Not only that he is confident he will win but he is in the frontier of support. Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is truly positive that he will win the presidential race in the Maguindanao places. It may be lacking or in needing help from local officials, the place is in full support to the Mayor, still.

The Liberal Party’s provincial chapter chairman namely, Maguindanao Governor Esmael “Toto” Mangudadatu has stressed his not faltering support to the presidential candidacy to the ormer Department of Local and Interior Government Secretary Mar Roxas, LP’s standard bearer and his running mate Congresswoman Leni Robredo. He even stated, “I am a party man. My party is LP. I am fully supporting the candidacy of Mar Roxas and Leni Robredo,”

However, although they are being neglected with many local officials; most belonging to the Liberal Party, the Maguindanao, the most vote-rich province in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao, is a known bailiwick of the administration’s Liberal Party (LP) has found an ally. The former mayor of Buluan, Maguindanao Ibrahim “Jong” Mangudadatu, has stated his support to the mayor.