Magnificent Seven councilor, reelectionist Archie Baribar bared what he said were last-minute infighting within the ranks of MMK political alliance of winning mayoralty bet, Monico Puentevella, which led to vice-mayoralty bet, Vladimir Gonzalez’ heart rending defeat which saw Grupo Progreso’s Greg Gasataya becoming victor after the election recently.
Baribar made the analysis leading to Gonzalez’ defeat to Gasataya, during the election which should have led him winning alongside MKK standard-bearer Monico Puentevella. In fact, Gasataya could not even believe that he won over Gonzalez who reputedly had a strong political machinery. But Baribar pointed out that at the last minute, a few days before the election, aggrieved political colleagues running in the MKK slate released sample ballots without Gonzalez’ name on it as standard-bearer. This was because, Gonzalez’ political machinery imploded, even when he had more than enough resources to fund and sustain it. Persistent reports provided NNF/NDB also indicated that the MKK vice-mayoralty bet only worked for himself alienating further his fellow MMK candidates. MKK standard-bearer and winning chief executive Monico Puentevella had nothing to the infighting in his aggrupation, highly-reliable sources said. Many election coordinators were also alienated by Gonzalez’ political brain trust, who has been on the lips of many people since day one of the election period. Of the three political groupings and aggrupations, contending for various city government positions in the recent local election, theirs was the least funded while Grupo Progreso’s machinery was well-oiled. But a candidate for councilor of GP riled that they were given only P50,000 each of NPC funds. Of the three political groups, theirs had to struggle very hard to sustain their campaign. Even their vice-mayoralty bet, former city government official Renecito Novero had to scrape around for funds. But the Magnificent Seven’s bet for councilor El Cid Familiaran topped the list of winning councilors on the part of Baribar with the lack of funds, the votes he got which was 73,000 was all right. The other bet for councilor, lone woman, Councilor Sonya Verdeflor, made up three of the winning candidates of their group. It was councilor Elmer Sy who, along with several others did not make it. Baribar declared that he would continue to assume his role as fiscalizer in the new city government, with jobs and justice his clarion call. As people know, he has always been a non-conformist but what is good for the people in the city, he would cooperate. Baribar is also known as human rights lawyer, and was detained briefly when martial law was declared years back.* Edgar cadagat NEGROS DAILY BULLETIN
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