ORANI, Bataan: The filing of Certificates of Candidacy of the group of a businessman eyeing the mayoral post here was characterized in a fiesta-like atmosphere on the last day Tuesday, October 8.
Mayoral candidate Jon Arizapa and his running mate reelectionist Vice Mayor Em Roman are unopposed.
The candidates and their supporters led by Arizapa first attended a Holy Mass concelebrated by Rizal Bishop Ruperto Santos, former Bataan prelate; rector Rev. Fr. Antonio Quintos and other priests at the Minor Basilica and Shrine Parish of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of Orani.
After the Mass, the big crowd inside and outside the church heavily cheered for their candidates while a group of street dancers in colorful costume danced to the beat of the roaring musical drums.
The applauding supporters and the streets dancers with the thundering drums accompanied Arizapa, Roman and the complete 8-man Sangguniang Bayan slate to the municipal office of the Commission on Elections some meters away.
The streets on the way to the poll office were filled with cheering people. (30)
