Poe camp quashes ‘withdrawal’ letter

A statement announcing the alleged withdrawal of Sen. Grace Poe from next year’s presidential race was quickly quashed by her spokesman who said the e-mail message that circulated on Tuesday was fake.

“There is absolutely no truth in the bogus email being circulated that Sen. Poe has withdrawn from the presidential race. Sen. Poe remains steadfast in her bid to seek the presidency so that she can further her platforms of good governance, inclusive growth and improving the competitiveness of our country. As mentioned before, clearly some of her opponents will resort to all types of left-handed approaches to derail her candidacy. Some of her opponents are becoming so desperate that they are already resorting to all types of smear campaign tactics like this,” a statement attributed to Poe’s spokesman, Valenzuela City (Metro Manila) Mayor Rex Gatchalian, read.