Teodoro is the Administration's Standard Bearer

The Administration have already chosen a candidate for President and they chose Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro to be Lakas-Kampi-CMD's standard bearer for the 2010 Presidential Elections after a closed-door meeting held by the National Executive Committe at Edsa Shangri-La today.

After having formed a quorum when 52 of 64 members of the Committee were present in the event, they proceeded with the meeting to decide which between Teodoro and MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando they would choose to represent their party in the upcoming elections. The selection process were done through secret balloting and after having tallied the votes, it appeared that for every one vote that Fernando got, Teodoro had eight. Meanwhile, DILG Secretary Ronaldo Puno also received nominations for Vice President but the party said they would like to reserve the slot to give Teodoro the chance to choose his running mate.

To Run or Not to Run, That is the Question

Time is running out for Vice President Noli de Castro. He only has until midnight tonight to decide if he wants to be Lakas Kampi-CMD's standard bearer for the 2010 Presidential Elections. Though the VP's camp has said that Noli would announce his decision within this week, the Administration would be forced to toss the coin between Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro and MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando if Noli did not represent himself tonight, although it is apparent that they are still hoping that Noli would accept the offer. De Castro is the Administration's best based on the previous surveys. Other Administration candidates did not fare well on any survey, getting 1% or even less. But should De Castro keep his silence for the rest of this day, it is most probable that Teodoro would be the one to represent the Administration in the election. Testament to that is the expressed support of 90 Lakas Congressmen to Teodoro earlier today. If indeed the Administration considers Teodoro to be their standard bearer (this is just my opinion), I think and I am convinced that De Castro will still run for presidency, and since the slot has already been given away, he will run as an independent candidate. Well, I will take a close look at the political movements in the days to come and see for myself if I was right or wrong about my prediction. But until there is no definite answer to De Castro's political plans, to run or not to run, that is still the question.