DEFEATED presidential candidate Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago came to the rescue of her vice-presidential tandem, Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., who accused the ruling administration party of manipulating polls results for the vice-presidential election.

“The roller coaster ride of vice-presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. invites comparison with a garrison state,” Santiago said in a statement. “In such a state, the authoritarian government feels free to manufacture numbers as they are needed.”

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