ERAP HOLDS UNA RALLY IN MANILA

Erap holds UNA rally

By Macon Ramos-Araneta | Posted on Apr. 01, 2013 at 12:02am | 1,046 views

Former President Joseph Estrada held his proclamation rally on Sunday before an estimated crowd of 75,000 in front of the Post Office building at Liwasang Bonifacio.

“It’s about time for Manila to rise,” said Estrada, who will slug it out with former ally-turned political nemesis, Mayor Alfredo Lim.

Lim, running under the Team PNoy slate, is seeking his third and last term of office. He will be proclaimed today by President Benigno Aquino III.

Estrada and his partymates were officially endorsed by Vice President Jejomar Binay and Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile.

Binay and Enrile, along with Estrada are the so-called “Three Kings” of the United Nationalist Alliance, a coalition of the Vice President’s PDP-Laban and Estrada’s Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino.
Aside from Estrada, UNA also endorsed re-electionist Vice Mayor Isko Moreno, and the 26 councilors who left Lim’s party to join the Erap-Isko tandem. .

Lim, who was appointed by Estrada as Interior and Local Government Secretary when he was President, had picked former showbiz talent Lou Veloso as runningmate.

Also endorsed in Sunday’s event are four congressional reelectionists in Manila–Representatives Edward Tan and Amado Bagatsing of the second district and fifth district, respectively and Dionix Dionisio of the first district and comebacking Benny Abante of the sixth district.

Present in the rally were UNA senatorial candidates Nancy Binay, daughter of the Vice President along with JV Ejercito and Cagayan Rep. Jack Enrile, sons of Estrada and Enrile, respectively, Senator Gringo Honasan, former Senator Miguel Zubiri, former Tarlac Gov. Tingting Cojuanco, Zambales Rep. Mitos Magsaysay, former Senator Dick Gordon and Ernie Maceda.