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TOURISM Secretary Robert Ace Durano lashed out at
Genuine Opposition candidate Benigno Aquino Jr. following allegation
that he is Malacañang’s new target of special operations.
Durano, also the spokesman for
Team Unity, in a text message to The Manila Times said the slide by
some GO candidates in the surveys is a natural consequence of the
rise of some Team Unity candidates.
He noted the significant rise of
Team Unity candidate Miguel Zubiri who ranked 17 last month to
number 14 this April, based on the recent Social Weather Station
survey.
Other TU candidates who have
shown significant rise were Cesar Montano and Michael Defensor who
were standing between number 16 and 17; Prospero Pichay who is at
close number 19, following GO candidate John Osmeña who ranked 18
from number 12 in March.
Durano attributed the rise of
Team Unity candidates to their presence in the provinces and from
the push made by coalition leaders.
He maintained that TU’s focus
is to push the administration candidates up and not to engineer
dirty tactics against their rival candidates.
Aquino alleged his dropped in the
recent SWS survey to among the six candidates competing for the last
three slots was the product of Malacañang’s special operations.
Durano pointed out that based on
the political ads of the Genuine Opposition being played on
televisions, “it is GO’s strategy to pull down Team Unity
candidates. This is not TU style.”
--Sam Mediavilla
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