Independent candidate for Vice President, Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on Saturday that President Benigno Aquino III should not have endorsed any candidate in the May election to be sure that the polls will be really fair.
Escudero said in a news conference at the rest house of Mayor Raymond Calderon in Samboan, Cebu.
“Nalungkot ako ng bahagya nung nagpasya si Pangulong Aquino na mag-endorso ng kandidato.”
[I was slightly saddened by by the President Aquino’s decision to endorse a candidate]“Mas maganda sana kung wala, hindi dahil si Sen. Grace (Poe) ang inendorso niya or ako pero mas maganda sana kung pinangasiwaan na lang ng Pangulo, sinupervise at inoversee niya ang isang malinis at patas na halalan,“
[It would have been better if he didn’t, not because he did not endorse Sen. Grace or me but, it would have been better if the President will just supervise and oversee that the elections would be clean and fair.]
The President has been busy going into provinces to speak on rallies to campaign for Presidential candidate, Mar Roxas and Vice Presidential candidate, Leny Robredo. He also appeared in different TV commercials that endorses the two candidates.
Escudero said that the current Administration’s “Daang Matuwid [Straight Path]” program would have better demonstrated the example of fair play if the President remained unbiased and by not endorsing any candidate.
“Ang tuwid na daan ay parehas at patas ang laban. Kaya ipinagbawal ng Constitution ang reelection ng isang pangulo para hindi niya magamit yung opisina niya para sa pangangampanya.
[The straight path is for equality and fairness. That’s why the Constitution does not allow the reelection of a current president so he could not use his office in campaigning] Escudero said as quoted by Cebu Daily News.
According to Escudero, President Aquino is also urging his Cabinet Secretaries to also support Roxas and Robredo.
“Imbes na maasikaso ng mga Cabinet Secretaries ang problema ng bansa, andito sila kasama ng kandidato ng Liberal Party nangangampanya.”
[Instead of dealing with the problems of the country, the Cabinet Secretaries are here with the candidates of the Liberal Party, campaigning]
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Soureces:
Cebu Daily News
GMA News Online
Inquirer