SANTIAGO CITY, Philippines — Senatorial candidates of the pro-administration Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) on Tuesday tried to drum up support in this city in this mountainous province of Isabela. HNP, the regional party of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, is endorsing 13 senate aspirants, all of whom are supporters of the Duterte administration. Four other candidates — Sen. Sonny Angara, former Special Assistant to the President Christopher “Bong” Go, and former Sens. In the 2016 presidential elections, it was Jejomar Binay who topped the vice presidential race in this province. Compared to previous HNP campaign sorties in the cities of Laoag and Vigan in Ilocos, the Santiago City event here did not draw the same overwhelming crowd size.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 19, 2019 10:52 UTC