Press Release
October 1, 2012

Excerpts of Ambush Interviews with Senator Franklin M. Drilon
LP-Akbayan-NPC-NP-LDP Senate Slate Proclamation

On being the campaign manager

In-announce ng ating Pangulo ngayon sa mga kandidato na tayo nga po ang campaign manager. Mahirap at madali. Kailangan lahat maipanalo natin, 12-0. Iyan po ang ating layunin dahilan sa ito pong sumama kay Pangulong Noynoy ay sumasama sa reporma.

I was asked by the President to help in the campaign and I accepted the challenge.

I have been in a number of national campaigns since 1997. I had exposures. No (hesitation). Last week (when was he asked by the President).

(Q: Mahirap ba dahil magkakaiba ng partido?) Mahirap, ganunpaman, nagkakaisa sila na dapat isulong ang mga reporma ni Noynoy. Magkakaiba man ang partido, iisa ang layunin: isulong ang reporma ni Noynoy. Hindi mahirap dahil parehong prinsipyo.

On campaign strategies

We have not decided on that. We will not do traditional rallies, magastos ang rallies. We will hold rallies in major cities. We will maximize our media exposure, especially in social media.

The traditional rallies in the provinces will only be in big cities. We will make use of social media.

On the other party's plan to adopt administration candidates

There are no common candidates. Our slate is complete. If they adopt some of our candidates, we cannot prevent that. Ang aming pagkakaintindi, buo, 12 ang aming kandidato. Kung i-adopt ng kabila yung ibang kandidato, hindi namin sila mapipigilan. Ngunit mahirap naman siguro na pumunta sa isang rally kung yung kanilang i-a-adopt na kandidato dahilan sa magkakaroon ng conflict of interest.

We cannot prevent them from adopting some of our candidates. But it is certainly quite problematic when the candidate they adopt would suddenly appear in their rallies because if they endorse the candidates on the other side; in effect, they're junking the candidates in the coalition. So it is a difficult situation.

(Q: May parusa ba yung pupunta sa rally ng ibang partido?) We are not talking here about sanctions; we are talking here about cooperation.

Ang mensahe ng partido ay itong coalition ay sumusuporta sa mga nasimulan ni Noynoy at ito po ay magpapatuloy sa administrasyon ni Noynoy.

It will be difficult for these three candidates (Senator Escudero, Senator Legarda Legarda, Grace Poe) to appear in the stage of the other side because, in effect, they are junking the other nine candidates of the administration. It will create practical difficulty.

Walang common candidates. We have 12 administration candidates.

Sa amin ay maliwanag: ang sumama kay Pangulong Noynoy, iyon ang tutulong sa pagpapatuloy ng mga reporma.

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