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LP bets likely winners in Bataan – Garcia

BALANGA City, Bataan: A landslide victory for the administration’s senatorial bets is seen in Bataan despite major political hopefuls in the province clashing against each other, Gov. Enrique Garcia said Wednesday.


The governor said opposing candidates for congressman, governor, vice-governor, provincial board members and majority of the municipal contenders are one in supporting the senatorial bets of the Liberal Party.

Garcia said his faction and that of Chairman Felicito Payumo of the Bases Conversion Development Authority are in full support of the administration candidates.

Under the group of Garcia are second district Rep. Albert Garcia for governor, Vice Gov. Efren Pascual for reelection, first district Rep. Herminia Roman also seeking reelection and the elder Garcia to replace his son Albert as congressman.

The Garcias are under the National Unification Party while Pascual and Rep. Roman belong to the LP.

At the opposite political fence are Felicito Payumo who resigned as BCDA chair for congressman in the first district, Dinalupihan Mayor Joel Jaime Payumo for governor, Jay Consunji for vice governor and former governor Leonardo Roman for congressman in the second district.

The two Payumos are LP stalwarts in Bataan but filed their certificates of candidacy last December 20 and 21 under the Nationalist People’s Coalition that Roman chairs in the province. Consunji, a lawyer, is also from the NPC.

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