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Former Duterte ally Pantaleon Alvarez endorses Vice President Leni Robredo in the President’s home region on Thursday, March 24, after his party dropped Senator Panfilo Lacson as presidential bet.

Rappler's @maracepeda gives us a recap.

#RapplerRecap:

@maracepeda .@maracepeda says local Davao officials' endorsement is good boost for Robredo's campaign. Robredo lost big in the "Duterte country" in the 2016 elections, ranking only 3rd next to then-Duterte running mate Cayetano, and Marcos.

@maracepeda .@maracepeda: Now we can expect na mayroong makinarya na gagalaw para kay Leni Robredo dito sa Davao.

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@maracepeda .@maracepeda: Pero ang masakit dito ay para sa isa pang presidential candidate na iniwan ng Reporma party ni Alvarez. Kung matatandaan ay ni-revive ni Alvarez pagkatapos siyang umalis as sec gen ng PDP-Laban. Pinili nilang standard-bearer si Lacson pero they dropped him.

@maracepeda .@maracepeda: Malaki itong dagok sa pangangampanya ni Lacson.

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@maracepeda .@maracepeda emphasizes Alvarez and Robredo was "a very unlikely political alliance": Nung hindi pa kaaway ni Alvarez ang mga Duterte, isa siya sa mga madalas na nangunguna at devoted na defenders ni Duterte.

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@maracepeda .@maracepeda: Alvarez actually mulled an impeachment complaint against Robredo to try to unseat her as vice president dahil sa kanyang criticisms sa war on drugs. At one point, sinabihan pa ni Alvarez na "walang hiya" si Robredo.

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@maracepeda .@maracepeda: Pero mukhang water under the bridge na para sa dalawang pulitiko ang complicated political past.... He used to be close to the President until the controversial ouster in 2018 kung saan isa si Sara Duterte sa key figures para mapatanggal bilang speaker si Alvarez.

@maracepeda .@maracepeda: Things changed for Alvarez, eventually we saw his transformation into an opposition figure.

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@maracepeda .@maracepeda: Obviously Alvarez has an axe to grind with Sara Duterte, and one way to probably exact his revenge on his political enemies is to try to make the opposition leader to be the next person sitting in the Malacañang.

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@maracepeda .@maracepeda: We anticipate a lot of pushback among Robredo supporters, but this is a very tactical alliance that would help Robredo, if not win in Davao, then at least get more votes than she did in 2016.

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@maracepeda .@maracepeda says disinformation campaigns have already been circulating regarding the alliance.

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