The members of the Nationalist People's Coalition-Bacolod Chapter are expected to meet early this month to finalize their slate, Bacolod Vice Mayor Greg Gasataya said yesterday. Gasataya said they will decide who will be included in their line-up and who will run for the positions of councilor, vice mayor, mayor and congressman. There are names of aspirants but the posts they will run for are not clear yet, even that of Bacolod Rep. Evelio Leonardia, who serves as the NPC district chairman in Bacolod City, he said. Councilor Roberto Rojas has signified interest in running for vice mayor if the party gives him a chance, and former councilor Dindo Ramos is interested in the post if Rojas decides not to pursue his plan, Gasataya said. Councilor El Cid Familiaran is also among those being considered to be invited to join the group, he said. Gasataya said they expect a second meeting early this month as agreed on by the members of the NPC after which they will make an announcement. However, Leonardia's older brother, former Central Negros Electric Cooperative director, Cesar Lorenzo Leonardia, passed away and will be cremated at the Acropolis Gardens in Barangay Bata, Bacolod City, today, Gasataya said. The congressman is expected to call for a second meeting with fellow NPC officers and members after the mourning period, the vice mayor added. Gasataya said Leonardia has not yet decided whether to seek re-election or run again for mayor of Bacolod. But as early as April, Gasataya said he has declared that he is open to seeking a higher position in the next elections. There is a possibility that the party will chose him to run for congressman if Leonardia decides to run for mayor, he said. On talk that he will also be supported by the MKK camp of Mayor Monico Puentevella, Gasataya said “All are just talks at this point in time. We will wait and see what will happen in the coming days.” Meanwhile, Puentevella said they have not even talked about it although Gasataya is a friend of his. But Puentevella said that in politics everything is possible. "Whoever wants to join our MKK party, come and we will talk about it. We have more than enough candidates for councilors,” he said. Puentevella said that as to the position of congressman and vice mayor, he is still looking for potential candidates for his team. They will declare the members of their line-up in the last week of September, or first week of October, he said.*CGS BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO
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