Beware Fidel, Bongbong warns bets
REP. Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (KBL-NP, Ilocos Norte) yesterday warned presidential aspirants against accepting the endorsement of former President Fidel V. Ramos, saying it would be a "kiss of death."
"I pity the presidential candidate who will be endorsed by FVR," he said.
Marcos, son of Ferdinand Marcos who is now running for the Senate under Sen. Manuel Villar’s Nacionalista Party, said Sen. Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino, standard bearer of the Liberal Party, should stay away from Ramos if he wants to maintain his approval ratings.
"An endorsement from Ramos could put Noynoy’s candidacy at risk given the former president’s terrible reputation," he said.
He said Ramos can be considered a "liability" or a "burden" to Aquino because of his involvement in numerous scams such as the alleged anomalous multi-billion-peso independent power producers (IPP) contracts, the scandal-rocked PEA-Amari deal, and the Centennial Expo and Smokey Mountain controversies.
Rep. Marcos gave the same unsolicited advice to Lakas-Kampi standard bearer Gilbert Teodoro who has been slumping in all surveys on presidential preference.
Marcos urged Teodoro to decline a possible endorsement by Ramos. Otherwise, he said, the administration candidate will continue to lag behind presidential surveys.
"FVR’s endorsement could make things worse for Gibo. There’s no way he can recover from poor ratings if he gets endorsed by FVR," he said.
Ramos, who led the breakaway in 1986 that led to EDSA 1, was a nephew of Ferdinand Marcos through Ramos’ mother Angela Valdez.
Ramos has already given his blessings to his nephew Alaminos, Pangasinan Mayor Hernani Braganza, a former Arroyo loyalist and Cabinet member who is now with the LP.
The approval could be an indication of the personal preference of the former president who is known for his political savvy.
Ramos has opposed the merger of Lakas-CMD, of which he was an official, and Kampi.
Braganza and other Pangasinan political leaders had already taken oaths as members of the LP which the administration said is weak in political organizations in the provinces.
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