Shunning Traditional Political Parties, an Act of Political Suicide?

Shunning Traditional Political Parties, an Act of Political Suicide?

Senator Chiz Escudero created quite a stir when he bolted from the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) at a time when he was almost certain to bag the party’s nomination. But there are rumors that one of the reasons behind his decision was the alleged unwillingness of the “Boss” Eduardo ‘Danding’ Cojuangco to throw his full support, financially, to Escudero’s campaign. Escudero, on the other hand, claims that his decision to bolt the NPC stems from his belief that a candidate for president should be free from all the fetters of party loyalty and political debts.

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