Social media went ablaze when news broke out that Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, who has already filed her Certificate of Candidacy (CoC) for the presidency, officially announced that Senator Bongbong Marcos will be her running mate in the 2016 polls.
Days before, speculations rose after Senator Marcos posted a throwback photo of him and Senator Miriam sharing a light moment in the Senate on his Twitter account.
We should have known.
It would seem like the Miriam-Bongbong tandem is a controversial one, should one take a look at the netizens’ reactions to this team up online!
On Twitter alone, netizens had some pretty strong opinions on the tandem, which are pretty mixed!
Some people were pretty upset:
While there were others that seemed to love the idea of the tandem, and wanted to give Senator Bongbong a chance:
There were those that thought this was a strategic ploy:
And then those who were pretty neutral about it:
This is going to be a pretty interesting race next year.
What do you think of the Miriam-Bongbong tandem? Do you have your bet for next year’s Presidential elections??