Shunning Traditional Political Parties, an Act of Political Suicide?

Nov. 16, 2009

By BENJIE OLIVEROS

Senator Chiz Escudero created quite a stir when he bolted from the
Nationalist Peoples Coalition (NPC) at a time when he was almost
certain to bag the partys nomination. But there are rumors that one
of the reasons behind his decision was the alleged unwillingness of
the Boss Eduardo Danding Cojuangco to throw his full support,
financially, to Escuderos campaign. Escudero, on the other hand,
claims that his decision to bolt the NPC stems from his belief that a
candidate for president should be free from all the fetters of party
loyalty and political debts. Read On.

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