Sen. Drilon meets Spanish election observers in Manila

May 11, 2007 1:39 am Published by Leave your thoughts

(May 11, 2007/ Manila) Liberal Party President and Chairman of the Council of Asian Liberals & Democrats (CALD), Senator Franklin Drilon, met today a high level delegation of Spanish senators and diplomats at the LP Headquarters in Makati City, Metro Manila.

The delegation was composed of six senators, namely: Hon. Jose Manuel BARQUERO Vazquez and Hon. Juan Jose ORTIZ Perez of the Popular Party, Hon. Segundo BRU Parra and Hon. Juan Antonio BARRANCO Gallardo of the Socialist Party, Hon. Ramon COMPANYS I Sanfeliu of the Catalonian Convergence Party, and, Hon. Jose MENDOZA Cabrera of the Canary Islands Coalition Party.

They were accompanied by two diplomats, Their Excellencies Augustin SANTOS Maraver and Miguel DE LUCAS.

Senator Drilon briefed the delegation on the Liberal Party and its involvement in the 2007 Philippine elections and the concerns of the party regarding elections-related problems. A forum followed Senator Drilon’s presentation.

Also present during the meeting were Ms. Concepcion Asis, LP Director General; Mr. John Joseph S. Coronel, CALD Executive Director; and,  Mr. Lambert Ramirez, Executive Director of the National Institute for Policy Studies.

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