The flippant reaction of Vice Governor Lim-ao Alvarez to the NBI’s linking him to the murder of Judge Arles does not become him as a high official of the province and worse, as a candidate for governor.
Murder is a serious crime and is not to be taken as a joke. And is a perverse dictation of the word popularity. Notoriety is the more applicable word. Of course, I am not saying that Alvarez is guilty as charged. His son’s involvement does not necessarily mean he himself is a party to the crime. But he should at least be circumspect about it, if only out of respect for the murdered judge. His condescending treatment of Judge Arles’ murder indicates disrespect for the dead and only adds insult to the injury of Arles’ family. Alvarez’ candidacy puts Negrenses in a dilemma. What if he wins the election and is eventually found guilty of murder? I do not think the Negrenses will be proud in having elected a murderer for governor, if it should be the case later on. I do not think Monico’s apparent difficulty in putting up a slate for the Sanggunian is indicative of his chance against the Leonardia/Sayson ticket, but he is taking too long in forming one. While Leonardia’s group is all over town in announcing the members of their slate, for Monico’s ticket, including Bong Dilag and Wilson Gamboa Jr., Monico has Elmer Sy, Sonia Verdeflor and Elcid Familiaran. I am not sure about the reasons, but the above reelectionists are now officially with the Liberal Party, and while it is true that the Liberals do not have a candidate for mayor and vice mayor, there is an indication at all that they will adopt Monico as their mayoralty bet. Party president Mar Roxas himself announced that the party slate in Bacolod may go for my mayoralty candidate of their choice. Bing and Thaddy had been making the rounds, crisscrossing the length and health of the city. At this stage, I think they have commitments in the bag, so that they are now targeting the uncommitted. On the other hand, except for those ward leaders already pledged to him in his several past campaign, Monico should realize that his old commitments may no longer be as steadfast as before. Leonardia, with casual appointments and such other extra favors City Hall can provide, many of those old commitments have already flown away from the winter of Monico’s impending debacle. Unless….. In short, there is an urgent need for Monico to regroup his forces NOW, strengthen his ranks and rush into battle with his revitalized legions. Otherwise, he will emerge out of the battlefield after the election with the bleached bones of his fallen army behind him. And it’s a pity if, because of Monico’s tactical negligence, Vlady Gonzales becomes a collateral damage. Vlady’s business acumen is of the essence if Bacolod were to become really progressive. Leonardia’s empty claim of a progressive Bacolod is the stuff of illusions, or delusions if you will. It is Vlady who has a concrete road map for Bacolod’s economic growth and it’s a pity if, because of his lack of movie star quality and beautiful eyes, the electorate chooses charlatans instead of him. Vlady is a serious visionary. All the others are clowns and humbugs./WDJ By Ely De los Santos
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