From Ellen Tordesillas:
Team GMA spokesman Ace Durano announced the withdrawal of Petilla and the entry of actor Cesar Montano to the ticket.
Durano said Petilla has decided to run for re-election as governor after his mother, Rep. Remedios Petilla, decided to retire from politics.
Durano said since Petilla was from Lakas, it was also the party that chose Montano. He said geography was also a consideration. Petilla is from the Visayas. So is Montano.
Naku, hindi ba bawal ito? kung ginawa ito ng opposition, hindi papayagan yan ng administration! Magiingay si Romulo Makalintal niyan at mapapahiya ang Opposition.
I believe the admin thinks it made a bad choice with Petilla and don't want to be stuck with him, and i don’t believe Petilla's reason na magre-retire ang nanay niya kaya siya dapat tumakbo bilang governor ulit. the admin just thought petilla is a bad candidate. and now they’re bending the rules to get ahead of the opposition.
i think the admin panicked. but at the same time it is flouting and violating the rules of fair play.
the comelec should be strongly criticized if they allowed this kind of crap.
first, it’s the nuisance candidate bullshit with cayetano, now this.
UPDATE: WTF, Cesar Montano filed his candidacy only today, Feb. 16.
But the deadline for the filing of certificates of candidacy for senatorial positions was on Feb. 12, 2007. lampas na ng apat na araw si montano.
The Comelec said that the filing of certificates of candidacy and manifestation of intent to participate in party-list election starts on Jan. 15, 2007 and ends on Feb. 12, 2007. The filing of certificates of candidacy for senatorial positions and for those who intend to participate in the party-list polls will end on Feb. 12, 2007.
If this kind of crap is allowed, is it possible for the opposition to say... replace a candidate like John Osmena, Trillanes or Kiko Pangilinan too if the opposition decided to?
UPDATE: Matanong lang, mga readers, when did mr. montano became a member of LAKAS-NUCD? and is petilla allowed to run for governor if he withdrew from the senate race?
UPDATE: Maybe this has something to do why Guv Petilla dropped out:
Team GMA’s campaign manager, my friend Reli German, says his 12-man slate will not hold public rallies. Instead, they will present their "platform" via power point to mayors and other local officials. He said public rallies are like preaching to the believers, who are merely hauled to the town plaza by their mayors. So now they will just preach to the bought. They will razzle-dazzle the bought with their power-point promises. And provided the money comes to greasy palms, their Team GMA will be carried in the sample ballots which their NPO or its sub-contractors, will be printing. Neat.
"Gusto naming itaas ang antas ng kampanya", Reli keeps mouthing on TV and the radio. He, he, he.
Ikaw naman Reli, baka naman takot lang kayong humarap sa taong bayan. And pray tell, why should the team leader, manager, producer all rolled into one, La Gloria misma, be excluded from your campaign trail?
They desperately needed a "crowd drawer" and panicked. So they handpicked Cesar Montano to do the job.
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