019 midterm elections were a “fight for truth and for [what is] right,” Sen. Francis Pangilinan said on Monday as he expressed optimism that the candidates of the opposition coalition Otso Diretso would win over President Rodrigo Duterte’s chosen senatorial candidates. Pangilinan, Otso Diretso campaign manager and president of the Liberal Party (LP), also called on the coalition’s supporters to look forward to facing the “next battles” ahead. Next battles“And all these are what we will take in the next battles because there will be more. “[R]egardless of the outcome, we have already won,” Pangilinan said. —Marlon RamosSee the bigger picture with the Inquirer's live in-depth coverage of the election here https://inq.ph/Election2019Read NextLATEST STORIESMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 13, 2019 21:33 UTC