Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Ecija's Umali ready for the 2007 polls?


Rep. Aurelio Umali of Nueva Ecija's third district heads series of medical mission in different places, including those outside the territorial boundaries of his congressional representation, percieved to be aimed at bolstering his chances of winning the guernatorial post in the forthcoming local elections.

Chairman of the administration party, Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats, for Nueva Ecija, Umali vows to introduce a new system of politics in the province, over a 110 kilometers north of the Manila.

He reportedly first positioned himself for the gubernatorial race in 2004 but his party, headed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo forged pact with his local rivals.

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