{"id":64167,"date":"2022-05-08T12:31:14","date_gmt":"2022-05-08T16:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/robredo-bandwagon-banks-on-grassroots-to-battle-marcos-juggernaut\/"},"modified":"2022-05-08T12:31:14","modified_gmt":"2022-05-08T16:31:14","slug":"robredo-bandwagon-banks-on-grassroots-to-battle-marcos-juggernaut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/robredo-bandwagon-banks-on-grassroots-to-battle-marcos-juggernaut\/","title":{"rendered":"Robredo bandwagon banks on grassroots to battle Marcos juggernaut"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Supporters of presidential aspirant Vice-President Maria Leonor \u201cLeni\u201d G. Robredo attend a rally along Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard in Pasay City, April 24. \u2014 PHILIPPINE STAR\/ MIGUEL DE GUZMAN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Kyle Aristophere T. <\/b>Atienza, <\/b><\/span>Reporter<\/i><\/p>\n

TENS OF THOUSANDS of Filipinos intensified their house-to-house <\/span>campaign in the homestretch of the Philippine presidential election to persuade more voters to choose a perceived underdog.<\/span><\/p>\n

They will fi<\/span>nd out in the coming weeks after the May 9 elections whether the effort was enough for Vice-President Maria Leonor \u201cLeni\u201d G. Robredo to overtake the frontrunner \u2014 Ferdinand \u201cBongbong\u201d R. Marcos, Jr., the son of the late dictator.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis appropriation of the people\u2019s campaign and its use of people-to-people operation will be an inspiration for other parties and campaign organizations,\u201d said Arjan P. Aguirre, who teaches political science at the Ateneo de Manila University. That\u2019s if she wins.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Ms. Robredo\u2019s grassroots political campaign could inspire smaller parties and alternative political forces in the future to contest well-oiled politicians like Mr. Marcos, he said in a Facebook Messenger chat.<\/p>\n

The opposition leader, a lawyer and activist who entered politics after her husband\u2019s death a decade ago, beat Mr. Marcos by a hair in the 2016 vice-presidential race. He protested the results for alleged cheating but failed after the Supreme Court rejected his lawsuit fi<\/span>ve years later.<\/p>\n

Ms. Robredo\u2019s pink-themed campaign rallies drew hundreds of thousands of supporters \u2014 workers, activists, farmers and young people. She also received endorsements from popular celebrities, beauty queens and church leaders in the predominantly Catholic nation.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday night, social media turned pink as her supporters changed their profi<\/span>le pictures with a pink frame.<\/p>\n

But she continues to face an uphill battle against Mr. Marcos, who has dominated presidential opinion polls.<\/p>\n

\u201cI joined the person-to-person campaign because I want to move past the online campaign and do ground work,\u201d Josiah Quising, a fresh lawyer from Far Eastern University, said in a Twitter message. \u201cOnline campaigns have limits.\u201d<\/p>\n

The campaign reminds supporters that the goal is to win more votes by not antagonizing people.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat makes a tao-sa-tao <\/i>(person-to-person) approach effective is pakikipag-kapwa<\/i> (fellowship) \u2014 a value deeply rooted in the Filipino psyche,\u201d said Ver Reyes, a psychologist who heads the graduate school of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt involves interdependent skills such as pakikipag-usap<\/i> (communications), pakikinig<\/i> (listening) and pagpupukaw<\/i> (awakening),\u201d she said in a Messenger chat. \u201cAnd these skills entail a strong level of commitment from the campaigners because it is very taxing, physically and mentally.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms. Reyes said it is never easy to deal with people who have picked a candidate, so campaigners should be sensitive and mindful to be able to convert people.<\/p>\n

Mr. Marcos kept his 56% score in the Pulse Asia Research, Inc.\u2019s April presidential opinion poll. Ms. Robredo remained at a distant second with 23%.<\/p>\n

Her camp said the poll didn\u2019t capture Ms. Robredo\u2019s rally near Manila, the capital that drew a record 400,000 supporters on April 23.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy now, Robredo campaigners know how to efficiently use their time well \u2014 by targeting voters who are seeking more information about Leni and may have not yet decided,\u201d Ms. Reyes said.<\/p>\n

Jean Encinas-Franco, a political science professor at the University of the Philippines (UP), said the Robredo campaign is a \u201cmaster class\u201d in civic education.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe tao-sa-tao <\/i>campaign is important because it gives voters the validation they need in these uncertain times,\u201d she said in a Messenger chat. \u201cThey feel heard and seen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

On Tuesday night, the Philippine-based religious group Iglesia ni Cristo, whose members have been known to vote as a bloc, endorsed the tandem of Mr. Marcos and his vice-presidential running mate, Davao City Mayor and presidential daughter Sara Duterte-Carpio.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, about 1,400 Catholic bishops, priests and deacons announced their support for Ms. Robredo the day after. The church played a key role in two popular street uprisings that toppled two presidents.<\/p>\n

In the Philippines, the president and vice-president are elected separately and may come from diff<\/span>erent parties.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s useless at this point to expect the other nonadministration candidates to change their minds,\u201d Maria Ela L. Atienza, who also teaches political science at UP, said in a Messenger chat. \u201cBut the election is already a two-way race between Robredo and Marcos.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/b>The volunteer-driven campaign that has fueled Ms. Robredo\u2019s campaign is a promising and effective way to bypass and challenge the traditional patronage-driven practices of powerful political families, said Temario C. Rivera, who heads the Center for People Empowerment in Governance.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNontraditional and progressive politicians will be more receptive to this campaign style since it also frees or weakens their dependence on these same patronage ties.\u201d<\/p>\n

The top two presidential bets capped their campaigns in Metro Manila at the weekend, with Ms. Robredo drawing almost 800,000 people at a rally in the fi<\/span>nancial district of Makati City, according to estimates by her offi<\/span>ce.<\/p>\n

Mr. Marcos held a rally in Para\u00f1aque City, where his more than a million supporters \u2014 according to his offi<\/span>ce \u2014 sang the modern version of a propaganda jingle used to trumpet his late father\u2019s vision of a new society.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a new birth, a new life, a new path in the new society,\u201d his supporters sang in Filipino.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Ms. Robredo thanked her celebrity endorsers, who she said endured the heat and exhaustion during their house-to-house campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey bet their career and name,\u201d she told the crowd in Filipino. \u201cDespite the exhaustion, you still walked to find the next door. Let\u2019s celebrate this historic campaign this evening. Let\u2019s win this.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Quising thinks knocking on doors helped him reach people\u2019s hearts. \u201cThe internet as a medium has dehumanized most of our conversations, that\u2019s why it\u2019s important to reach out to ordinary people on the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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