The Catholic charismatic group El Shaddai has endorsed presidential aspirant Bongbong Marcos and vice presidential aspirant Sara Duterte as its official candidates for president and vice president, according to Bro. Mike Velarde on Saturday. 

“Matagal nang lumapit sa akin ‘yang dalawang ‘yan, lalo na si Bongbong,” Velarde said in an interview. “It’s time for us Filipinos to be united. After all, napagbigyan natin ‘yung mga kalaban ni Marcos ng maraming taon, diba? Baka naman ito may magawang mabuti sa atin that’s why I have chosen them.”

In 2016, Bongbong also won the religious group’s mock poll as its vice president, however, he still lost to Vice President Leni Robredo in the elections.

El Shaddai is also supporting former Public Works Secretary Mark Villar and former police chief Guillermo Eleazar, who are both gunning for a senate seat. Ronald Espartinez