Liberal Party President Senator Mar Roxas wished former Optical Media Board Chairman Eduardo Lorenzo “Edu” B. Manzano well after being picked by the administration as its candidate for the vice-presidency.
“Best of luck to Edu in 2010. Welcome to national politics. He is a worthy opponent,” Roxas said.
“Tiwala tayo na ang mga Pilipino ay pipili ng karapat-dapat at may mahusay na programa para sa tunay na pagbabago (I trust that Filipinos will choose their candidates based on a strong platform for real change),” added Roxas, who has been strongly performing on all surveys for vice president in the 2010 elections.
In a press conference on Friday, Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Ronaldo Puno announced that the administration party Lakas-Kampi-CMD has picked Manzano as running-mate of Department of National Defense Secretary Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro.
Before Manzano and after Puno himself backed out of the vice-presidential race, Lakas-Kampi-CMD sought but failed to get Batangas Governor Vilma Santos-Recto, Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla and Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri, among others, as Teodoro’s running-mate.
“The administration tried everything to get Vilma as Gibo's running-mate, but he now has to settle for Edu,” he added.
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