Bishop Bacani: Bro. Mike's Marcos endorsement is personal, not El Shaddai's

Former Philippine senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr, son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos, greets supporters after filing his candidacy for the country's 2022 presidential race, at Sofitel Harbor Garden Tent in Pasay on October 6, 2021.

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MANILA, Philippines — El Shaddai leader Bro. Mike Velarde’s endorsement of presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and his running-mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte was his own and not of the church group's, their spiritual adviser Most Rev. Bishop Teodoro Bacani said.

In an interview with Teleradyo’s "On The Spot" on Monday, Bacani clarified that El Shaddai, the influential Catholic charismatic group, has not endorsed the Marcos-Duterte tandem.

"First, Bro. Mike did not give an endorsement by El Shaddai," he said in Filipino.

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