IT IS the wish of leading presidential contender Sen. Noynoy Aquino, so it was reported, that the leading political guns of Pampanga unite.
Noynoy meant, of course, Gov. Eddie T. Panlilio, Vice Gov. Yeng Guiao, and City of San Fernando Mayor Oca Rodriguez.
Where Oca is concerned, there is no need to call for a union with any of the other two, he being friends with both. It is between the governor and his vice where the problem lies, their relationship defined in adversity.
It is not impossible – so Yeng said of a unity with Eddie. Impossible being a political impossibility: as in that saying “nothing is impossible in politics.”
But “highly unlikely” so Yeng quickly qualified lest it gives some people any ideas of a thaw in the cold, cold war between the province’s executive and legislative branches.
“We have our own, separate ways of doing things. I think with that in perspective we could not be effective in initializing cohesion for the party.” So was Yeng quoted as saying, even as he emphasized that he has not joined the LP under which banner Yeng made his first disastrous run for vice governor in 1998.
Of course, Yeng did not make membership with the LP as sine qua non for supporting Noynoy. Which makes those loose statements of the governor being chosen as LP chair for Pampanga over both Yeng and Oca as crazier than loose.
For one, both Yeng of Kampi and Oca of Lakas have not even made the slightest hint of abandoning the administration ship.
Then, Yeng and Oca’s support for Noynoy runs along familial, rather than political, connections. Yeng’s father Gov. Bren, once factotum to Noynoy’s father Ninoy, and later more than an able lieutenant to Noynoy’s mom Cory. Oca’s links with Bren connected to Cory too.
Really now, the odd man out in the political troika of Noynoy’s wish – wishful thinking, one Capitol habitue said – is none other than the just named LP chair for Pampanga.
Strange bedfellows indeed would make Ed and Yeng, actualizing that worn out clichP of politics, well, making strange bedfellows. It’s like an Orthodox Jew breaking bread with a Islamic fundamentalist there.
With Yeng and Ed working their separate, and parallel, ways for Noynoy – plus Oca definitely pitching in his all-out efforts too – there is no need really to make Noynoy’s wish of a formal unity among the three to come true.
Besides, Noynoy’s wish for that unity is tinged with party, nay, selfish interests, directed solely to benefit the LP, and by short extension, Noynoy’s presidential bid.
No, Noynoy did not say the unity among Ed, Yeng and Oca would redound to the benefit of Pampanga.
And it would have been some wishful thinking if he did so. Knowing full well that the adversity obtaining between Ed and Yeng is to the best interest of the Kapampangan.
Or have you forgotten where the province was taken at the time of the Lapid father and run maladministrations when the executive and legislative departments at the Capitol were in total union.
Noynoy meant, of course, Gov. Eddie T. Panlilio, Vice Gov. Yeng Guiao, and City of San Fernando Mayor Oca Rodriguez.
Where Oca is concerned, there is no need to call for a union with any of the other two, he being friends with both. It is between the governor and his vice where the problem lies, their relationship defined in adversity.
It is not impossible – so Yeng said of a unity with Eddie. Impossible being a political impossibility: as in that saying “nothing is impossible in politics.”
But “highly unlikely” so Yeng quickly qualified lest it gives some people any ideas of a thaw in the cold, cold war between the province’s executive and legislative branches.
“We have our own, separate ways of doing things. I think with that in perspective we could not be effective in initializing cohesion for the party.” So was Yeng quoted as saying, even as he emphasized that he has not joined the LP under which banner Yeng made his first disastrous run for vice governor in 1998.
Of course, Yeng did not make membership with the LP as sine qua non for supporting Noynoy. Which makes those loose statements of the governor being chosen as LP chair for Pampanga over both Yeng and Oca as crazier than loose.
For one, both Yeng of Kampi and Oca of Lakas have not even made the slightest hint of abandoning the administration ship.
Then, Yeng and Oca’s support for Noynoy runs along familial, rather than political, connections. Yeng’s father Gov. Bren, once factotum to Noynoy’s father Ninoy, and later more than an able lieutenant to Noynoy’s mom Cory. Oca’s links with Bren connected to Cory too.
Really now, the odd man out in the political troika of Noynoy’s wish – wishful thinking, one Capitol habitue said – is none other than the just named LP chair for Pampanga.
Strange bedfellows indeed would make Ed and Yeng, actualizing that worn out clichP of politics, well, making strange bedfellows. It’s like an Orthodox Jew breaking bread with a Islamic fundamentalist there.
With Yeng and Ed working their separate, and parallel, ways for Noynoy – plus Oca definitely pitching in his all-out efforts too – there is no need really to make Noynoy’s wish of a formal unity among the three to come true.
Besides, Noynoy’s wish for that unity is tinged with party, nay, selfish interests, directed solely to benefit the LP, and by short extension, Noynoy’s presidential bid.
No, Noynoy did not say the unity among Ed, Yeng and Oca would redound to the benefit of Pampanga.
And it would have been some wishful thinking if he did so. Knowing full well that the adversity obtaining between Ed and Yeng is to the best interest of the Kapampangan.
Or have you forgotten where the province was taken at the time of the Lapid father and run maladministrations when the executive and legislative departments at the Capitol were in total union.
