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Erap won't back out of presidential bid—Jinggoy
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Purple Romero, abs-cbnNEWS.com/ Newsbreak | 09/29/2009 6:51 PM
Former president Joseph ‘Erap’ Estrada will not back out from the presidential race, dashing hopes that there will be a common opposition candidate for the 2010 elections.
Sen. Jinggoy Estrada told reporters that his father will stand pat on his plans to join the presidential derby, sending signals that alleged fresh attempts between his father and another opposition contender, Sen. Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino, to unify the opposition have gone kaput.
Aquino and the former president had a dialogue brokered by former trade secretary Jose ‘Titoy’ Pardo, a cabinet member under Estrada’s short-lived administration. One of those present at the meeting was Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay.
Both presidential wannabes chose to keep mum on the outcome of the meeting, though the younger Estrada said that the two presidential contenders will issue a joint statement soon to show a unified stand against election fraud and the administration.
Sen. Estrada stressed, however, that there will be no expected declaration on a single opposition contender.
Telltale signs
Senate president and noted Estrada ally Juan Ponce Enrile, says the sitdown was doomed from the very start if its aim is to unify the opposition.
Enrile, chairman emeritus of Puwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP), said that Estrada is poised to join the race. “Erap has already stated in Pangasinan that he is 99.9 percent sure of running,” he said.
The older Estrada remains a force to reckon with, staying put at 2nd place in recent presidential surveys.

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