Magdalo endorses Chiz for president
October 25, 2009 Sunday
The reformist Magdalo group announced today their official endorsement of the candidacies of its six card-bearing members and the presidential bid of Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero.
In the first party resolution he read, Magdalo Party Secretary General Francisco Ashley Acedillo announced their endorsement of Army Brig. Gen. Danny Lim and Marine Col. Ariel Querubin, who are both running for the Senate.
In addition, three of four other Magdalo leaders who also received the group’s backing are running for the House of Representative through their respective districts. They are Navy Lt. Senior Grade James Layug, for the second district of Taguig City; Air Force 1Lt. Francisco Ashley Acedillo, for Cebu City’s second district; and Army Captain Dante Langkit, for the lone district of Kalinga province.
Marine Captain Gary Alejano, meanwhile, has been endorsed as candidate for mayor of the city of Sipalay in Negros Occidental.
In another party resolution, the results of the party’s balloting were announced which showed Sen. Escudero garnering 53.7 per cent of the votes cast by the party leaders or a 24.7 per cent margin over the candidate with the second highest number of votes.
“We are supporting the presidential bid of Sen. Escudero. The decision of the group to back the senator is a product of a thorough and comprehensive consultation among our members nationwide,” said Magdalo national spokesperson Air Force Lieutenant Francisco Ashley Acedillo at a press conference at the University Hotel in Diliman, Quezon City.
Party delegates were made to select from among the opposition presidential bets on the basis of the latter’s character, vision and leadership.
The Magdalo has more than 40,000 members nationwide representing 375 chapters at the provincial, city or municipal level.