Tuesday, April 17, 2007 Team Unity sets 2nd Mindanao sortie By Ben O. Tesiorna
TEAM Unity senatorial candidates will be visiting Mindanao for a second time with Central Mindanao as their target area.
Come Wednesday, Team Unity will first visit Cotabato City. The administration candidates will fly from Manila to Cotabato City shortly before noontime Wednesday. Upon arrival, they will have a motorcade around the city before paying courtesy call on Mayor Muslimin Sema.
At 4 p.m. Wednesday, a proclamation rally will be held at the Datu Odin Sinsuat, capital town of Shariff Kabunsuan province, where Gov. Datu Bimbo Sinsuat, who is seeking reelection, and congressional candidate Bai Sandra Sema will be proclaimed as official administration candidates.
A pulong-pulong will then follow at Shariff Aguak in Maguindanao. By 6 p.m. of the same day, Team Unity candidates will be going to Isulan in Sultan Kudarat for another pulong-pulong with Governor Pax Mangudadatu and other local officials.
A rally will also be held in Koronadal City in South Cotabato by 8 p.m. of the same day with the team spending the night at Marvella Hotel.
Thursday is expected to be another hectic schedule for the senatorial bets as they travel from Koronadal to General Santos City and attend a press conference around 9:30 a.m. at the Royal Hotel.
At noon, candidates will proceed to Sarangani province for lunch with Governor Miguel Dominguez. A proclamation rally will be held at the Alabel Public Market around 3 p.m.
By 6 p.m. the team will return to General Santos for a dinner with boxing champ Manny Pacquiao at his residence. Pacquiao is running for congressman under Kampi against opposition Rep. Darlene Custodio.
An evening rally is scheduled in the same city and Team Unity will spend the night at General Santos before flying back to Manila Friday morning.
Team Unity was in the Davao Region last month and is scheduled to be back here in Davao City on April 22.
