BY JP LOPEZ (Malaya)
Link: http://www.malaya.com.ph/04232010/news9.html
BACOLOD CITY – Nacionalista Party vice presidential candidate Loren Legarda on Thursday described as "delusional" the candidates of Liberal Party for linking her and her party to the move of Andal Ampatuan Jr., prime suspect in the Maguindanao massacre, to endorse the candidacy of Benigno Aquino III and his running-mate Manuel Roxas II.
"My only response is one word, delusional. Wag kayo mawawala sa sarili!" she said.
"Yung presidential candidate, yung president nila wala sa isip, yung vice presidential candidate nagpapadyak, umiiyak pag nag-aalyansa ang NP-NPC. Yung mga kanditotong vice president at pagka-senador delusional. Sana magpakatotoo naman ang mga Liberal. Wag naman delusional," she added.
Sen. Edgardo Angara said it was malicious of the LP to link him, through his lawyers, to the endorsement of Ampatuan, who last week proclaimed he was for the NP’s Manny Villar.
The endorsement was made in a press conference held by the detainee.
LP senatorial bet Riza Hontiveros on Wednesday said lawyers identified with Legarda orchestrated Ampatuan’s turnaround and briefED him for the press conference. She said the one of the lawyers used to work for Angara and is now part of Legarda’s campaign staff. Another lawyer was recommended by Angara to be a member of the legal defense team of Ampatuan, she said.
Angara said: "That is completely ridiculous and baseless. I do not know anyone from the prison facility in Taguig. You can check my phone records, I have not made any calls nor written any letters to orchestrate the press conference for Andal Ampatuan."
He said the LP was trying to divert the issue of Ampatuan’s endorsement.
"They said they have received reports that I was behind the press conference. I wish they examined its veracity first before dishing out baseless accusations," Angara said.
He urged the candidates to end the mudslinging and character assassination. "The campaign gimmickry should stop. It is a disservice to our nation, and it derogates our democracy. We want our voters to cast an informed, educated vote, one that is based on platform and not on who seems to be the lesser evil."
Link: http://www.malaya.com.ph/04232010/news9.html
BACOLOD CITY – Nacionalista Party vice presidential candidate Loren Legarda on Thursday described as "delusional" the candidates of Liberal Party for linking her and her party to the move of Andal Ampatuan Jr., prime suspect in the Maguindanao massacre, to endorse the candidacy of Benigno Aquino III and his running-mate Manuel Roxas II.
"My only response is one word, delusional. Wag kayo mawawala sa sarili!" she said.
"Yung presidential candidate, yung president nila wala sa isip, yung vice presidential candidate nagpapadyak, umiiyak pag nag-aalyansa ang NP-NPC. Yung mga kanditotong vice president at pagka-senador delusional. Sana magpakatotoo naman ang mga Liberal. Wag naman delusional," she added.
Sen. Edgardo Angara said it was malicious of the LP to link him, through his lawyers, to the endorsement of Ampatuan, who last week proclaimed he was for the NP’s Manny Villar.
The endorsement was made in a press conference held by the detainee.
LP senatorial bet Riza Hontiveros on Wednesday said lawyers identified with Legarda orchestrated Ampatuan’s turnaround and briefED him for the press conference. She said the one of the lawyers used to work for Angara and is now part of Legarda’s campaign staff. Another lawyer was recommended by Angara to be a member of the legal defense team of Ampatuan, she said.
Angara said: "That is completely ridiculous and baseless. I do not know anyone from the prison facility in Taguig. You can check my phone records, I have not made any calls nor written any letters to orchestrate the press conference for Andal Ampatuan."
He said the LP was trying to divert the issue of Ampatuan’s endorsement.
"They said they have received reports that I was behind the press conference. I wish they examined its veracity first before dishing out baseless accusations," Angara said.
He urged the candidates to end the mudslinging and character assassination. "The campaign gimmickry should stop. It is a disservice to our nation, and it derogates our democracy. We want our voters to cast an informed, educated vote, one that is based on platform and not on who seems to be the lesser evil."
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