President Aquino tells ruling party: look beyond elections

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How can the Liberal Party maintain continuity between the initiatives of the government of President Aquino and future administrations? It must look beyond next year’s mid-term and the 2016 presidential elections. Putting together the local machinery is important, says Liberal Party spokesman Erin Tanada, because local politicians will bring in the votes. He says the list of possible candidates for senator now includes 32 names. Exactly how many senators will Filipinos elect next year, 12 or 13? Well, Commission on Elections chairman Sixto Brillantes says that depends on whether or not Sen. Miriam Santiago will resign to join the International Criminal Court (ICC).


Read more about 2013 elections and President Aquino’s points to the Liberal Party here – all on Rappler.

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