Francis Escudero's Endorsement

From: Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism

Analysts attribute Binay's surprise showing in large part to the public endorsement by Senator Francis Escudero a few weeks before the polls “ an endorsement driven home by a prominent TV ad campaign.

Political strategist Ronald Jabal says that Escudero's endorsement ads for Binay as Aquino's vice president presented the Makati mayor as a viable alternative to Roxas, who is liked and trusted enough by the public, but is perceived as being too like Aquino “a scion of a rich and politically influential family.

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