Administration vice presidential bet Edu Manzano stressed Friday that he is not backing out of the race despite earlier complaints from his camp that the Lakas-Kampi-CMD party was not providing him enough financial support. “It's not true that I'm planning to withdraw. I already told my president, Gibo Teodoro, that whatever happens we will not quit until the last bell,” Manzano said on GMA News' Unang Hirit. “I will continue my run and I [am running] to win,” said Manzano, an actor and former chairman of the Optical Media Board. On Wednesday, Manzano's campaign manager Aurelio “Reli” German lamented the absence of television ads promoting the actor's vice presidential bid, as well as the scarcity of his radio and print advertisements. German blamed Manzano's lack of advertisements on insufficient funding from Lakas-Kampi-CMD, saying they have not yet reached the “the amount needed to run an effective, nationwide campaign.” “Maybe they think Edu is running for mayor in a third class municipality,” German said. Under the law, a vice presidential candidate may spend P10 per voter, and his party may spend an additional P5 per voter in the constituency.
