MALOLOS CITY—Bulacan Vice Governor Wilhelmino Alvarado led more than 60 local politicians in the province yesterday in taking their oath under the administration coalition party Lakas-Kampi-CMD.
The politicians represented candidates for mayor and vice mayor in 21 towns and three cities of the province and five congressional districts.
“We have a complete slate and ready to file our candidacies,” said Board Member Vicente Cruz of the first district.
Cruz described their slate as “powerhouse” noting that they have three incumbent congressional representatives like Marivic Alvarado (1st District), Pedro Pancho (2nd District) and Arthur Robes of the Lone District of San Jose Del Monte City.
He said that as provincial chair of the Lakas-Kampi-CMD in the province, incumbent Vice Governor Wilhelmino Alvarado will be the party’s standard bearer.
Alvarado will be pitted against former Governor Josie de la Cruz of Bocaue town who is staging a comeback under the Del Pilar Party, a local party organized in 2003.
Political observers here dubbed the looming battle between Alvarado and Dela Cruz as “battle of the champions” as both have never been defeated in any election.
As this developed, Alvarado is still looking for a running mate.
Cruz said that Alvarado has been consulting with other partymates on the possibilities of having Rep. Reylina Nicolas (4th District), actor and former Senior Board Member Daniel Fernando (2nd District), and former Bocaue Mayor Serafin Dela Cruz as his running mate.
A three term congresswoman, Nicolas also served as mayor of Sta. Maria town from 1992 to 2001.
She said that she wanted to take a rest from politics but remain open to the possibilities of running for vice governor.
For his part, Fernando said that he is being wooed by friends to run as Alvarado’s vice governor.
As an actor who first gained popularity from the movie “Scoprio Nights 1,” Fernando first ran as mayor of Guiguinto town in 1998 but lost. In 2001, he was elected board member of the 2nd District. In 2007, he ran against Alvarado and lost.
On the other hand, De la Cruz has served as mayor of Bocaue in different occasions.
He was the mayor of Bocaue during the 1991 Pagoda Tragedy and was reelected in 2004. In 2007 he lost to Mayor Eduardo Villanueva.
The politicians represented candidates for mayor and vice mayor in 21 towns and three cities of the province and five congressional districts.
“We have a complete slate and ready to file our candidacies,” said Board Member Vicente Cruz of the first district.
Cruz described their slate as “powerhouse” noting that they have three incumbent congressional representatives like Marivic Alvarado (1st District), Pedro Pancho (2nd District) and Arthur Robes of the Lone District of San Jose Del Monte City.
He said that as provincial chair of the Lakas-Kampi-CMD in the province, incumbent Vice Governor Wilhelmino Alvarado will be the party’s standard bearer.
Alvarado will be pitted against former Governor Josie de la Cruz of Bocaue town who is staging a comeback under the Del Pilar Party, a local party organized in 2003.
Political observers here dubbed the looming battle between Alvarado and Dela Cruz as “battle of the champions” as both have never been defeated in any election.
As this developed, Alvarado is still looking for a running mate.
Cruz said that Alvarado has been consulting with other partymates on the possibilities of having Rep. Reylina Nicolas (4th District), actor and former Senior Board Member Daniel Fernando (2nd District), and former Bocaue Mayor Serafin Dela Cruz as his running mate.
A three term congresswoman, Nicolas also served as mayor of Sta. Maria town from 1992 to 2001.
She said that she wanted to take a rest from politics but remain open to the possibilities of running for vice governor.
For his part, Fernando said that he is being wooed by friends to run as Alvarado’s vice governor.
As an actor who first gained popularity from the movie “Scoprio Nights 1,” Fernando first ran as mayor of Guiguinto town in 1998 but lost. In 2001, he was elected board member of the 2nd District. In 2007, he ran against Alvarado and lost.
On the other hand, De la Cruz has served as mayor of Bocaue in different occasions.
He was the mayor of Bocaue during the 1991 Pagoda Tragedy and was reelected in 2004. In 2007 he lost to Mayor Eduardo Villanueva.
