Family, familiar theme of unity at Marcos' Ilocos Norte homecoming

The UniTeam's Ilocos Norte proclamation rally at the Paoay Sand Dunes on February 17, 2022 ended with the song "Bagong Lipunan" playing while candidates waved Philippine flags onstage.

Philstar.com / Kristine Joy Patag

ILOCOS NORTE, Philippines — Presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. came home Wednesday to his family’s bailiwick, Ilocos Norte, to woo hundreds of thousands of voters in the 2022 elections.

Apart from his rivals who began the campaign in their hometowns, Marcos picked the Philippine Arena — the world’s largest indoor arena — in Bulacan for his proclamation rally on February 8.

This week, the UniTeam targeted provinces in northern Luzon, with Marcos and his running-mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte holding a campaign caravan in Cagayan province with former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile on Monday. Mayor Duterte also visited the province of Isabela in the same week.

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