Mindanao labor group supports Grace Poe 

Presidential candidate Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday got the endorsement of the Philippine Integrated Industrial Labor Union (PIILU), an affiliate of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP).

In a manifesto, Jose Suan, national president of PIILU and vice president for TUCP, said their group, representing 30,000 members in the Zamboanga Peninsula Region, have overwhelmingly decided and agreed to support the candidacy of Poe.

Suan, who is also director of the Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone Authority (Zamboecozone), representing the Labor Sector, said their group is also backing the re-election bid of Mayor Ma. Isabelle "Beng" Climaco Salazar.

"As united voice of the labor sector in Mindanao, we hereby declare our support to their candidacy," he added. "Because in our views they truly represent the government that cares and that they have crystal clear vision for the country."

With pride and dignity, according to Suan, they proclaim their unwavering support for Senator Grace Poe and Mayor Beng Climaco as they embark on an arduous journey which at the end, "we know this country and this city will be a prosperous and progressive society."

During the Labor Day celebration last May 1 held at the Zamboanga City Economic Zone in Ayala in the city's west coast, Suan together with government official led by Mayor Climaco and private sector leaders signed a Social Accord for Industrial Peace, Harmony and Stability.