Philippine Daily Inquirer
SOURCE: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/362655/escurdero-poe-heave-sigh-of-relief-after-una-junking
ILOILO CITY—Re-electionist Sen. Francis Escudero and Grace Poe, erstwhile common candidates of the administration Team PNoy and the opposition United Nationalist Alliance, on Thursday heaved a sigh of relief after UNA decided to junk them from its lineup.
“Parang nabunutan ako ng tinik [It's like a thorn has been pulled from my side],” Poe told reporters who sought her comment on UNA’s move.
“When I learned that there were conditions [for being adopted by UNA], of course, I found myself in a difficult situation,” she added.
Poe indicated that she couldn’t go against President Aquino’s wishes when he says candidates have to be in certain rallies and campaign sorties—presidential preferences that could have meant Poe shunning UNA rallies during the campaign period.
