MANILA, Philippines – House Speaker Prospero Nograles is calling all pro-administration parties to field a common standard bearer for 2010 presidential elections, as negotiations to merge Lakas-CMD and Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (Kampi) near collapse.
In her report in GMA News’ 24 Oras Thursday, Maki Pulido said the merger of Lakas and Kampi seems impossible to attain before 2010 elections. Instead, Arroyo allies are now working to have a common presidential candidate to make pro-administration coalition parties intact.
MANILA, Philippines – With 2010 just a year away, church, government and civil society leaders have started their selection process for candidates they will support in the 2010 polls.
The leaders made the commitment at a conference on corruption at the Communication Foundation for Asia (CFA) last July, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines said.
MANILA, Philippines – Business tycoon and former ambassador Eduardo “Danding” Cojuangco has revealed that the party he founded in 1992, the Nationalist Peoples’ Coalition (NPC), will field either Senator Loren Legarda or her colleague Sen. Francis Escudero as the party’s standard bearer in 2010 presidential elections.
Cojuangco made the announcement during the NPC Christmas party, which was also attended by heads of other political parties such as Speaker Prospero Nograles, president of Lakas-CMD, and Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Villafuerte, president of Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino or Kampi.
Benjamin Nillo, Las Piñas City: Although he’s a good man, I won’t vote for Noli de Castro as the next president. He is not an intellectual and will not make an efficient leader.
Edward Perdido, Ilocos Norte: Yes, I’m very convinced that he’ll be a good president since he is doing his appointed job with results. I think it’s enough basis and training for him to be the president.
MANILA, Philippines – Former President Joseph Estrada on Tuesday said Mayor Jejomar Binay’s performance as Makati City’s chief executive indicates he has the capacity to run the country in the future.
“Si Mayor Binay din naman ay may kapasidad, may abilidad. Napakita ni Mayor Binay yung kanyang kakayahan bilang chief executive ng premier city ng Pilipinas (Mayor Binay has the capacity and the ability. He has shown this as the chief executive of the country’s premier city),” Estrada said in an interview over QTV’s Balitanghali.
Earlier in the day, Binay declared his presidential bid for the 2010 elections during the celebrations of his 66th birthday at the Makati City Hall.
