By JANE AUBREY NEPOMUCENO

November 13, 2009, 12:55pm

Former Optical Media Board (OMB) chairman and actor Edu Manzano has been picked as the vice-presidential candidate and running mate of Lakas-Kampi-CMD standard bearer Gilbert Teodoro.

In a press conference at the Makati Shangri-la Friday, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) secretary Ronnie Puno, who was previously eyed as Gibo’s running mate, endorsed Manzano, saying that he is a qualified and strong candidate and will boost Gibo’s ratings.

“Hindi naman ako papayag na lalaban mag-isa si Sec. Teodoro na hindi ‘yung pinakamatibay ang kanyang katabi,” Puno said. Manzano accepted the challenge and said that giving up his showbiz career “is a little sacrifice” compared to what they are about to do.

When asked how he is going to help Gibo raise his ratings, Manzano simply said, “More than me raising his ratings, I think ‘yung tandem talaga ang mag-aangat…” Manzano resigned from his post as OMB chairman in August “to consider other avenues of public service.”

Source : Mb.com