Former President Joaquín Balaguer, during the traditional distribution of Mothers Day food baskets to indigent women, said that he will continue serving the nation "until he dies." Balaguer is 92. He thus responded to reporters questions as to whether he would be the Partido Reformista Social Cristiano candidate in the year 2000 presidential elections. The former statesman reprimanded journalists, saying, "That is politics, and today is not a day for politics."
