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Administration presidential candidate Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. shared health and discipline tips that have helped him cope with the rigors of the campaign.
Drink lots of liquid. Hit the sack as soon as you can. Keep your eye on your goal. And of course, pray, he said.
Talking to reporters on Tuesday night after addressing supporters at the Freedom Stage here, Teodoro said this was how he was keeping up with the gruelling 90-day presidential campaign which ends in less than 12 days.
“Since it’s hot these days, try to hydrate a lot,” the 45-year-old former Defense chief said.
Teodoro said he skips late nights-out with family, friends or supporters, and goes straight to bed.
“I go straight to bed, then wake up early the next day,” he said before motoring to Lapu-Lapu City for another rally. “But don’t forget prayers even if you’re tired,” he added.
This is not to say Teodoro has not fallen ill anytime throughout the campaign, which has brought him to many parts of the country, often by helicopter.
“I have cold and flu even if there is a flu shot It’s impossible for you not to get hit,” he said.
Despite a stressful campaign, that often entails walking for several kilometers to shake hands with the people, or standing for hours on the back of a pick-up in a motorcade under the scorching sun, Teodoro said he has no choice but to plod on.
“You have to move on. That’s how it is. You have a goal. You have to complete the goal. Look at the goal, not the road. You march 8 kilometers under the sun. But you don’t mind; you just move on,” he said.
In Danao on Tuesday night, the lights went out for about 26 minutes, apparently due to a power overload, delaying Teodoro’s address before a crowd of over 8,000.
Photo-op
During the lull, hordes of campaign volunteers and supporters clad in green shirts, and even local candidates jostled on the stage to pose for pictures with Teodoro, a Harvard-trained lawyer, pilot and exercise buff.
Young boys and girls coaxed Teodoro to sign the back of their green shirts for posterity, amid chants of “Gibo, Gibo, Gibo.”
Teodoro barnstormed most parts of Cebu with Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia.
Administration senatorial candidate, Mayor Ramon Guico of Binalonan, Pangasinan, also showed up at the rally organized by Danao Mayor Ramon Durano III and his son, Rep. Ramon Durano VI of the Nationalist People’s Coalition.
On Wednesday, Teodoro was set to fly to Camotes and Bantayan islands, and Dumanjug and Argao towns for more campaign rallies.

Source:
By TJ Burgonio
Philippine Daily Inquirer

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