LAOAG CITY -- Ilocos
Norte Gov. Imee Marcos formally signed an alliance with Hugpong ng Pagbabago
(HNP), the regional party formed by Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte Carpio.
The formal signing took
place at the Blue Leaf, Aseana, Paranaque City.
At the signing aside
from Gov. Marcos are Zamboanga del Norte Rep. Seth Frederick Jalosjos, Pampanga
Governor Lilia Pineda, and Misamis Oriental Gov. Yevgeny Emano, among others.
Marcos said she joined
the alliance because HnP “is not a monolithic, hierarchical or traditional
party. Its approach is very local.” She took her oath as HnP member in Digos
City last week before Mayor Duterte.
Hugpong does not require
its members to abandon their political parties but instead forges coalitions in
localities. “I think it is a very interesting model, something that is workable
on the ground,” the governor said. “This model is better because a candidate wins
or loses in the local contests anyway. It is not about the big political
parties in Manila.”
The governor believes
Hugpong will become the voice of Mindanao and a force to reckon with like the
time-tested Solid North. Eight Northern provinces are getting ready to join the
alliance, she said.
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