Infighting in Aquino camp goes public

From Manila Standard Today

THE infighting in the camp of president-elect Benigno Aquino III went public Monday, after a leader of his volunteers group accused Liberal Party politicians and the Hyatt 10 of hijacking reform.

“From the start, the rift was between the reformist volunteer groups and the trapo political party,” said Conrado de Quiros, a columnist of the Philippine Daily Inquirer and a member of the Volunteers for Noynoy [Aquino] Movement’s executive committee.

On one side of the rift are the supporters of Aquino’s vice presidential running mate, Manuel Roxas II; the so-called Hyatt 10, composed of former Cabinet members who broke with President Gloria Arroyo; Liberal Party officials led by campaign manager Florencio Abad; and former Arroyo Defense Secretary Avelino Cruz.

On the other side are the volunteers who pressed Aquino to run and Senator Francis Escudero, who supported Aquino but not Roxas.

“We’re just putting the record straight,” de Quiros told the Manila Standard.

“They’re making it appear that they [the Roxas camp] were victims, when they were the ones who kicked us out of the campaign first.”

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