Governors and local officials express support to Gibo

Forty nine out of fifty governors who attended League of Provinces of the Philippines expressed their support to Gilbert Teodoro.

“There are more governors supporting him, not just 49… I think about 80% of the governors throughout the country are supporting Gibo. I would say that in terms of Congress, very easily you will have 80 to 100 congressmen who will declare their support for Gibo.” Interior and Local Government Secretary Ronnie Puno said.

“I’m confident that with Gilbert Teodoro as our presidential candidate, Lakas-Kampi will go very far and actually win this next election.” Ronnie Puno said.

Ronnie Puno said he is endorsing the 45-year old defense chief as standard bearer of the party because he believes that it is now time for the “younger generation to come in” and take over the challenges of the presidency of the country.

“On top of that, I will be able to contribute to him a channel of dialogue for local concerns which has been my entire career,” added Puno. “So I believe that this combination--the energy and the youth of a very qualified, a valedictorian, a bar topnotcher of a candidate, with the, many many long trying years of public service that I have—that will result in a lot of positive things for the country.”

“Speaking as an aspirant for the nomination of the party, I believe that my own candidacy will be stronger if it is with the candidacy of Gibo Teodoro for president,” he stressed.

As for the fighting chance of a Gibo-Ronnie teamup, the DILG chief says he combination of his many years of experience in the government service (close to 35 years), and Gibo’s dynamism and energy would spell victory for the Lakas-Kampi party next year, and that I believe.