Odious and repulsive Liberal Party bet
October 1, 2012 Leave a comment
The Liberal Party in the 2nd district is in a quandary.
Senator Franklin M. Drilon pushed for the nomination of his friend, Pavia mayor Arcadio Gorriceta, to be the congressional candidate to run against incumbent Boboy Syjuco.
However, in a meeting between Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. with 2nd district mayors the other night, a consensus emerged. Not a single mayor in the other seven towns of the 2nd district approved of the choice. They made it clear to Defensor they won’t support Gorriceta.
The municipal mayors expressed their support for incumbent party list Rep. Salvador “Kiting” Cabaluna III.
Gorriceta has an odious and repulsive personality, the mayors told Defensor. The mayors even wanted to take a straw vote in the presence of Drilon, an idea that he shot down quickly to avoid embarrassment.
Gorriceta has an odious and repulsive personality, the mayors told Defensor. The mayors even wanted to take a straw vote in the presence of Drilon, an idea that he shot down quickly to avoid embarrassment.
Now Drilon is trying to persuade former Gov. Niel Tupas Sr. to ask Cabaluna not to run. Unfortunately for him, Cabaluna is a man of his own. While he may have served under Tupas before, his decision cannot be swayed by his former boss.
Cabaluna is all set to run, according to my sources. He is emerging to be the strongest challenger to Syjuco. Gorriceta is likely to place a poor third. If this happens, this will be a repudiation of Drilon’s so-called leadership in the province of Iloilo. Drilon is now being exposed as a fraudulent leader in Iloilo province and city.
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