Liberal Party standard-bearer Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III claimed that his first visit to Laoag and Vigan in Ilocos with his sister Kris turned out to be warm and successful which was far from what he had expected.
He said that the Ilocanos welcomed them with open arms which was not what he thought would happen because of the feud between the region’s most famous son, former President Ferdinand Marcos, and their father, former Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr.
“Even my mother would have been surprised if she were able to witness it,” he said.
Aquino said that he would be happy and satisfied if the people would just listen to him. But it seems that the people didn’t just listen, they actually became friendly to the presidential candidate.
“The people waited for me, mingled with the crowd and asked me to come back. Up to now, I feel like I’m floating on air,” he added.
Aquino’s running mate, Sen. Manuel “Mar” Roxas II, was also surprised of the Ilocanos’ behavior toward them. The people were very interested in seeing the Aquinos in person.
The vice-presidential candidate narrated that the people actually went out of their homes and offices to catch a glimpse of the visitors.
On the other hand, Aquino confirmed that he and his family is no longer holding any grudge against the Marcos family. He said that don’t even see the Marcos children are involved in the assassination of their father in 1983.
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