TWENTY EIGHT RUNNERS VIE LOCAL POSTS

For the 2013 automated local election here, twenty eight filed their certificates of candidacies, says Municipal Election Officer Dina Cabunoc. Last Friday, before 4:30pm when the last filers came the count was 28 all. Two for mayor, two also for vice mayor and 24 for municipal councilors. Of the councilors, nine of the admin (NP), eight of the opposition (LP), and seven are running as independents. For Mayor are Gogoy Acain, the encumvent (NP) and Francis Balabat (LP), the challenger. For the Vice Mayor, Bemvem Sayre (NP), and Cesar Orquillas (LP). For the 8 seats of the municipal council or Sangguniang Bayan; In alphabethical order; Acain, Eusebio J. (I), Acain, Roxanne J.(NP), Balabat, Susan A.(NP), Buhian, Manuel C.(I), Carbonilla Carryl Mae T.(NP), Dacu, Mary Joy Q.(LP), Echavez, Ceferino P.(LP), Echavez, Manuel E.(LP), Echavez Peter C.(I), Galaroza, Gabriel Q.(I), Galarroza, Renato T.(NP). Gambe, Pepito W.(LP), Go, Eddie P.(I), Go, Jeffrey L.(LP), Jarales, Michael Van V.(NP), Lagas, Asterio Q.(LP), Maghuyop, Dandy T.(LP), Melendez, Dag L.(LP), Pacana, Gaspar C.(I), Ratunil, Marlou M.(NP), Ubagan, Demosthenes A.(I), Waslo, Eusebio S.(NP), Zalsos, Farley P.(NP). The face-off here next year is between the “grand old parties”, the Nationalista and Liberal, with the Independents that are easily to align when the going get tough.