MANILA (Mindanao Examiner / 07 Feb) – Former Sulu governor Abdusakur Tan and top provincial officials and noted politicians took their oath as new members of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (KAMPI) party in Manila.
Kampi party chief and Camarines Sur's 2nd district Rep. Luis Villafuerte together with Reps Hussin Amin, of Sulu and Benasing Macarambon, of Lanao del Sur, swore Tan along with Mayor Anton Burahan, of Pata town; former ARMM Regional Legislative Assembly speaker, Alvares Isnaji; Mayor Tambrin Tulawie, of Talipao town; Mayor Munib Estino, of Panglima Estino town; and ex-governor Yusop Jikiri.
The ceremony, held on Jan. 29, was attended by top and senior party members, who threw their support to the new the members.Abdusakur Tan, known for his many development and infrastructure projects in Sulu province, is running for the gubernatorial post in the May elections.
While Kampi party provincial chairman Hussin Amin, who is now on his third and last term, is running for mayor in Jolo town and Yusop Jikiri, as congressman in Sulu's 1st District.
Tan, also was a former Sulu congressman and is one of the most influential politician in the province, who has been reported running unopposed. He is largely known in Sulu as a philanthropist who continues to help many poor families in the province. He is a devout Muslim and religious and had traveled many times to Saudi Arabia for the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca.
KAMPI now boasts of 43 members in the House of Representatives, including President Arroyo’s son, Pampanga 2nd district Rep Juan Miguel Arroyo, and brother-in-law, Negros Occidental 5th district Rep. Ignacio Arroyo.Sorsogon Rep. Jose Solis, KAMPI founding member, said Kampi is on its way to becoming the country's dominant political party.
The Philippine News Agency quoted Solis as saying that the party unity is attracting a phenomenal influx of prospective members."Since its inception in 1996, KAMPI had remained united under the principles of credibility and integrity unlike other parties that have splintered or whose ranks are being raided or loaded with political opportunists," Solis said.
Solis said KAMPI is receiving applications "day and night." "To give you an idea, KAMPI has, at present, 43 incumbent members in the House of Representatives but the number will rise to 55 by next week," Solis said, but he was quick to add that not all applicants for membership in KAMPI will be accepted.
He said that prospective members will be chosen based on their credibility and integrity regardless of their personal convictions."Our only condition is loyalty to the party, as merits of their respective personal beliefs on national issues are considered in party caucuses that we regularly hold," Solis said. "Issues would be voted upon and the decision of the majority will become the stand of the party."
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