BALANGA, Bataan, Philippines --- Vice President Leni Robredo knew very well she was entering enemy territory when she, as a presidential candidate, stepped into Bataan province on Tuesday. Not only did she lose in this province in the 2016 vice presidential race, but most of its local politicians had already endorsed her chief rival, the late dictator's son and namesake Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Even so, some 65,000 Kakampinks, according to police, came to welcome her and her running mate, Sen. Francis Pangilinan in Balanga on Tuesday, armed with placards that poked fun at recent calls for her to withdraw from the presidential race. "We were admittedly nervous because ...
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