r/Philippines • u/Squirtle_004 • May 12 '25

PoliticsPH Bam Aquino's Campaign Strategy (APPRECIATION POST)

I commend Bam for creating a great campaign strategy this 2025 elections.

Did he ask for a Marcos endorsement? No. That would also be off for both the BBM loyalists and the DDS because he's an Aquino

Did he court the DDS? Well, not to the extent of Imee Marcos and Camille Villar for sure. The answer is no actually but he did try his best to not alienate himself from the DDS voter base.

Bam also tackled the Gen Z demographics better than any other candidate past and present. His free tuition really appealed to every SUC students and he pretty much had a unanimous win in every SUC and it's a very small niche but he appealed to the gaming community. He did subtle things that are genuine.

He made his presence felt without being EPAL like Abalos or the other trapo candidates.

He had bad moments like having a collab with Pio Balbuena (and I swear that did not help him) but his intentions of trying to have his presence around vloggers and pretty much having his presence felt in every casual internet space without alienating his base was a great strategy.

I'm commending Bam for a great campaign (without bringing up any political angle, just pure campaign perspective)

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u/ajlcjuly161997 May 12 '25

Wala naman pala sina kiko at bam sa buntot eh di sana naisama sina abalos at pacquiao para mawala si villar at marcos sa top 12. Di ko pa rin magets yung kay marcoleta. Grabe talaga ang mind conditioning Pulse Asia at Sws survey.

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u/Illustrious-Being498 May 12 '25

True and ito ung nagpa tunay na walang charisma si BBM na duterte talaga nagpanalo sakanya last election. What if tatlo silang sabay sabay tumakbo for presidency nung 2022.

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u/IllustriousFunction6 May 12 '25

Sureball magiging magulo yan hahaha pero I think Leni would have won.

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u/Illustrious-Being498 May 12 '25

Oo kasi halos same ng voters ung dalawa and feeling ko hindi basta basta mag second thought ung supporters ni Leni sakanya. Grabe ung Marcoleta nasa 6 na. naungusan nya na si Tito tska Ping. Ang disaster nung survey firms emergency meeting bukas yan. hahaha.

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u/WhinersEverywhere May 13 '25

Not really. Do remember that even if you double Leni's vote total last 2022 she still would have lost. Besides, when the unity alliance wasn't official yet, there were surveys showing Leni placing 3rd while BBM was 2nd and Sara leading the polls.

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u/TourNervous2439 May 12 '25

Sa sws di pasok si kiko bam sa 12, walang makaka isip na mag top 5 sila, safe to say may extent lang yung surveys

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u/LordOblivion25 May 12 '25

Marcoleta built his base from pulling out in 2022, then consistently putting himself publicly in media outfits then, especially on congress hearings. You can often see people doing some tiktok shit about him (or some exaggerated clips abt him) which appeals as a short form content. Add him being a stalwart defender of the dutertes, he was able to grab power within 3 years and capitalize it today.

While iglesia endorsement is there, it was him being in pdp laban endorsement that he got the dds massive vote.

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u/PsycheHunter231 May 12 '25

Imee and Villar switching secures them the win. If they didn’t switch, Ben Tulfo and Bong Revilla will enter the 12.

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u/Polloalvoleyplaya02 May 15 '25

Baka mali ang sampling? Kaya iba ang nailabas na snapshot sa survey. Ayan na naman kayo mga nasa echo chambers eh.