After so many speculations and news reports, the ruling administration party headed by the President has finally and officially identified the person/s that will lead the party in next year’s elections. According to various posted reports, the ruling coalition has picked and endorsed Secretary Gilbert Teodoro who is currently the secretary of National Defense. The announcement and the endorsement of the Defense Secretary was made by Secretary General Gabriel Claudio during the meeting of the party that was attended by 64 top regional and national party leaders.
The announcement that was made Tuesday was expected, since there were reports that floated earlier that Vice President De Castro has already declined the offer to join the party and become the standard bearer of the party. For the past few weeks now, the general public and of course the ruling party has been waiting for the decision of the vice president, yet the vice president failed to make a decision at an early stage thus there was the need for the party to set a deadline. But now, the deadline has come and it seems that De Castro is no longer interested with the administration party and the party has to make a choice. And that choice is Secretary Teodoro. By effectively choosing Teodoro, MMDA chair Bayani Fernando is left holding the empty bag. During the same meeting, it was also announced that the party’s preferred bet for the second slot or for the vice presidency is Secretary Ronnie Puno of the Department of Interior and Local Government. With this showing of preference, the general public should now expect to see more of Secretary Ronnie and the public should no longer be surprised if one of these days Secretary Teodoro and Secretary Ronnie Puno will hit the road or share the stage together.
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