Daily Tribune
MASADA lead convenor Ben Ranque and Vice President Sara Duterte executed the fist salute during a courtesy call at the OVP office in Mandaluyong City.
Photo courtesy of MASADA.
First family poses before May 2016 elections at the Marcos ancestral home in Laoag City.
Photo by Perseus Echeminada for DAILY TRIBUNE.
The newly reactivated Mayor Sara Duterte Alliance (MASADA) will heed Vice President Sara Duterte’s call to refrain from holding street rallies, allowing volunteers to focus on their daily responsibilities despite the impeachment case filed against her by the House of Representatives and now pending in the Senate.
Ben Ranque, MASADA’s national lead convenor, told the Daily Tribune that while the network has been reactivated nationwide, volunteers have been advised to concentrate on social media engagement and continue their daily tasks to manage economic challenges, particularly at the grassroots level.
"No street rallies for the moment, but we will remain vigilant," Ranque said.
He added that Vice President Sara Duterte expressed gratitude to MASADA for its continued support of her advocacy.
MASADA has regrouped for the second time to urge Vice President Sara Duterte to run for president in the 2028 election, believing she could become the “Golda Meir of the Philippines” due to her Jewish ancestry.
The impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte has effectively ended the so-called Marcos-Duterte alliance, which began in the 2016 presidential elections.
MASADA, originally named Mayor Sara Duterte Alliance, was later rebranded as the Marcos-Sara Duterte Alliance when Sara Duterte agreed to run as President Marcos’ vice-presidential candidate in the 2022 elections.
“We launched a nationwide campaign for the presidential candidacy of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, but she later decided to become the running mate of BBM (Bongbong Marcos). MASADA established at least 50 provincial and regional headquarters nationwide to support the Marcos-Duterte tandem in the 2022 elections,” Ranque said.
MASADA’s roots trace back to the 2016 presidential and vice-presidential elections, when an informal alliance between supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte and former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. was formed to ensure Duterte’s victory.
Dubbed Alyansa ni Digong at Bongbong (ALDUB), the coalition played a key role in Duterte’s triumph but was unable to secure Marcos’ vice-presidential win, as he ran as an independent candidate at the time.
