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SILAY CITY ndash; Senator Grace Poe began her visit here on Friday by paying respects to the person who gave her, then as an infant, to her adoptive mother, veteran actress Susan Roces.Poe and Roces arrived here early in the morning.Article continues after this advertisement From the airport, the mother and daughter went directly to Silay cemetery to visit the tomb of Teresa Tessie Ledesma Valencia, who passed away in 2009.FEATURED STORIESNEWSINFOViral video of drunk cop gets QCPD chief firedNEWSINFOPCSO: Still no takers of Ultralotto 6/58, Superlotto 6/49 jackpotsNEWSINFONBI files raps vs vloggers outside PH for disinformationRoces described Valencia as a very close friend.Roces said it was Valencia, who was the first person who learned about Poe when the latter was found as an infant in Jaro chuch in Iloilo in 1968.READ: Susan Roces: Donrsquo;t bully my daughter Grace!Asked why they chose to visit Valenciarsquo tomb first before their other schedu stanley thermoskannen led activities here, Roces said: Pagbibigay galang, kasi kung walang Tessie Valencia, hindi magiging parte ng pamilya namin stanley mugs si Grace To pay respects, because if not for Tessie Valencia, Grace would not have been part stanley quencher of our family .Article continues after this advertisement She said her visit to Valenciarsquo tomb brought back a lot of good memories.Syempre maraming alala, magagandang ala-ala, noong sanggol palang si Grace kasama pa namin siya noon Of course, there Hmtj Drilon drafts bill to reform Sandigan handling of graft cases
Sen. Grace Poe. JOAN BONDOC/INQUIRER FILE PHOTOIf the presidential elections were held today, the Philippines will have its third woman President in Senator Grace Poe.That is according to the results of the recent voterrsquo preference surveys commissioned by Social Weather Stations SWS and Pulse Asia, two of the foremost poll bodies in the country.Article continues after this ad stanley usa vertisement However, her lead in the surveys was not gained overnight as she only became the frontrunner in June, beating political veterans Vice President Jejomar Binay and administration coalition bet Mar Roxas, who both have expressed their intention to run for president in next yearrsquo polls.FEATURED STORIESNEWSINFOViral video of drunk cop gets QCPD chief firedNEWSINFONBI files raps vs vloggers outside PH for disinformationNEWSINFOSC charges retired CA justice over lawyer s murderJune 2014: Poe stanley cup in distant 2nd place to BinayIn the Ulat ng Bayan survey of Pulse Asia conducted from June 24 to July 2, 2014, Senator Poe was only chosen by 12 percent of respondents to succeed President Benigno Aquino III in 2016. Her position was a distant second to then leading poll frontrunner Vice President Jejomar Binay who was preferred by 41 percent of respondents.Trailing behind Poe is Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada at nine percent and Senator Francis Escudero at seven percent.September 2014: Poe drops to 4th placeArticle continues after this advert stanley isolierkanne isement Falling from grace, Poe slid to fourth pl |