The now recognized First Five or the group of City Council members who have joined the Liberal Party (LP) through one of its members, number one Councilor El Cid Familiaran will contest the coming 2013 local elections with the full slate, meaning, it will field candidates from mayor down to councilors, if given the go-signal by the national LP direcrate, the party’s highest-governing body.
Only one councilor among the five composed of Familiaran, Archie Baribar, Sonia Verdeflor, Elmer Sy and "graduating" will still be eligible to run in the 2013 elections as their three-term mandate has not expired yet. Chances are, other members of the LP, former city councilors, will also become the LPs official candidates, said Familiaran who was interviewed Saturday by Aksyon Radyo. Recently in an induction ceremony with Third Disrict Congressman Albee Benitez as inducting officer, also the party’s provincial chairman, many new members were inducted officially into the party. They are not moving out from the aggrupation set by former Congressman Monico Puentevella but would welcome his entry into the Liberal Party as a member or as part of a political alliance. The five councilors were part of an aggrupation set up by Puentevella in the 2010 elections then. He is still in London as official head of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC), and is due to return soon after the end of the games next week. Baribar jolted the political scene when Familiaran said he was willing to give way to his vice-mayoralty candidacy in place of former Vice-mayor and also councilor Renecito Novero. But those who are contending for various positions in the local elections will definitely make clear their intentions as posts they are gunning for in October 1-5 or 6 when the filing of certificates of candidacy are to be done. Submitted by Edgar cadagat Negros Daily Bulletin
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