Bikefest sets stage for Roxas entry to Cabinet
MANILA, Philippines--It was a bicycle ride apparently meant to more than just promote the health of Cabinet members. It may also have been a Palace way of easing former Sen. Mar Roxas into the President’s official family.
For the first time since President Benigno Aquino III last week confirmed that he was appointing his former running mate as Palace chief of staff, the President appeared together in public with Roxas and Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr.
Wearing a yellow shirt, black cycling shorts and a safety helmet, Mr. Aquino led 100 bikers in driving around Quezon Memorial Circle for 10 minutes, at the launch of the Department of Health's nationwide fitness program dubbed “Ehersisyo Pangkalusugan Para sa Lahat 2011.”
Biking with the President were other members of his Cabinet, more prominently Ochoa and Roxas, both known to belong to rival factions.
For the first time since President Benigno Aquino III last week confirmed that he was appointing his former running mate as Palace chief of staff, the President appeared together in public with Roxas and Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr.
Wearing a yellow shirt, black cycling shorts and a safety helmet, Mr. Aquino led 100 bikers in driving around Quezon Memorial Circle for 10 minutes, at the launch of the Department of Health's nationwide fitness program dubbed “Ehersisyo Pangkalusugan Para sa Lahat 2011.”
Biking with the President were other members of his Cabinet, more prominently Ochoa and Roxas, both known to belong to rival factions.
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