HIGHLIGHTS: Manny Pacquiao-Lito Atienza proclamation rally

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Senator Manny Pacquiao will kick off his presidential campaign where it all started – in General Santos City, the southernmost city of the country.

Pacquiao and running mate Deputy Speaker Lito Atienza are running under PROMDI, a Cebu-based political party meant to consolidate their votes in the Visayas and Mindanao.

Pacquiao and Atienza will first hold a caravan around General Santos City at 1 pm on Tuesday, February 8, starting at Barangay Bawing all the way to the Oval Plaza Grand Stand for the proclamation rally.

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Feb 8, 2022 7:40 PM PHT

Mommy Dionisia speaks at son’s campaign launch

Rappler.com

LOOK: Pacquiao's mother, better known as Mommy Dionisia, speaks onstage at her son's campaign launch. #PHVote #WeDecide https://t.co/eh2uaXK4zl pic.twitter.com/CZnyx7S8Pb
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) February 8, 2022

Feb 8, 2022 7:15 PM PHT

LOOK: Atienza joins campaign launch via livestream

Rappler.com

Pacquiao's running mate Deputy Speaker Lito Atienza, who is nursing a sprain, joins the proclamation rally via livestream. #PHVote #WeDecide https://t.co/eh2uaXK4zl pic.twitter.com/tJk56fOWgV
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) February 8, 2022

Feb 8, 2022 6:56 PM PHT

Senatorial bet Lutgardo Barbo speaks at Pacquiao-Atienza campaign launch

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Senatorial candidate Lutgardo Barbo speaking onstage. #PHVote #WeDecide

LIVE: https://t.co/tE0juR12z1 pic.twitter.com/f9rSLGwV4r
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) February 8, 2022

Feb 8, 2022 6:53 PM PHT

LIVE: Pacquiao-Atienza proclamation rally (continuation)

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HIGHLIGHTS: Manny Pacquiao-Lito Atienza proclamation rally

Feb 8, 2022 6:53 PM PHT

Broadcaster Raffy Tulfo delivers speech at Pacquiao-Atienza campaign launch

Rappler.com

LOOK: Broadcaster Raffy Tulfo, who is seeking a Senate seat in May, is now speaking at the Pacquiao-Atienza campaign launch. #PHVote #WeDecide

LIVE: https://t.co/jbI1B4kzEv pic.twitter.com/0iFo6AJ7Xr
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) February 8, 2022

Feb 8, 2022 6:20 PM PHT

LIVE: Pacquiao-Atienza proclamation rally

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HIGHLIGHTS: Manny Pacquiao-Lito Atienza proclamation rally

Feb 8, 2022 6:15 PM PHT

LOOK: Bianca Manalo onstage on behalf of partner Sherwin Gatchalian

Rappler.com

LOOK: Beauty queen-turned actress Bianca Manalo is now here on behalf of her partner, reelectionist Senator Win Gatchalian. #PHVote #WeDecide

LIVE: https://t.co/CwBths2SiG pic.twitter.com/tzIZb5N2O4
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) February 8, 2022

Feb 8, 2022 6:06 PM PHT

LIST: Candidates speaking at Pacquiao campaign launch

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Feb 8, 2022 5:58 PM PHT

LOOK: Only Tulfo, Barbo present among Pacquiao’s senatorial slate

Rappler.com

Only senatorial candidates Raffy Tulfo and Lutgardo Barbo are expected to be at Pacquiao’s rally. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian will be represented by Bianca Manalo. Others part of his slate sent recorded messages. | via @reyaika #PHVote #WeDecide

LIVE: https://t.co/CwBths2SiG pic.twitter.com/K1eA85PlD3
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) February 8, 2022

Feb 8, 2022 5:50 PM PHT

Freddie Aguilar opens Pacquiao’s rally

Freddie Aguilar at Senator Manny Pacquiao’s proclamation rally.

Folk singer Freddie Aguilar was among the opening salvo for Senator Manny Pacquiao’s proclamation rally Tuesday, February 8.

Aguilar, who campaigned for President Rodrigo Duterte in the 2016, sang a modified version of “Bayan Ko,” with lyrics endorsing Pacquiao for the presidency.

“Pacquiao has sincerity, a rare quality these days, that’s why I’m endorsing him,” Aguilar said in Filipino.