Gweyn Garcia: 2.4 Million Registered Cebuano Voters Could Favor Mayor Duterte

Former Cebu Province Governor Gweyn Garcia, a member of Cebu’s most prominent political clan revealed during an interview with the mediat that the estimated 2.4 million registered voters in Cebu Province, the richest vote province in the country, could favor the candidacy of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.

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The statement of one of Cebu’s powerful political clans came out despite the fact that numerous political allies in the province sided with either Sen. Grace Poe or Mar Roxas. According to the 3rd District Rep. Gwendolyn Garcia, Cebu voters could easily sway in favor of Mayor Duterte whose roots can be traced to Cebu.

The former governor said that Cebuanos had been known to rally behind politicians whose roots are from Cebu and the province is best known for its support to a political candidates, which some political observers noted that if you win big in Cebu Province, there’s a big chance that you will win in the entire Philippines.

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Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is the only candidate who is considered as pure-blooded native of the Visayas and lived in Mindanao. His father the late former Davao Gov. Vicente Duterte, once served as mayor of Danao City, Cebu. The late Cebu City Mayor Ronald Duterte, son of former Mayor Ramon Dutere Sr., was Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s cousin.

The Davao City mayor also counts among his relatives the politically active Durano, Almendras, and Patalinghug clans in Cebu.

Political analyst Manny Casiple also said that it would be highly plausible for Duterte to get the Cebuano votes considering his charisma. And of the four perceived presidentiables, Duterte has roots in Cebu, which is a big plus.