Pacquiao rejects call for Robredo to withdraw — campaign manager

This handout photo taken on February 27, 2022 and received from the Office of the Philippine Vice-President Leni Robredo on February 28, 2022 shows presidential candidates (L-R) Jose Montemayor, senator Manny Pacquiao and Vice-President Leni Robredo attending a presidential debate in Manila.

Jay Ganzon / Office of the Philippine Vice-President Leni Robredo / AFP

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Manny Pacquiao, who is running for president, is not joining a call for Vice President Leni Robredo to withdraw from the high-stakes May elections, his campaign manager said Tuesday.

In a press conference held on Easter Sunday, Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso called on Robredo to "be a hero" and withdraw her candidacy, claiming her campaign is not effective against survey frontrunner Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.

Robredo has been trailing Marcos in pre-election surveys, which offer a snapshot of public sentiment during the survey period but are not meant to predict poll victory.

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