Pasay City Mayor-elect Antonino “Tony” G. Calixto said yesterday he foresees that President-elect Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” C. Aquino III is the kind of national leader who can ‘unite’ the country.
“I could personally glean from his speeches, his talks with leaders and even his millions of supporters and constituents his sincerity, strongly augmented by his body language. He is a man of credibility, logic and well-meaning reasons,” said Mayor Calixto, who ran under the banner of Liberal Party (LP), together with his younger sister, Imelda “Emi” G. Calixto-Rubiano, who also won in the city’s lone congressional district.
Mayor Calixto stressed that he (Aquino) is a leader, who I could say, is well attuned to social engineering, which he may have inherited from his mother, President Cory – that is getting the maximum of wants with the least friction.
“Napakagaling ring sumagot kahit sa media ni President Noynoy, Hindi umiiwas sa mga katanungan at maliwanag magsalita. Napansin ko nga na sa panayam ng mga mamahayag, kahit patapos na ang mga press conferences, nagtatanong pa si President-elect Noynoy sa kanila kung mayroon pang ibang katanungan ang mga “ito,” ani ni Mayor Calixto.
“He said that his gesture of the incoming president alone proves that he is for transparency and clarity, an innate “quality of the man” that he does not want to leave queries unanswered, unlike some other high officials who prefer to avoid issues than answering them squarely.
Tomorrow, “We do not see only President-elect Noynoy and Vice President-elect Jojo in their inauguration. We see the world, as some heads of State and their delegates will be at the Luneta to witness the 15th President of the Republic sworn in,” said Calixto.
Mayor Calixto and Congresswoman Rubiano were also set to take their oath as the duly elected mayor and representative.
Tomorrow at the St. Therese Shrine in Villamor, Pasay City Judge Pedro Corales of Pasay City Regional Trial Court will swear them in, with the Holy Bible to be held by the father of Mayor Calixto and Congresswoman Rubiano – the former Pasay City Mayor Eduardo Martin Calixto – after holy mass to be officiated. By Bishop Leopoldo Tumulak, the shrine rector and military bishop.
The members of Calixto and Rubiano families, heads and members of various associations, supporters, including Calixto’s top political adviser Jorge Del Rosario and wife Trisha, Bong Serrano, Noel “Boyet” Del Rosario, Dennis Aguas, Iris Ostrea, incumbent councilor Moti Arceo, Deanna Malicse, barangay chairmen Logro, Torres, Pilar, Arguelles, Samia and Diones will all be in attendance.
Mrs. Edna A. Calixto, wife of the elected city mayor and son Mark Anthony Calixto, together with the Rubianos will lead in welcoming guests and well-wishers.
Peoples Journal Tonight
June 29, 2010
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