Puerto Princesa City Mayor Officially Endorses Bro. Eddie for President, Another Breakthrough for Bangon Pilipinas Party

When I first read the news about Mayor Edward Hagedorn publicly supporting Bro. Eddie in this coming May 2010 elections, I was overjoyed. This is another breakthrough for Bangon Pilipinas Party under the leadership of Bro. Eddie Villanueva as its standard bearer. The mayor issued a public statement about this on Friday. Hagedorn is popularly known for making Puerto Princesa City in Palawan a prosperous city under his term.

Hagedorn is a former ally of former President Joseph Estrada who is also running for the presidency.  Under President Arroyo's term, he was commissioned as "anti-jueteng czar." The mayor of Puerto Princesa has his own reasons why he chose Bro. Eddie Villanueva over the administration-backed candidate Gibo Teodoro and Estrada himself.

“Nasubukan na natin lahat. Bakit di naman natin subukan ang taong may takot sa Diyos? Siguradong di sya gagawa ng masama dahil di nya pwedeng suwayin ang itinuturo niya," Hagedorn said. "Nung una po akong tumakbong meyor, pinagtatawanan ako ng ibang mga kakilala ko. Pa’no raw po ako mananalo sa kalaban kong kandidato na 27 taon nang naninilbihan sa Puerto Princesa? Pero nung ipinag-pray po ako ni Bro Eddie, sabi niya na ako raw po ang mananalo. Siya lang po ang naniwala sa akin. At nanalo nga po ako." And this has been the reason why he supports Bro. Eddie now.

I wrote in my previous articles that I hope and I pray that more and more people would support Bro. Eddie.  Former ARMM governor and MNLF founder Nur Misuari also support Villanueva and some Muslim groups in Mindanao. It is not without reason why they publicly throw their support for the evangelist-turned-politician. They sincerely believe that Bro. Eddie would help the Philippines rise again.