Paul
02-18-2007, 08:56 PM
THE UNKNOWNS
Senate bets run on God-centered politics
By Christian V. Esguerra
Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines -- The tall man, grinning, offered handshakes to shoppers. A total stranger, he was welcomed anyway at the Greenhills “tiangge” in San Juan yesterday.
“I am Dr. Martin Bautista. I am running for senator under Ang Kapatiran (The Brotherhood) party. I am not a traditional politician,” he told curious strangers huddled around him.
“Bautista who? Ang Kapatiran what?” was the quietly polite reaction of the shoppers. One went further and asked: “Do you have any chance of winning?”
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Senate bets run on God-centered politics
By Christian V. Esguerra
Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines -- The tall man, grinning, offered handshakes to shoppers. A total stranger, he was welcomed anyway at the Greenhills “tiangge” in San Juan yesterday.
“I am Dr. Martin Bautista. I am running for senator under Ang Kapatiran (The Brotherhood) party. I am not a traditional politician,” he told curious strangers huddled around him.
“Bautista who? Ang Kapatiran what?” was the quietly polite reaction of the shoppers. One went further and asked: “Do you have any chance of winning?”
...read more... (http://services.inquirer.ne t/print/print.php?article_id =50060)