Solon explains why PBBM's Alyansa speeches don't count as 'smear campaign'

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President Marcos' fiery speeches wherein he has underscored the Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial slate's pro-Filipino stance can't be considered smear campaigning.  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/2/17/solon-explains-why-pbbm-s-alyansa-speeches-don-t-count-as-smear-campaign  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00Okay, and another question, speaking of China, politics, I would like to ask your reaction

00:14to the brave statements of President Marcos in the campaign rally of the Alliance for

00:19a New Philippines, in Carmen Davao del Norte, where he encouraged the candidates of the

00:25administration, he said that there is no bloodshed of the victims of the EJK, and he did not

00:31follow China.

00:32The President also encouraged the voters not to let the country return to the dark and

00:37bleak times that seem to be referring to the previous administration.

00:41According to the President himself, he agreed to make the Philippines the province of China,

00:47and he did not allow the bloodshed of the innocent children who were kidnapped the next

00:54day because of their killing.

00:57What can you say to that?

01:01I think we welcome those remarks.

01:05Personally, like what we said in the last press con, it's about time that we become

01:11issue-based, especially for elections.

01:13We are no longer personality politics.

01:15During the last time that we had this discussion, I believe what we talked about here is the

01:20stance of the Senator regarding the impeachment complaint.

01:23And now we have brought to the fore other issues.

01:26What is the stance of our Senators in the EJK?

01:29What is the stance of our Senators in China, in the West Philippine Sea?

01:33And I think it's a good thing.

01:37It is well appreciated that our President highlighted this.

01:41I'm not saying that it should resort to – because others, based on those statements,

01:47are saying that it's a smear campaign.

01:49I don't think it's a smear campaign when we're just talking about issues.

01:53We're talking about issues.

01:54How do these candidates feel about these issues?

01:57Where do they stand?

01:58So I think it's very important now that we should remember these issues when we vote.

02:07We have to consider where their stance is.

02:10Those are general statements, but they are powerful statements.

02:13I think it really highlights the need to really look into the credentials, not just the achievements,

02:19but their stances as well.

02:21So personally, unfortunately, that becomes a big headliner, Team Philippines versus Team China.

02:29And of course, we're on Team Philippines, right?

02:31We're Team Philippines.

02:33So let's really look at what our stance is.

02:36There will be a lot of campaign promises.

02:38There will be a lot of statements that he said, she said.

02:42But at the end of the day, where do they really stand?

02:45I guess that's the issue.

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