MANILA (Reuters) - Political allies of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo picked her defence chief on Wednesday as the ruling alliance's candidate for president in the 2010 elections.
The executive committee of the Lakas-Kampi-CMD alliance overwhelmingly voted for Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro as its nominee in the May presidential election, party officials said.
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