C E N TR I S T D E M OC R A TI C P A R TY (C D P ) N OR T H E R N MI N D AN A O

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Press Release

Contact: Lorelyn T. Dumaug Phone: (+6399) 850-8353

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5 P.M., October 2, 2012

CENTRIST DEMOCRATIC PARTY ELECTS RODRIGUEZ AS NEW PREXY ADOPTS CHIZ, KOKO & BAM AS GUEST CANDIDATES

Fresh from its accreditation as a national political party, the Centrist Democratic Party of the Philippines Ang Partido ng Tunay na Demokrasya (CDP) over the weekend held its 2nd National Congress and elected Congressman Rufus Rodriguez of the 2nd District of Cagayan de Oro City as its President. Rodriguez took over the position of former environment & local government undersecretary Lito Monico C. Lorenzana who was elected chairman.

The Party also adopted Senators Aquilino Martin Koko Pimentel III, Francis Joseph Chiz Escudero, and Paolo Benigno Bam

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a scion of the politically-prominent Aquino clan -

- as guest candidates.

In his video message to CDP members, Pimentel said Keep up the good work. Continue to organize, expand and recruit members to the Party. He promised to pursue Centrist Democratic ideals if elected to the Senate.

Kaisa nyo ako sa adhikaing dangal ng bawat mamamayan; dangal at kalayaan, (I am one with you in your principles adhering to human dignity and freedom), Senator Escudero said in his video message. He added that he believes in providing a better future for the successor generation.

Rodriguez had been a member of the Centrist Democratic Movement Federation of the Philippines (CDMFP) -- the predecessor of the CDP -- since 2011. Prior to officially joining the party, he was the one who encouraged the members of the CDMFP to consider establishing a centrist democratic party.

Lorenzana revealed that he waited 40 years or four decades -to see his dream of establishing a centrist democratic party come to fruition. Some of the friends he had worked with in the past decades have passed on, including popular NGO worker Rey Teves. The CDP was officially accredited as a national

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political party by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in late September.

Also elected as the new officers of CDP were: Lorelyn TurtosaDumaug, Secretary-General; Dr. Nenita Manongsong, Vice President-Luzon; Rey Uzhmar Padit, Vice President-Visayas; Jordan Jay Antolin, Vice President-Mindanao.

Our priority is to strengthen the Party and recruit new members: educating them on the basic principles and ideals the Party adheres to: human dignity, social market economy (SME), subsidiarity, among others, Rodriguez said during the National Congress held at the Regines Farm in Silang, Cavite.

Rodriguez added, The CDP is a real political party which is ideology-based, with a Party platform and program, dues-paying members, internal democracy and continuous party membershipbuilding and education -- even off-election season.

Rodriguez said that he and the members of the National Council are going around the country to conduct basic orientation seminars (BOS) and to give support to the candidates of the Party all over the country. END

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Centrist Democratic Party (CDP) Northern Mindanao About CDP Northern Mindanao

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CDP Northern Mindanao is one of the Regional Assemblies of the party existing in the Philippines. CDP is organized by young professionals across the country that is committed to the institutionalization of political parties in the Philippines. It accepts members who are registered at the COMELEC in their districts after attending a Basic Orientation Seminar (BOS) and submits himself to the internal democracy of the existing district and/or regional council leadership affiliated and recognized by the CDP National Council. Its ideology is anchored on the value of Human Dignity, with principles on Subsidiarity and Philippine Social Market Economy. Contact: Lorelyn T. Dumaug Regional Political Communications Officer Phone No. (+6388)850-8353 Mobile Numbers: 0915-270-1001/0999-909-7563 Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/CDPNorthernMindanao Email Address: cdpp.northernmindanao.lambigit@gmail.com National Website: www.cdp.ph