Philippines, November 13, 2008
Malacañang has dismissed as a "naughty spin" reports that United States President-elect Barack Obama had snubbed President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's congratulatory phone call.
As of this time, Obama had not returned Arroyo's phone message, which she left at the State Department, shortly after his historic win as America's first black president on November 4. He has returned the calls of 10 world leaders, according to reports.
As usual, Malacañang spin-master Press Sec. Jesus Dureza said over DZMM radio interview, "These are very naughty spins. The effort is normal, normally you send a congratulatory message... He's not available on the line, doesn't mean that we were snubbed."
Dureza added that Arroyo had no plans of meeting Obama during her junket trip this week to Chicago in Illinois, Obama's home state, where she would only use her meeting with the Filipino community and the United Nations in New York for an inter-faith dialogue to find ways on how to get an appointment with Obama.
In hiding the date of their departure to US, Mr. Dureza said, "There is no schedule."
Arroyo is a staunch supporter of incumbent US President George W. Bush, a Republican, and his global war against terrorism.
Obama, a Democrat, beat Republican bet John McCain.
During herUS visit in June, Arroyo met with McCain to give him her campaign donation worth million of dollars, but not Obama.
1 comment:
siguro kung binigay na lang nya ang million dollar campaign donation na yun sa mga bata at sa mga may sakit sa ospital, mas sikat pa sana sya sa lupa nya mismo, baka mas sikat pa sya kay pacquiao.. worthier than a boxing belt.. at kung sumuporta sya kay Barack at pinaringgan na lang nya si Barack, "Uy Barack, I support you, pero pasensya na, ibibigay ko na lang muna sa mga bata at may sakit sa bansa ko ang perang ito, utang muna ha, next time na lang". E siguro di pa sya ini-snub ni Barack, bagkus suportahan pa sya nito... maling puno pa ang diniligan.. walang ibubunga!
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