Gibo is 'his own man,' says PGMA

MANILA, Feb. 10 (PNA) -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo wants administration party standard bearer Gilberto Teodoro Jr. to be “his own man” when he campaigns for his presidential bid in the May 10 elections.

In a press briefing following Tuesday's cabinet meeting at Barangay Talipapa in Quezon City, Press Secretary Crispulo Icban Jr. said the President “deliberately decided that Gibo stands on his own.”

Icban quoted the President as saying that Teodoro can stand on his own.

“Gibo is campaigning on his own capabilities and he hardly mentions the President in his campaign sorties,” he said. “Let’s respect that.”

Icban said the former Defense Secretary could carry the banner of Lakas-Kampi-CMD well in the campaign period that started Tuesday.

The President, he said, was very busy in her tour of the super regions, particularly in her legacy communications campaign around the country.

Today, the President inspected the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX)-C5-South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) link in barangay Talipapa, Quezon City where she also held a cabinet meeting that tackled the developments in the 14 road projects in the Urban Luzon Beltway.