Diokno, son of the late anti-Marcos opposition leader Sen. Jose “Ka Pepe” Diokno, lost in the senatorial race under the opposition ticket “Otso Diretso” in the 2019 midterm polls. Poe, on the other hand, has joined the majority bloc in the Senate after challenging Duterte for the presidency in 2016. He said Robredo and the five others had agreed to support whoever would be chosen as the official presidential and vice presidential bets of the coalition. The “best chance” for an opposition victory in the presidential and vice presidential races is “if multiple allies of Duterte run in these elections,” he said. But, a single opposition ticket could pressure the administration to also put up “a joint ticket with a formidable rival, including the Marcoses,” according to Heydarian.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 12, 2021 21:22 UTC