from The Daily Tribune
http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20100306hed6.html
Amid rumors that he is withdrawing from the vice presidential race, former Optical Media Board chairman and Lakas-Kampi-CMD vice presidential bet Eduardo “Edu” Manzano yesterday appeared on television and declared that he will not abandon the party’s standard-bearer.
“I will not withdraw, that is my categorical statement,” said Manzano at a presidential forum series of the morning TV program “Unang Hirit.”
“I will not abandon my presidential candidate,” he reiterated at a news forum in Greenhills, San Juan City that he attended with Lakas-Kampi-CMD presidential bet Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr.
Manzano said his temporary absence from campaign sorties was misconstrued by some quarters as a move to pull out from the vice presidential race when what he had done was to join Pastor Apollo Quiboloy in Hong Kong and visit the Filipino communities there.
He said the problems that he had encountered with the Lakas-Kampi-CMD organization were common to other political parties and were merely blown out of proportion.
In jest, Manzano said, “When I first heard of talks about candidates withdrawing, I thought it was Mar (Roxas) and Loren (Legarda) who were withdrawing from the race.”
He added the first thing that they discussed within the party when rumors about his supposed withdrawal from the vice presidential derby broke out was to find out where such talks originated.
“The talks about complaints and misunderstandings of our strategists or campaign team, these are internal. We don’t even know how this issue became such a big one,” he said.
According to Manzano, he is putting his full faith and trust in Teodoro, his running mate, and Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno, who convinced him to vie for the vice presidential post.
“I fight to win and I will carry on until the final bell regardless of the difficulties involved,” he said.
Meanwhile, Davao del Sur Gov. Douglas Cagas yesterday assured the victory of Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Sen. Manuel Villar and his running mate Sen. Loren Legarda in the province in the May elections, vowing to get the backing of the same people who have been supporting him for years.
Cagas said he believes his machinery, which has been in place since he first joined politics in the late 1970s, “will be enough” to ensure the victory for Villar and Legarda.
Villar and Legarda arrived in Digos early afternoon after visiting Mati, Davao Oriental, where they had a tour of the city.
Accompanied by Gov. Cora Malanyaon and eight NP senatorial candidates, Villar and Legarda toured the local market and the campus of Davao Oriental State College.
In Digos, Villar and his party, which included members of the NP senatorial slate had a caucus with local NP candidates, headed by the governor and his son Rep. Mark Cagas.
“I have parallel groups who are working with me in making Villar win in Davao del Sur,” the governor said.
Governor Cagas said he does not see any threat to Villar’s candidacy in Davao del Sur, where there is no virtual presence of the Liberal Party and other parties. Charlie V. Manalo and PNA
“I will not withdraw, that is my categorical statement,” said Manzano at a presidential forum series of the morning TV program “Unang Hirit.”
“I will not abandon my presidential candidate,” he reiterated at a news forum in Greenhills, San Juan City that he attended with Lakas-Kampi-CMD presidential bet Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr.
Manzano said his temporary absence from campaign sorties was misconstrued by some quarters as a move to pull out from the vice presidential race when what he had done was to join Pastor Apollo Quiboloy in Hong Kong and visit the Filipino communities there.
He said the problems that he had encountered with the Lakas-Kampi-CMD organization were common to other political parties and were merely blown out of proportion.
In jest, Manzano said, “When I first heard of talks about candidates withdrawing, I thought it was Mar (Roxas) and Loren (Legarda) who were withdrawing from the race.”
He added the first thing that they discussed within the party when rumors about his supposed withdrawal from the vice presidential derby broke out was to find out where such talks originated.
“The talks about complaints and misunderstandings of our strategists or campaign team, these are internal. We don’t even know how this issue became such a big one,” he said.
According to Manzano, he is putting his full faith and trust in Teodoro, his running mate, and Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno, who convinced him to vie for the vice presidential post.
“I fight to win and I will carry on until the final bell regardless of the difficulties involved,” he said.
Meanwhile, Davao del Sur Gov. Douglas Cagas yesterday assured the victory of Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Sen. Manuel Villar and his running mate Sen. Loren Legarda in the province in the May elections, vowing to get the backing of the same people who have been supporting him for years.
Cagas said he believes his machinery, which has been in place since he first joined politics in the late 1970s, “will be enough” to ensure the victory for Villar and Legarda.
Villar and Legarda arrived in Digos early afternoon after visiting Mati, Davao Oriental, where they had a tour of the city.
Accompanied by Gov. Cora Malanyaon and eight NP senatorial candidates, Villar and Legarda toured the local market and the campus of Davao Oriental State College.
In Digos, Villar and his party, which included members of the NP senatorial slate had a caucus with local NP candidates, headed by the governor and his son Rep. Mark Cagas.
“I have parallel groups who are working with me in making Villar win in Davao del Sur,” the governor said.
Governor Cagas said he does not see any threat to Villar’s candidacy in Davao del Sur, where there is no virtual presence of the Liberal Party and other parties. Charlie V. Manalo and PNA
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