The so-called "First Five" composed of former Monico-Novero-Palermo (MONOPAL) candidates for mayor, Congressman and vice-mayor and who ran as councilors under the former congressman’s political party as councilors are prepared to cast their lot with the majority party’s Jude Thaddeus Sayson if Renato Novero is chosen as vice-mayoralty bet instead of Roberto "Bobby" Rojas, a highly-reliable source from the Grupo Progreso camp, categorically stated.
If Bobby Rojas is instead chosen as Sayson’s vice- mayoralty bet, the "First Five" composed of Counci-lor El Cid Familiaran, lawyer Archie Baribar, lawyer Sonya Verdeflor and Elmer Sy, will go independent, the source said. They are no longer inclined to affiliate with former Congressman Monico Puentevella if he will take in businessman Vladimir Gonzalez instead of Novero, as vice-mayoral bet. At the moment, a convoluted political situa-tion exists in Bacolod with the coalition between the Liberal Party (LP) and the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) existing with previously the First Five turning Liberal Party mem-bers, and now forced to ally with Mayor Evelio Leonardia. Majority of the Liberal Party (LP) members in Bacolod are uneasy forging an alliance with Leonardia’s aggrupation and with the NPC. The LP members said the LP-NPC alliance is incong- ruous with President Benig-no Aquino III, having enunciated a policy and a seemingly determined cam-paign of anti-corruption through his "Matuwid na Landas" truism. The NPC gubernatorial bet, is also facing charges from the Arles-Britanico families.* Submitted by Edgar cadagat
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