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Rappler editor-at-large @maritesdvitug speaks to retired Supreme Court senior associate justice and 1Sambayan lead convenor Antonio Carpio on the future of the coalition's push for a unified opposition. #PHVote #WeDecide

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@maritesdvitug Carpio: [Robredo] has until October 8 [to decide on her presidential run], that is the deadline she has set. But I think she might make a decision a few days earlier. #PHVote #WeDecide

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@maritesdvitug Carpio: [Robredo] has said publicly, if she has to run to stop the Marcoses from coming back and to prevent another Duterte from taking over the government, she would be willing to run. That's the bottomline. #PHVote #WeDecide

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@maritesdvitug Carpio: You have Lacson and Sotto declaring already, but they said they are not opposition.... Pacquiao and Isko have declared, but Isko is part of our process because he rejoined 1Sambayan. #PHVote #WeDecide

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@maritesdvitug Carpio: That leaves Manny Pacquiao. We've been talking to him, but there has been no progress. But if you look at his track record, it was only recently when he broke away from the Duterte administration. #PHVote #WeDecide

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@maritesdvitug Carpio: It was time for us to explain to Pacquiao that although he hasn't joined our process, we have included him in our ballot, but in a separate line. #PHVote #WeDecide

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@maritesdvitug Carpio: If you join the 1Sambayan process, the objective is to only have one candidate. But there's no way to enforce that kind of gentleman's agreement.... There's nothing we can do to enforce that decision. #PHVote #WeDecide

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@maritesdvitug Carpio says there were multiple ways for members to vote in their surveys. #PHVote #WeDecide

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@maritesdvitug Carpio: It's a broad group.... We have leftists and rightists in our group and everyone in between, but I think everyone had a sincere desire to put up one candidate, to put an end to the Duterte administration. #PHVote #WeDecide

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@maritesdvitug Carpio: 1Sambayan is a movement, we are not a political party, because we have different political parties and ideologies. We have to remain a movement, so we will not be in conflict with our members. #PHVote #WeDecide

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@maritesdvitug Carpio: 1Sambayan will put up its own machinery to campaign for its unified slate.... You will have candidates from Magdalo, Bayan Muna, from all political parties. #PHVote #WeDecide

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@maritesdvitug Carpio clarifies 1Sambayan's machinery will be separate from the machineries of the individual political parties under their coalition. #PHVote #WeDecide

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@maritesdvitug Carpio: I think there are enough people of goodwill in our country, when there is a crisis facing the country, people of goodwill will come together to help the country recover. #PHVote #WeDecide

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@maritesdvitug Carpio: We are in a crisis, and this is a time where people of goodwill will help the country stand up again. #PHVote #WeDecide

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@maritesdvitug How will the 2022 elections be different?

Carpio: There's a pandemic, this is an election that will be fought on social media, television, and airwaves.... The physical constraints will change campaigns. #PHVote #WeDecide

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@maritesdvitug Carpio: Second, this is a different kind of government, they have no qualms transferring funds for election purposes, for NTF-ELCAC. #PHVote #WeDecide

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@maritesdvitug Carpio: [Duterte] wants Congress to increase the budget of NTF-ELCAC, and that will wipe out the opposition. I hope Congress will not, at least for the first half of 2022, will not give a budget to NTF-ELCAC. #PHVote #WeDecide

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@maritesdvitug Carpio says NTF-ELCAC budget is "very easy money" to distribute to the people.

Carpio: If we give a budget [to NTF-ELCAC], it should not be given in the first half in 2022. Because that's very obvious. #PHVote #WeDecide

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@maritesdvitug Carpio discusses how the Duterte administration weaponized troll farms, says civil liberties, democratic institutions are in danger because administration will do "everything in their power" to make their candidates win. #PHVote #WeDecide

@maritesdvitug What's next for Robredo after 1Sambayan nomination?

Carpio: My gut feel is she will make a decision in the next few days. #PHVote #WeDecide

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@maritesdvitug Carpio: I think the nation is in crisis right now, economically, morally, and politically. We have the Duterte administration that has done away with our civil liberties. #PHVote #WeDecide

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@maritesdvitug Carpio: It has an anti-terror law which suppresses freedom of speech, assembly, association. You have a President who ignores the law, the Constitution. #PHVote #WeDecide

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@maritesdvitug Carpio: There is no Congress that will hold [the President] accountable, he can do whatever he wants with our Constitution. We cannot allow this. #PHVote #WeDecide

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@maritesdvitug Carpio: That will set us back in terms of strengthening democratic institutions.... I think we should all say, "enough is enough", and let us bring back good governance to our government. #PHVote #WeDecide

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