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Zubiri: Fernando guilty of 'illusions of grandeur'
By SOPHIA DEDACE, GMANews.TV
MANILA, Philippines â âIllusions of grandeur" would do you no good. So advised Senate Majority Floor Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri to Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chair Bayani Fernando, who insisted on running in the 2010 elections despite faring dismally in a recent survey on most preferred presidential bets. Zubiri, who is also secretary general of administration party Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD), said that Fernando should âface the reality" that he is not a strong contender in the presidential race. âWala nang illusions of grandeur. Kung yung taong pipili diyan ay may ayaw sa inyo, kung yung tatanungin na taxi driver, waiter, mga manggagawa, mga magsasaka, âdi naman binabanggit ang pangalan niyo ay dapat magpakatotoo tayo. Lalaki lang ang gastos niyo," Zubiri said in an interview on dzBB radio. ["There should be no illusions of grandeur. If you will ask the common people who will they vote for and your name is not mentioned, you should be realistic. You will only incur unnecessary expenses."] Earlier in the day, Fernando said that Pulse Asiaâs recent survey â where only one percent of respondents preferred him â cannot thwart his presidential bid in the forthcoming elections. Fernando also chided Zubiri, who earlier said the MMDA chief had been dropped from Lakasâ shortlist of presidential bets because of his poor performance in Pulse Asiaâs survey. âZubiriâs statement is not valid. He cannot make a decision for the party," he said in Filipino. But in Sundayâs radio interview, Zubiri said that it was Lakasâ executive committee that decided to exclude Fernando in the administration partyâs list. Zubiri also said that the executive committee was only being practical in dropping perceived weak contenders from its choices for possible standard bearers. âIâm just being truthful. First of all, kasama ang winnability. âPag mahina at walang kapana-panalo (ang pinili), maraming mawawala sa partido, maraming lilipat [Winnability is one of those being considered. If a weak contender will be the partyâs standard bearer, a lot of our members will transfer to other parties]," Zubiri said. â[That] is a political reality. We must be politically practical," he added. - GMANews.TV
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