MANILA, Philippines—Administration candidate Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro might just make headway out of the mudslinging between leading presidential candidates Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and Manuel Villar, his camp said Friday.
Lakas-Kampi-CMD vice presidential candidate Edu Manzano, Teodoro’s running-mate, said voters are seeing that Teodoro has an untarnished reputation among the aspirants for the presidency.
“Gibo is coming out clean, with no potential issues involving his integrity and character,” said Manzano, an actor and television host and former vice mayor of Makati City.
Because of this, he said Teodoro’s ratings could even surge in the coming weeks.
Teodoro is fourth in various presidential surveys, behind Aquino, Villar and former president Joseph Estrada.
Villar of the Nacionalista Party and Aquino of the Liberal Party began trading barbs two weeks ago over the result of a survey that showed a two-percentage point drop in Aquino’s ratings.
Aquino expressed doubts on the survey of the Social Weather Stations, which was commissioned by Villar’s campaign.
Aquino further taunted Villar, saying he did not take the lead in questioning the scandals hounding the present administration.
Villar retorted, calling Aquino a “liar” and stressing that it was during his leadership in the Senate when major investigations against the administration were initiated by his party-mates.
Manzano said the public has become tired of negative campaigning.
“The more the LP and the NP drag each other’s standard-bearer down, the more Gibo is emerging as the superior candidate with an unsullied personal track record,” he said in a statement.
Manzano said they are currently making the rounds in campuses, where they are welcomed overwhelmingly by the youth voters.
Lakas-Kampi-CMD vice presidential candidate Edu Manzano, Teodoro’s running-mate, said voters are seeing that Teodoro has an untarnished reputation among the aspirants for the presidency.
“Gibo is coming out clean, with no potential issues involving his integrity and character,” said Manzano, an actor and television host and former vice mayor of Makati City.
Because of this, he said Teodoro’s ratings could even surge in the coming weeks.
Teodoro is fourth in various presidential surveys, behind Aquino, Villar and former president Joseph Estrada.
Villar of the Nacionalista Party and Aquino of the Liberal Party began trading barbs two weeks ago over the result of a survey that showed a two-percentage point drop in Aquino’s ratings.
Aquino expressed doubts on the survey of the Social Weather Stations, which was commissioned by Villar’s campaign.
Aquino further taunted Villar, saying he did not take the lead in questioning the scandals hounding the present administration.
Villar retorted, calling Aquino a “liar” and stressing that it was during his leadership in the Senate when major investigations against the administration were initiated by his party-mates.
Manzano said the public has become tired of negative campaigning.
“The more the LP and the NP drag each other’s standard-bearer down, the more Gibo is emerging as the superior candidate with an unsullied personal track record,” he said in a statement.
Manzano said they are currently making the rounds in campuses, where they are welcomed overwhelmingly by the youth voters.
