BACOLOD City – None of those seeking elective posts in this city was facing a disqualification case or petition to be declared “nuisance,” according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Thirty-nine people in October filed their certificates of candidacies, or COCs, here for the election in May 2016. Vying for the congressional seat were Vice Mayor Greg Gasataya (now acting mayor, Nationalist People’s Coalition, or NPC), former vice mayor Jude Thaddeus Sayson (National Unity Party, or NUP), Councilor Carlos Jose Lopez (Liberal Party, or LP), Councilor Archie Baribar (independent, or IND), and Joel David Enriquez (IND). Suspended Mayor Monico Puentevella (NUP), meanwhile, was seeking reelection against Rep. Evelio Leonardia (NPC) and retired police officer Wilredo David (IND). Those who filed COCs for vice mayor were Councilor El Cid Familiaran (LP) and former councilor Vladimir Gonzalez (NUP). Twenty-seven have filed candidacies for councilors. They include Allan Arroyo (IND), Dr. Francis Balzomo (IND), Atty. Arnel Sigue (IND), Atty. Lorney Lizander Dilag (NUP), Jocelyn Uychiat (NUP), Rico Ferdinand William Villafuerte (IND), Bartolome Orola Sr. (NPC), Cindy Rojas (NPC), George Zulueta (NPC), Marlon Solidum (NPC), Jose Godfrey Perares (IND), Ronnie Albao (IND), and Israel Salanga (NPC). Former councilors eyeing a comeback in the Sangguniang Panlungsod were Dindo Ramos (NPC), Homer Bais (NUP), Catalino Alisbo (LP), Ricardo Tan (NPC), and Al Victor Espino (NPC). Former vice mayor Renecito Novero (NPC) was also seeking the councilorship. Incumbent councilors seeking a fresh mandate were Wilson Gamboa Jr. (NUP), Sonya Verdeflor (LP), Alex Paglumotan( NUP), Claudio Jesus Puentevella (Nacionalista Party or NP) , Ana Marie Palermo (LP), Caesar Distrito (NP), Elmer Sy (NPC), and Em Ang (NPC). Meanwhile, the city Comelec looks to having about 274,000 voters in the 2016 polls. As of this writing, the Commission’s central office was still finalizing the official list of voters, said City Election Officer Mavil Majarucon–Sia. Bacolod City had 259,000 registered voters during the 2013 mid-term election. That number was expected to decrease, with the delisting of the deceased and those who failed to comply with the biometrics requirement. About 4,600 voters here have no biometrics, said Sia./PN By MAE SINGUAY Panay News November 21, 2015
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