Former Congressman Monico Puentevella, who also ran for mayor of Bacolod City in the last election, could be on the way to forming a political alliance with other political parties and groups including prominent individuals in the coming 2013 local elections and who could bag the majority of seats in the city council. Puentevella, also running for mayor could win the premier seat himself as against Vice-Mayor Jude Thaddeus Sayson, possibly Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia’s tandem in the election. Leonardia is sure to run for congressman with Bacolod lone district Congressman Dr. Anthony Golez, opposing him as reelectionist. reelectionist. Puentevella could recruit businessman Vladimir Gonzalez as vice-mayor, with him supporting Golez for congressman. They could forge a solid united front against Leonardia, Sayson and either outgoing councilor Homer Bais or Al Victor Espino who are to run for vice-mayor. Puentevella’s candidates for councilor could look like this: candidates coming from the previous political grouping established by the former congressman in the 2010 elections to include incumbent councilors Sonya Verdeflor, Archie Baribar, Elmer Sy, El Cid Familiaran who has decided to affiliate with the Liberal Party (LP) and Magdalo chapter head Butch Ebreo, Ana Marie Palermo, Andy Hagad, Frank Carbon and to round out the slate would be Jocelle Batapa-Sigue or former Councilor Wilson Gamboa, Jr.
This could still change depending on the forthcoming political situation. On the other side, that of Mayor Evelio Leonardia and Vice-Mayor Sayson, it could be Leonardia for Congressman of the lone district of Bacolod City, Sayson for mayor and Al Victor Espino or Homer Bais for vice-mayor. Leonardia’s political party, the Grupo Progreso is still making efforts to complete its slate. Highly-reliable sources who initially want their names undisclosed for obvious reasons, said a Puentevella-Golez political alliance, the first fairly strong political force here in the city and the second, belonging to the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC), would be an unbeatable team.*
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