{"id":62932,"date":"2015-10-16T03:35:37","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T08:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=62932"},"modified":"2015-10-16T03:35:37","modified_gmt":"2015-10-16T08:35:37","slug":"poe-escudero-file-cocs-vow-not-to-be-distracted-by-petty-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/10\/16\/poe-escudero-file-cocs-vow-not-to-be-distracted-by-petty-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Poe, Escudero file COCs, vow \u2018not to be distracted by petty politics\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Senators Grace Poe and Chiz Escudero filing their COCs. (Photo from Poe’s official Facebook page<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA \u2013 Despite attacks over their tandem, presidential aspirant Senator Grace Poe and her running-mate Senator Francis \u201cChiz\u201d Escudero filed their certificates of candidacy (COCs) for president and vice-president, respectively, at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office yesterday.<\/p>\n

Filing their COCs as independents, Poe was accompanied by her mother, veteran actress Susan Roces, while Escudero was accompanied by his wife, Kapuso actress Heart Evangelista, along with several supporters.<\/p>\n

Both senators topped the presidential and vice-presidential preferences surveys but would not be complacent.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven if you are the frontrunner, you always have to work as if you are the last\u2026 It doesn\u2019t matter who enters the race. We wish them all well, but we\u2026 focus on our own\u2026 and how we can really help the people,\u201d Poe said in an interview with ANC News, adding that they welcomed more contenders which would give more choices for the Filipino voters.<\/p>\n

The tandem also dismissed accusations on copying the platform of the ruling Liberal Party (LP), and regarding Poe being ineligible to seek an elective post.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to pursue the gains right now\u2026 work on what is lacking under the present government and uplift the lives of our people,\u201d Escudero said in a Philippine Star report.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhoever is behind this (disqualification case), Senator Grace is ready to face these challenges. And I think she can surpass the challenges being thrown against her by the Liberal Party or whoever else,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven when we were still contemplating running as president and vice president, our purpose was clear. Ours will be a deliberate leadership that will not be distracted by petty politics,\u201d Poe said, adding that they were \u2018geared toward realizing the real purpose of leading the country to effectively face the challenges of the future.\u2019<\/p>\n

Poe also disclosed that her team-up with Escudero have always been focused on alleviating the Filipino people from poverty.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt this point, the people should really feel the care and protection of the government\u2026 I know this is the chance for us to have a government that is organized, whose care we would feel so that the lives of the poor would improve and they themselves could receive services and protection,\u201d she said in an Inquirer.net report.<\/p>\n

Acknowledging the gains from the Aquino administration, the neophyte senator pointed out that several sectors could still be improved, including peace and order, education and employment, among others.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are some of the things that we want to do which would truly give people equal opportunity, and not just a few,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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