De Lima’s reelection bid ‘gains ground,’ says office

Prominent personalities and groups and individuals from different sectors have affirmed their support for Senator Leila de Lima’s reelection bid during the launching of #LabanLeila2022 campaign volunteer network in Cebu, Iloilo, Bicol and NCR this month, her office said on Sunday.

In a manifesto translated and read in the local dialects during the respective launchings of #LabanLeila2022 campaign volunteer network ahead of De Lima’s birthday on August 27, the volunteers vowed to spread the truth about De Lima and share her story of brave resistance against a strongman to the Filipino electorate.

“Senator Leila M. de Lima fights for us. We will stand by, with and for her in the 2022 senatorial elections,” the manifesto said.

“As she has been fighting for us, we are fighting alongside her to secure a renewed mandate from the Filipino people. We are forming the #LabanLeila2022 Campaign Volunteer Network,” it added.

“As volunteers, we wholeheartedly commit our energy, time and resources in mobilizing the Filipino electorate here and abroad, online and offline, to support Senator de Lima’s re-election with her impeccable public service record, moral courage and integrity.”

“In our families, neighborhoods, workplaces, social networks, and organizations, we pledge to share Senator Leila de Lima’s story of brave resistance against authoritarianism and message of hope for transformative change,” it added.

The #LabanLeila2022 Campaign Volunteer Network is comprised of artists, LGUs leaders, journalists, and supporters in the women, LGBTQI, youth, PWDs, elderly and urban poor sectors, among others.

“Senator Leila de Lima has been the face of injustice, yet she is transcending victimization and has been valiantly embracing the causes of truth and accountability for the innumerable cases of human rights abuses, oppression and marginalization,” the volunteers said.

“Her legislative agenda and advocacies lend voice and give hope to the oppressed, marginalized and vulnerable among us,” they added.

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