Erap gets warm welcome in Chavit turf By Gerry Baldo 02/27/2010

Erap gets warm welcome in Chavit turf By Gerry Baldo 02/27/2010 CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur --- Former President Joseph Estrada was at a loss for words in describing how warmly he was received by the people of Ilocos Sur, the bailiwick of his former friend turned accuser, former Ilocos Sur Gov. and now Deputy National Security Adviser Luis “Chavit” Singson. “I am very happy about the warm welcome given me here,” Estrada told reporters before partaking of a sumptuous lunch hosted by Candon City Mayor Allen Singson, son of Ilocos Sur Rep. Eric Singson and a distant relative of Chavit. Estrada, who motored to this city from Laoag in Ilocos Norte yesterday morning, said he may not get the votes he got here in 1998 when he ran for president because of his botched friendship with the former governor, but he is still confident of the support of a big block of votes coming from the supporters of the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) gubernatorial candidate, broadcaster Efren “Rambo” Rafanan, who is said to have won the Ilocos Sur governorship but whose protest was never attended to by the Comelec. Rafanan is Chavit’s arch political rival.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/headlines/20100227hed3.html

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