by Isabel
It’s looking a lot like fiesta season, but it’s not. It’s election season — nearing its frenzied end. What else would explain the posters and tarp banners of all colors, sizes, and shapes along Holy Spirit Drive?
With barely two weeks to go before the elections, do you know who your candidates are?
Until last week, I actually thought that incumbent Quezon City Mayor Sonny Belmonte was running unopposed. Thanks to this article in The Manila Times Internet Edition, I found out that there are three other candidates for mayor — Romeo Acebedo, Florian Alvarez, and Andy Rosales.
Similarly, Vice Mayor Herbert Bautista is being challenged by Rogelio Olesum and Roland Jota of the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan.
In District II, our district, Rep. Annie “Rosa” Susano is up against a QC former mayor — Jun Simon — and two former representatives — Dante Liban and Chuck Mathay.
According to the Manila Times report, our district — the largest in QC in both land area and population — has the most candidates for city councilor. Including the six councilors in office — Winnie Castelo, Aiko Melendez-Jickain, Ramon Medalla, Voltaire Godofredo “Bong” Liban III, Eric Medina, and Allan Francisco — there are 22 candidates all in all. Among them is Chito Valmocina, our incumbent barangay chairman.
I tried, but could not get the names of all the other candidates for city councilor. Hopefully, we can find out who they are before 14 May!
2 Comments
11 May 2007 at 2:43 pm
Thanks for the info, useful even to a non-DEH resident like me. Had it not been for your blog, I wouldn’t have known there were other candidates for Quezon City mayor pala! Thanks!
11 May 2007 at 3:31 pm
Thanks! I’m glad you found it useful. I’m still trying to look up the names of the other candidates for councilor though.
Thanks for visiting!