Mayoralty candidate, former Congressman Monico Puentevella has offered Bacoleños a possible glimpse of his City Council ticket for the coming 2013 election, but left out his choice for the vice-mayoralty candidate still open.
Among those he mentioned as possible candidates for councilors under his coalition ticket were former Councilor Jocelle Batapa Sigue; Liberal Party (LP); prominent Bacolod lawyer Andres Hagad; former DILG Regional Director Lyzander "Bong" Dilag of the PDP-Laban-Bacolod; Ann Marie Palermo his former bet for vice-mayor of Bacolod during the last election; former Councilor Wilson "Jun" Gamboa Jr. of the NP; Frank Carbon of the Metro-Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI); and to round up his bets, he said he was still convincing a young lawyer to join his team. The so-called First Five or at least four of them whose terms allow them still to run for councilors, Elcid Familiaran, Archie Baribar, Sonya Verdeflor and Elmer Sy, all incumbents, to make up his team. Puentevella, however, deigned to name his vice-mayoralty bet, as it is contested among three possible candidates, businessman Vladimir Gonzalez, incumbent Councilor Archie Baribar and former Councilor and Vice-Mayor Renecito Novero. Puentevella hinted that he might name his vice-mayoralty bet before the period for the filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) for the various local electoral posts, October 1-5. His bet for councilors are like a solidly-built fence, quipped the former congressman who has announced he was running for mayor of Bacolod. The electoral ticket, he added, was geared towards change in the city government after the present one, he said. For his part, Councilor Archie Baribar, declared that only time will tell who will be Puentevella’s running mate during next year’s election. This is because although he was angling for the post, there has been no formal agreement yet inked among all the vice-mayoralty bets with Puentevella as to who will be his running mate. It would be incongruous for the party to decide the VM bet, without first talking to the bets, he said. On his part, nobody has been authorized by him to speak on his behalf. Submitted by Edgar Cadagat Negros Daily Bulletin
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