by Katherine Evangelista (INQUIRER.net)
MANILA, Philippines—Former Brigadier General Danilo Lim on Wednesday welcomed the support of the Magdalo group of soldiers for his senatorial bid.
"I am grateful that they have endorsed my candidacy and have pledged to continue to do so," the detained former military general said in a statement.
"However, their support for Senator Manny Villar's presidency runs counter to my present situation having been adopted and supported by another party," Lim said.
The former military official is a guest candidate of the Liberal Party, whose standard-bearer is Senator Benigno Aquino III.
Lim said however that he "respects" the Magdalo's right to choose the presidential candidate to support.
"I have always insisted on doing the right thing. One of these is to defend the right to choose. I respect the Magdalo's right to choose a candidate different from my own choice," Lim said.
"I have always felt an affinity for my brothers in arms. It is this affinity and our common purpose and principles that led us to Manila Pen on November 29, 2007," he added.
Lim is among the 12 senatorial aspirants endorsed by the Magdalo group.
The other senatorial candidates the Magdalo group has endorsed are Colonel Ariel Querubin, Senators Pia Cayetano and Jinggoy Estrada, Representatives Ruffy Biazon, Bongbong Marcos and Gilbert Remulla, former Senator Tito Sotto, Susan Ople, Atty. Adel Tamano, Atty. JV Bautista and Joey de Venecia III.
For the vice president, the Magdalo group endorsed the candidacy of Senator Mar Roxas.
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