{"id":75483,"date":"2016-05-07T04:11:45","date_gmt":"2016-05-07T08:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=75483"},"modified":"2016-05-07T04:11:45","modified_gmt":"2016-05-07T08:11:45","slug":"president-aquino-urges-presidential-candidates-unite-duterte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2016\/05\/07\/president-aquino-urges-presidential-candidates-unite-duterte\/","title":{"rendered":"President Aquino urges other presidential candidates to unite against Duterte"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Liberal Party (LP) chairman President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III delivers his speech during the Meeting with Local Leaders and the Community at Para\u00f1aque City Redemptorist Road Brgy. Baclaran Para\u00f1aque City Friday (May 06, 2016). (Photo: Joseph Vidal\/ Malaca\u00f1ang Photo Bureau)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA \u2013 President Benigno S. Aquino III on Friday called on four other presidential candidates to join together to defeat survey front-runner Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.<\/p>\n

President Aquino said Duterte has only roughly about 30 percent of the votes and does not make up majority of the votes.<\/p>\n

\u201cTherefore, it behooves everybody to try and get together and ensure that instead of thinking about what shall we do if everything he says is exactly what he intends to do, why don\u2019t we remove that problem or that threat or that insecurity by uniting the 70 (percent) and defeating the 30 (percent),\u201d he said in a television interview.<\/p>\n

The President cited the combined votes of administration bet Manuel \u201cMar\u201d Roxas and fellow candidate Sen. Grace Poe comprise already more than 40 percent of the votes, defeating Duterte\u2019s 30 percent.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m trying to get all these different voices from so many sectors together and in that sense, perhaps help our candidates get together and have that united front,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Chief Executive added he discussed this matter with Roxas for the past three days and had text exchange with Poe Thursday night, \u201cbut that isn\u2019t also conclusive.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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