Hontiveros optimistic of Tacloban votes for Liberal Party

TACLOBAN CITY, Jan. 26 (PNA) -- Liberal Party senatorial bet Risa Hontiveros does not see a need to double her campaigning efforts in Tacloban City because of her association with ruling party’s standard bearer Mar Roxas.

“If I have to double my efforts, it would be all over the country not only in Tacloban,” said Hontiveros during her visit to this city on Sunday.

Hontiveros is happy to hear that Roxas visited Tacloban and was warmly welcomed by people in the public market, which is a proof that Liberal Party bets have the support of Tacloban voters.

The former solon appreciated Mayor Alfred S. Romualdez for acknowledging the support of the national government in the rehabilitation efforts of the city.

Critics in this typhoon-hit city have threatened not to vote Liberal Party candidates for failure of the national government to respond to emergencies in the aftermath of the super typhoon in 2013.

Roxas led the post-Yolanda rehabilitation efforts as chief of the Department of the Interior and Local Government.

This is Hontiveros’ third attempt to win a Senate seat. In recent surveys she figured between number 11 and 12. “I’m hoping to be in the higher slot at number 8 or 9 to be safe,” she told reporters.

“However, it doesn’t mean that I have to be complacent just because my name figures in surveys. I still have to work hard,” she added.

Hontiveros vowed to advocate for a universal health care system in the country. (PNA)
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