I’ve been reading the latest articles on Inquirer.Net and I was really amused with how some administration veterans are reacting to Puno’s bid for the Vice Presidency. Two high ranking officials have already publicly stated that they would prefer it if Batangas Governor Vilma Santos was to become Sec. Gilbert Teodoro’s running mate. This makes perfect sense since I find both Puno and Teodoro to be insanely boring at times. They lack charisma, passion, and life. I’d love to see them become more “human”. With Santos as Teodoro’s running mate, she’ll be able to put some kick into the campaign.
Not just because she’s a celebrity
One thing going for Ate Vi is that other than being popular she also has a credible background in governance. I don’t live in Batangas but from what I hear she’s been doing a good job. I’m sure she’s a sure win if she decides against running for VP and sticks to her original intention of just seeking reelection. Puno, on the other hand, is painted as a very traditional and old-fashioned politician. Ever since he declared his bid, he’s been getting a lot of criticism from various sides of the political arena – both administration and opposition.
What’s interesting to note is that people are desperate for someone else to the point that Sec. Ebdane’s name is being floated as a possible running mate for Teodoro instead of Puno. Is he really that bad? Hahaha!
Here’s the article on Inquirer for everyone’s reading pleasure:
MANILA — Who’s afraid of a Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino-Manuel “Mar” Roxas tandem?
Not the administration’s Lakas-Kampi-CMD party, especially if it could convince Batangas Gov. Vilma Santos to be the running-mate of its standard-bearer, Secretary Gilbert Teodoro.
Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, interim party president, said on Wednesday that a Teodoro-Santos ticket would be a good match to the Aquino-Roxas tandem of the Liberal Party.
He said Santos could complement Teodoro’s improving popularity — as purportedly shown in a recent unofficial survey — with her own, considering that she is a veteran actress with years of experience in local government.
“Why not?” he told reporters, reacting to the possibility of fielding Teodoro and Santos against Aquino and Roxas.
“It is one thing to have charisma and to be in tandem with someone who can push you up. So the benefit is mutual,” he said in Filipino.
Santos has indicated that she preferred to seek reelection in Batangas. But Prospero Pichay, a Lakas-Kampi vice president, has said the party was still “courting” her.
So far, Ermita said the party was supporting the “endorsement” of Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno as Teodoro’s running mate. But he left the door open for Santos, with the choice of Puno yet to be ratified in a party convention.
“Between now and that period of ratification by the national convention, we could expect that things can happen,” he said.
Ermita, however, all but ruled out the possibility of the party dropping Teodoro as its standard-bearer.
The name of Public Works Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane was floated on Wednesday as a possible presidential bet, courtesy of a paid newspaper advertisement portraying him as an unassuming “action man.”
In the ad, Mayor Juanito Alipao of Alimodian, Iloilo, thanked Ebdane for visiting his far-flung town and ordering the construction of a bridge as part of Edbane’s countryside development program.
The ad screamed in bold letters: “Di kaya si Jun Ebdane ang Tamang Daan sa 2010?”
Ermita slammed the door on a possible Ebdane presidential run under Lakas-Kampi. At most, he said the Cabinet official was free to join the party.
“As far as the party is concerned, we have already chosen our candidate,” he said. “He should understand that there was already a selection process.”
A giddy Ermita reported the preliminary results of a nationwide survey among presidential contenders, supposedly showing a vast improvement in Teodoro’s rating.
He said Teodoro was now near the top in the survey that also included former President Estrada, Vice President Noli De Castro, and Senators Francis Escudero, Loren Legarda and Richard Gordon.
Ermita said the unofficial results were given to Malacañang last Sunday and were yet to include the ratings of Senators Manuel Villar and Aquino.
“Can you imagine that among the frontrunners, Secretary Teodoro is already next to Senator Escudero and even higher than the others who used to rate high?” he said. “The figures are not yet in but he is already very near to President Erap (Estrada).”
“You’ll be amazed how fast (his rating) has improved,” he added.
Ermita said Teodoro’s rating was likely buoyed by his televised responses to queries on national issues during the Lakas-Kampi executive committee meeting last week.
Ermita called for regular debates among presidential aspirants, confident that Teodoro would perform well.
“Intelligent voters can see through (the candidates),” he said. “I know this call will not fall on deaf ears because we need to know who is most deserving to run our country.”
Puno said in a recent press release that the party should have a national convention to decide who should be the VP for Teodoro.
Sounds like MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando.
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much as I would love to see Ate Vi (my fave actress and I admire her sense of duty) in a higher position, I don’t think this would be a wise move for her. being associated with the present Administration is inviting suicide as Philippine history will show us one day. they are killing the Philippines slowly but surely with the way they are running government.