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Panlilio eyes youth vote for 'reform' candidates

By Rommel C. Lontayao, Reporter Manila Times July 13, 2009 Gov. Ed Panlilio of Pampanga said “reform” candidates like him are counting on the youth to choose non-traditional politicians when they vote in next year’s elections. “I hope they will choose someone who can bring good governance, and responsible and ethical leadership in the national government,” Panlilio told a roundtable with editors and reporters of The Manila Times on Saturday. The priest-turned-provincial-governor had expressed his intention to run for either the presidency or the vice presidency with Gov. Grace Padaca of Isabela as his running mate in the 2010 polls. Panlilio and Padaca are members of social and political reform movements that champion ethical governance. Fellow “reformist” Gov. Teddy Baguilat of Ifugao said that changes in the government could be realized through a new generation of voters. “The youth sector is a big sector. Their decision on whom to vote for can dictate the results of the elections,”...