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Governors’
Support for PGMA. Forty-two of the country’s
governors, led by LPP national president Loreto Leo
S. Ocampos and national chairman Luis Raymund F. Villafuerte
Jr., in a photo opportunity with Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
during the vigil and show of support for the chief executive
held at the Premiere Guest House last February 29. |
Govs
hold vigil to reaffirm support for PGMA
While
anti-Arroyo groups took to the streets of Makati to participate
in a mass action asking for the President’s resignation,
euphemized as an “inter-faith rally” last February
29, some 42 governors trooped to the Malacañan Palace
to manifest their support to Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
The governors, led by LPP national president Gov. Loreto Leo
S. Ocampos and national chairman Gov. LRay F. Villafuerte
Jr., took an afternoon off from their respective provincial
appointments to take part in a vigil to express their support
for the President.
The
gathering at the Premiere Guest House of the Palace brought
together not only the governors, but also members of the House
of Representatives, led by presidential sons – Pampanga
Rep. Mikee Arroyo and Camarines Sur Rep. Dato Arroyo –
allied with the administration, as well as city and municipal
mayors.
The
LPP had earlier adopted a manifesto calling on the political
opposition to allow Pres. Arroyo to complete the last two
years of her administration and wait until 2010 to present
their respective agenda and programs to the people through
the elections.
It was a gathering where there were no speeches made, no program
to follow, and no order of business to take care of.
However, there was just a single agenda: to stand firm behind
Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her presidency, the Constitution
and the rule of law.
Even
as the President went about her regular appointments for the
day, the congressmen and local officials chose to hold fort
at the Palace while monitoring the events unfolding during
the “inter-faith rally” in Makati, where anti-administration
stalwarts called for the President to resign.
While awaiting the arrival of the President from her sorties,
the governors participated in the celebration of the Holy
Eucharist sponsored by the First Family.
When Pres. Arroyo arrived at the Premiere Guest House in an
apparently good mood, she graciously obliged to photo opportunities
with the governors, congressmen and other local officials
there, after which she went around from table to table to
for a tête-à-tête with her guests.
Earlier in the day, the governors organized sponsored masses
for peace and unity in their respective provinces as a counterpoint
to the “inter-faith rally” held by the anti-administration
groups. (AJSanchez)
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