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Tuesday, December 23, 2003
FPJ accepts opposition party's nomination
MANILA -- Movie star Fernando Poe Jr. accepted Monday the nomination of the opposition Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP) to become the party's standard-bearer.
"Ako, si Fernando Poe Jr., ay buong pakumbabang kinikilala at tinatanggap ang maging presidential standard-bearer ng Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (I, Fernando Poe Jr., humbly acknowledge and accept the nomination of the Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino as its presidential standard-bearer)," Poe announced in a jam-packed conference room at the Westin Philippine Plaza in Pasay City.
He said "God helped and guided him" in reaching the decision to accept the KNP's nomination, while it was his supporters who convinced him to enter public service.
Poe's acceptance came two weeks after he was nominated by the KNP, a coalition of the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP), Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino (PDP)-Laban and Partido ng Masang Pilipino (PMP).
Poe said he has yet to decide when he would file his candidacy before the Commission on Elections (Comelec), but he assured he would do so before the end of the month.
Poe has not announced who his running mate will be, if he has a complete senatorial slate, or what his platform of government is.
He also said he was still in the process of selecting a possible running mate. Senators Loren Legarda, Aquilino Pimentel, Gregorio Honasan, and former senator Miriam Defensor Santiago were among those earlier reported as being considered for the slot.
When asked what are his criteria in choosing his runningmate, the actor simply said "yun talagang makakatulong sa bansa (someone who can help the country)."
Poe did not include Sen. Panfilo Lacson, another presidential contender, as among those being considered as his runningmate because he believed that Lacson would not slide down.
"It's very true that Senator Lacson will really run for president," he added.
Poe also said he would reveal his platform of government after he finishes consulting his advisers and other groups. (Miko Santos/JPM)
(December 23, 2003 issue)
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