Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo endorsed the candidacy of opposition Sen. Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III

According to ABS-CBN News...

MANILA - Deputy Presidential Spokeswoman Lorelei Fajardo on Wednesday said
Cabinet officials will not be subjected to a loyalty check after Foreign Affairs
Secretary Alberto Romulo endorsed the candidacy of opposition Sen. Benigno
"Noynoy" Aquino III.

Fajardo said she does not know if other Cabinet members
are planning to endorse Aquino following Romulo's announcement.
"We don't really talk about politics during Cabinet meetings, we are just focused on
governance. Right now, I don't know of any other Cabinet member who has said
that they are supporting any other candidate. I don't see the need for a loyalty
check right now," she said in an interview on ABS-CBN's "Umagang Kay
Ganda."

In the same interview, Fajardo said Romulo's endorsement of Aquino
should not be seen as enough basis for the foreign affairs secretary's
resignation.

"We respect his honesty in saying that he has long supported the
Aquino family. There are many forms of support such as moral support and
prayers...," she said.

She added though that any Cabinet member who actively
campaigns for a candidate other than the administration standard-bearer Defense
Secretary Gilbert Teodoro should resign. Romulo earlier said he is supporting
Aquino's presidential bid, making him the first Arroyo Cabinet member to openly
declare his support for the Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer.

In an interview with ABS-CBN's Europe News Bureau, Romulo cited his deep ties with the
family of former President Corazon Aquino, saying the late Mrs. Aquino supported
him since he became assemblyman of the Regular Batasang Pambansa until he became
a senator for 12 years from 1987 to 1998.

"In 2007, I voted for Noynoy Aquino so my ties with the Aquino family have been deep and lasting. And so I've always voted...I've always been with Tita Cory and voted for the Aquinos," Romulo said. Asked if he will again vote for Noynoy in 2010, Romulo said: "I have
voted for the Aquinos all the time."

On Tuesday, Romulo said that despite his personal preference for Aquino, he will not be joining the opposition and will continue serving the Arroyo government until June 30, 2010.
"I have to make it very clear that such comments do not in any way diminish my service and
support for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Neither does it mean that I am
moving to the opposition. I am standing by the President until the end of her
term and beyond," Romulo said in a statement issued by the Department of Foreign
Affairs (DFA).

He said democracy in the Philippines is "strong and vibrant" as he expressed confidence that the people will choose a successor to President Arroyo who will build on her legacy and "move us forward to a brighter and stronger nation."

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