Romulo backs Noynoy

Romulo backs Noynoy
September 21, 2009, 6:28pm

President Arroyo expects her Cabinet members, especially those allied with Lakas-Kampi-CMD party, to support the administration’s standard-bearer in the 2010 elections, Malacañang said on Monday.

“Definitely when this administration is going to support officially a candidate, then everybody must toe the line,” Deputy Presidential Spokesman Anthony Golez said in a news conference in the Palace.

Golez’s statement was issued in the wake of reports that Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo had reportedly endorsed Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III as presidential candidate despite the administration’s selection of Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro as standard-bearer.

Golez, however, said Malacañang would eventually respect the right of Cabinet members who may have their own preferred crop of leaders next year. Many of the President’s Cabinet members belong to various political parties belonging to the administration coalition. (Genalyn Kabiling)