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Upbeat on a gloomy day: Folks on motorcycle cabs heading early to Sagay Leni-Kiko rally in Negros Occidental.

Heavy rain near north of Bacolod City but dry in Sagay. #PHVote #WeDecide rplr.co/elections | via @indayevarona

@indayevarona Presidential candidate VP Leni Robredo begins her tour of Negros Occidental in San Carlos City, where her supporters warmly welcome her at 7:30 am: “And this early, people are already so fired up 🔥 What energy!!! Proceeding to Sagay now,” she says. #PHVote | via @maracepeda

@indayevarona @maracepeda Senator Kiko Pangilinan arrives ahead of Vice President Leni Robredo at the new St Joseph Parish church in Sagay, Negros Occidental.

The VP will be holding the second of many events in the province today, before heading for the Bacolod grand rally. #PHVote | via @indayevarona

@indayevarona @maracepeda Anytime now, VP Leni Rorbedo will be arriving at the new St Joseph Parish church in Sagay City, Negros Occidental #PHVote | via @indayevarona

@indayevarona @maracepeda In San Carlos City, Robredo is joined by Negros Occidental Governor Bong Lacson, who is endorsing her for president. #PHVote #WeDecide rappler.com/nation/electio…

@indayevarona @maracepeda Robredo won big in Negros Occidental in the 2016 VP race, beating the dictator’s son Ferdinand Marcos Jr by a landslide. But the political landscape has since changed. Vice Gov Jeffrey Ferrer and 28/31 mayors are backing Marcos. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @maracepeda

@indayevarona @maracepeda Robredo’s political allies here are Gov Lacson, and 3 mayors: Thirdy Maranon III (Sagay), Salvador Escalante Jr (Cadiz), Gina Montilla-Lizares (Sipalay). Also allied with ex-gov Lito Coscolluela.

But true strength of her campaign here is on ordinary folk. #PHVote | @maracepeda

@indayevarona @maracepeda Vice President Leni Robredo and running mate, senator Kiko Pangilinan enter the new St Joseph Parish Church in Sagay, Negros Occidental to pray and be prayed over by clergy and other religious. #PHVote | via @indayevarona

@indayevarona @maracepeda The gospel reading at simple prayer rites (this isn’t a mass) is about doing your best for the least of your brethren as a reflection of your love for God. #PHVote | via @indayevarona

@indayevarona @maracepeda WATCH LIVE: Robredo-Pangilinan campaign sortie in Sagay, Negros Occidental #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@indayevarona @maracepeda Look at the crowd already waiting for Robredo and her running mate Sen Kiko Pangilinan in Sagay. It rained this morning, ground is muddy, but Kakampinks are still pouring in here. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @maracepeda

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@indayevarona @maracepeda A pray over and bowing low for a blessing and the traditional Catholic sign of respect for priests. VP Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan at the new St Joseph Parish church in Sagay, Negros Occidental. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @indayevarona

@indayevarona @maracepeda LOOK: Former Comelec commissioner @rowena_guanzon is at the Leni-Kiko mini rally in Sagay. She’s wearing pink. Her sister, retired RTC judge Frances Guanzon, tells us the entire Guanzon family are Kakampinks. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @maracepeda

@indayevarona @maracepeda @rowena_guanzon It’s a prayer event, not the rally in Sagay, Negros Occidental, but folks filled up the new St Joseph Parish Church. Some of the women were wiping away tears of joy. Photo by Ronnie Baldonado #PHVote #WeDecide | via @indayevarona

@indayevarona @maracepeda @rowena_guanzon Several of the Leni-Kiko senatorial bets are already here in Sagay, including reelectionist senators Risa Hontiveros and Richard Gordon. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @maracepeda

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@indayevarona @maracepeda @rowena_guanzon LOOK: These ice cream vendors are giving free ice cream to Kakampinks in Sagay. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @maracepeda

@indayevarona @maracepeda @rowena_guanzon Crowd goes wild as the Leni-Kiko tandem takes the stage in Sagay. Robredo supporters in front reach out to her and cheer as she touched their hands. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @maracepeda

@indayevarona @maracepeda @rowena_guanzon Robredo’s allies Sagay Mayor Thirdy Maranon III hype up the crowd for her. Also here are Cadiz Mayor Salvador Escalante Jr, ex-Negros Occ governor Lito Coscolluela. Iloilo Gov Arthur Defensor Jr also traveled all the way here in Sagay to join the rally. #PHVote | via @maracepeda

@indayevarona @maracepeda @rowena_guanzon Pangilinan takes the stage: Di namin akalain na may ganitong pagbuhos ng suporta! #PHVote #WeDecide | via @maracepeda

@indayevarona @maracepeda @rowena_guanzon Pangilinan: Ako po nagpapasalamat sa ating mga kababayan sa Negros Occidental dahil 3 beses 'nyo po ako hinalalal… Sa 3 termino, ni minsan, hindi tayo pumayag na masangkot sa kahit anong katiwalian. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @maracepeda

@indayevarona @maracepeda @rowena_guanzon Pangilinan takes an apparent swipe at the Marcos-Duterte tandem: Dapat yung malinis yung hangarin, hindi yung hindi humaharap sa debate… Di ba dapat pag nanliligaw, dapat humaharap? #PHVote #WeDecide | via @maracepeda

@indayevarona @maracepeda @rowena_guanzon Negros Occidental 2nd District Rep Rafael Cueva calls Robredo a “wonderman” for being able to respond to whatever crises it may be. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @maracepeda

@indayevarona @maracepeda @rowena_guanzon LOOK: The crowd in Sagay City, Negros Occidental

VP Leni Robredo arrives on stage at the city hall grounds. You can hardly hear the introduction from the screams of the crowd.

Photo by Ronnie Baldonado #PHVote #WeDecide | via @indayevarona

@indayevarona @maracepeda @rowena_guanzon Robredo takes the stage, thanks Sagay supporters for showing up: Umuulan, mapaaraw, ang taas-taas pa rin ng energy! #PHVote #WeDecide | via @maracepeda

@indayevarona @maracepeda @rowena_guanzon WATCH LIVE: Robredo-Pangilinan campaign sortie in Sagay, Negros Occidental #PHVote #WeDecide

@indayevarona @maracepeda @rowena_guanzon Robredo acknowledges former Comelec commissioner @rowena_guanzon onstage, describes her as “aking iniidolong matapang na babae.”

Guanzon voted to disqualify Marcos for failing to pay his taxes, but Comelec 1st division moved to junk DQ case vs the dictator’s son. #PHVote

@indayevarona @maracepeda @rowena_guanzon Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. joins the Leni-Kiko sortie in Sagay, Negros Occidental. He has these words for fellow Kakampinks: “take hope that quality can and will outstrip early edge on quantity.” #PHVote #WeDecide | via @indayevarona

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@indayevarona @maracepeda @rowena_guanzon Ronnie Baldonado’s drone shot of the Leni-Kiko crowd in Sagay City, Negros Occidental on March 11, the first of many stops before the Bacolod grand rally tonight. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @indayevarona

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@indayevarona @maracepeda @rowena_guanzon Robredo after reading out placards here in Sagay: Kaya ko binabasa kasi kakaiba yung eleksiyon na to. Napansin nyo ba?... Kasi talagang pinagpapaguran ng supporters hindi lang yung placards pero pati yung pangangampanya. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @maracepeda

@indayevarona @maracepeda @rowena_guanzon Robredo: Bakit ganyan kayo kainvested?…. Alam 'nyo ang pinapakipaglaban natin ay ang ating kinabukasan! #PHVote #WeDecide | via @maracepeda

@indayevarona @maracepeda @rowena_guanzon Robredo now talking about her “resibo” projects in Negros Occ since she became VP: Ako po nung 2016 tinulungan 'nyo ko nang malaki. Kaya maraming maraming salamat. Pagkaupo ko, dito, gumawa na po ako ng proyekto… Ang pagmamahal na ito pinapakita natin sa gawa, hindi sa salita.

@indayevarona @maracepeda @rowena_guanzon Robredo: Kapag sinabi naming magiging matapat ang gobyerno, meron na kaming resibo… Kami ni Sen Kiko, ni minsan hindi kami nadawit sa katiwalian. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @maracepeda

@indayevarona @maracepeda @rowena_guanzon Robredo: Kapag wala pong korapsyon, talagang aangat ang buhay ng lahat dahil mapapangalagaan natin ang pera ng bayan. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @maracepeda

@indayevarona @maracepeda @rowena_guanzon Robredo invites Sagay crowd to join grand rally in Bacolod tonight: Kaya pa ba yung energy in the next 59 days?…. Ngayon nandito kayo, sana mamaya makasama pa rin namin kayo sa Bacolod. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @maracepeda

@indayevarona @maracepeda @rowena_guanzon Robredo rallies the crowd: Papatunayan natin sa lahat na ang kapangyarihan, nasa kamay ng ordinaryong Negrense!... Kapag bumalik tayo sa susunod, baka victory party na! #PHVote #WeDecide | via @maracepeda

@indayevarona @maracepeda @rowena_guanzon HOPE. VP Leni Robredo with supporters in Sagay City, Negros Occidental, March 11. Just the second of many stops before this afternoon’s grand rally. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @indayevarona

Photo by Ronnie Baldonado/ Rappler

@indayevarona @maracepeda @rowena_guanzon Paint the world pink. The sign in the Leni-Kiko Sagay, Negros Occidental sortie, the first of several before tonight’s grand rally in Bacolod City. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @indayevarona

Photo by Ronnie Baldonado

@indayevarona @maracepeda @rowena_guanzon After Sagay, Robredo is heading to Kabankalan, then Himamaylan, Binalbagan, Hinigaran, La Carlota. Her last stop will be the grand rally in Bacolod City. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @maracepeda

@indayevarona @maracepeda @rowena_guanzon In Bacolod City, tarps stretching three stories high at the Paglaum Sports Complex, venue of Leni-Kiko grand rally on Friday, March 11. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @indayevarona

Photo by Mate Espina

@indayevarona @maracepeda @rowena_guanzon WATCH: Larwin Bascar, VP of their farmers’ association in Bgy Celestino Villacin in Cadiz, says many of their farmer-members are backing Robredo since they’ve received assistance like farm machinery, fertilizers from Angat Buhay. They hope to receive more help if she wins.

@indayevarona @maracepeda @rowena_guanzon Neighbors Suzette Tonogbanua, a nurse, and Anna Marie Aboyo, a housewife, came to Robredo’s rally with this poster taking a swipe at Marcos Jr, whose wife Liza Araneta-Marcos said he was inspired to run for pres after watching Ant-Man movie. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @maracepeda

@indayevarona @maracepeda @rowena_guanzon Tonogbanua and Aboyo are both hoping PH would stop importing sugar to prevent high costs. Robredo has said that under her presidency, importation would be a last resort, to focus more on helping Filipino farmers. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @maracepeda

@indayevarona @maracepeda @rowena_guanzon In brief speech during the Leni-Kiko rally in Sagay, Guanzon took a swipe at Marcos: “Boboto ba kayo sa magnanakaw? Boboto ba kayo sa pangit? Boboto ba kayo sa singungaling?”

She doesn’t explicitly endorse the two, but says “Mabuhay si Leni at si Kiko!”

@indayevarona @maracepeda @rowena_guanzon LOOK: The local program hasn’t even started and this is the crowd at the Paglaum Sports Complex in Bacolod City, venue of Leni-Kiko grand rally, March 11. Organizers had to let people in around noon as groups were gathering on the streets. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @indayevarona

@indayevarona @maracepeda @rowena_guanzon High energy in the Paglaum Sports Complex. People are ready for rain but bad weather seems to have lifted. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @indayevarona

@indayevarona @maracepeda @rowena_guanzon LOOK: At 4:42 pm, the Paglaum Sports Complex is already filled with pink-clad supporters of Robredo. It’s slightly drizzling now, but the crowd is staying put. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @maracepeda

@indayevarona @maracepeda @rowena_guanzon Raising pink parols in the air, Doctors for Leni perform a song number for the thousands of Negrense Kakampinks here. They raise placards containing Robredo’s pandemic response programs, from free COVID-19 vaccines to free dorms for frontliners #PHVote #WeDecide | @maracepeda

@indayevarona @maracepeda @rowena_guanzon Umbrellas come out at the Paglaum sports complex, where the crowd for VP Leni Robredo has overflowed into the streets. Organizers say the complex has a 35,000 capacity. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @indayevarona

@indayevarona @maracepeda @rowena_guanzon “Kay Leni Tayo” singers Nica del Rosario, Jelo Mateo, and Justine Peña perform their hit song for the Kakampinks, who whip their pink flags and pink stars in the air as they sing along. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @maracepeda

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Rappler is livestreaming the Leni-Kiko tandem’s grand rally in Bacolod. You can watch it here: #PHVote #WeDecide | via @maracepeda

@maracepeda Masskara Festival vibes for the opening number at the Leni-Kiko grand rally. Streetdancers even attached pink balloons, pink foil on their colorful costumes. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @maracepeda

@maracepeda Mama Loi and Ogie Diaz kicks off the grand rally program in Bacolod City. #PHVote #WeDecide

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@maracepeda It’s drizzling once again, but crowd is staying. They’re even more energetic now that the main program has started. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @maracepeda

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@maracepeda Crowd chants “Hindi kami bayad! Hindi kami bayad!” as they look up at the drones taking shots of them. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @maracepeda

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@maracepeda LOOK: Drone shot of Robredo's supporters, or kakampinks, in full force at the presidential bet's grand rally at the Paglaum Sports Complex in Bacolod City. #PHVote #WeDecide

Screenshot from VP Leni Robredo FB page

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The chants of "Hindi kami bayad" comes as Cavite 7th District Representative Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla and her opponent Senator Panfilo Lacson red-tagged supporters, claiming that they were paid to attend the March 4 rally in General Trias City.

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Mama Loi and Ogie Diaz asked "Walang nananakawan? Walang nawawala," alluding to supporters of Robredo's rival and late dictator's son Ferdinand Marcos Jr. who lost their phones and wallets during a rally in Bulacan.

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Members of The Company now singing their hits for the Negrense supporters of Robredo. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @maracepeda

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@maracepeda As The Company speaks in between songs, crowd at the back of the stadium calls out “Medic!” for one Robredo supporter in need. The Company members help call out for the medics, who are now en route to administer first aid to the person concerned. #PHVote #WeDecide | @maracepeda

@maracepeda The show goes on. The Company now singing their new song entitled “Love Revolution,” which they are premiering here at the Leni-Kiko rally in Bacolod. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @maracepeda

@maracepeda LOOK: More drone shots from the Bacolod rally as The Company continues to serenade the audience. #PHVote #WeDecide

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@maracepeda Ogie Diaz returns to the stage with Nikki Valdez, Ronnie Lazaro, Joel Torre. #PHVote #WeDecide

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@maracepeda Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio “Bong” Lacson in pink flashes the L sign at the Paglaum Sports Complex for the grand Leni-Kiko rally. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @indayevarona

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@maracepeda @indayevarona Video messages of San Carlos Bishop Gerardo Alminaza and singer Jose Mari Chan expressing support for Robredo now being played here at the Bacolod rally. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @maracepeda

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New link for Rappler’s livestream on the Leni-Kiko rally in Bacolod: #PHVote #WeDecide | via @maracepeda

Stay tuned to Rappler's coverage of Leni Robredo's grand rally in Bacolod City.

Robredo supporters here once again calls for a medic as another person faints due to the thickness of the crowd gathered tonight. Medics immediately respond. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @maracepeda

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The big number of doctor volunteers for Leni allowed organizers to set up 12 medical stations across Paglaum Sports Complex. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @indayevarona

Kyla: “Ako po ay boluntaryo na pumunta rito para sumuporta” #PHVote #WeDecide | via @maracepeda

Kyla also makes a knock knock joke with a crowd, leading her to sing The Beatles' Let It Be, replacing 'Let It Be' to Let Leni Lead. #PHVote #WeDecide

Singer Kuh Ledesma once again performing for Kakampinks. She hypes up the crowd to chant “Leni!” and “Kiko!” #PHVote #WeDecide | via @maracepeda

@maracepeda Ledesma now singing her rendition of the song “Till I Met You” #PHVote #WeDecide | via @maracepeda

@maracepeda LOOK: Kakampink celebrities Edu Manzano, Agot Isidro now hosting with Ogie Diaz. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @maracepeda

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Manzano, Diaz, and Isidro reminds audiences that there are medics and water are available after medical staff were called several times during the event. #PHVote #WeDecide