BACOLOD City – “Human error” was how Council El Cid Familiaran described his closing statement during a vice mayoralty debate that one of radio stations sponsored here Wednesday morning. Instead of saying the name of his party mate, mayoral candidate Rep. Evelio Leonardia, Familiaran uttered that he was rooting for the incumbent Mayor Monico Puentevella, who was seeking re-election. In a post on Facebook, Familiaran clarified that he committed an “honest mistake.” “I would like to clarify that during the debate [at] Bombo Radyo Bacolod, I committed an error when I uttered that Mayor Monico (Puentevella) is my mayor instead of Mayor Evelio ‘Bing’ Leonardia,” he said. “My mayor is no other than Mayor Bing Leonardia,” he said, adding that he hopes his message dispels what he said in the debate. After the debate, Familiaran said he immediately called Leonardia to explain. Despite the councilor’s clarification, Puentevella thanked Familiaran for “endorsing” his candidacy. “For whatever it’s worth, I am very grateful to Familiaran for coming [clean] with his inner sentiments,” said Puentevella. Puentevella said the councilor’s “announcement” was a statement of the “good memories” they shared in the past three years. But Puentevella clarified that he was still supporting his running mate, Vladimir Gonzalez. “My vice mayor will always be Vladi,” he said. In 2010, Familiaran ran under the MoNoPal (Monico-Novero-Palermo) banner./PN By MAE SINGUAY
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