MISAMIS Oriental Gov. Oscar Moreno is mum on Mayor Vicente Emano’s statement that Misamis Oriental Second District Cong. Augusto Baculio, Jr. is planning to run for governor saying he would rather talk about the developing the province and politics later.

August 5, 2008

This developed as Misamis Oriental First District Cong. Danilo Lagbas voiced his gratitude for the “kind words” offered by Emano who vowed to support his brother, Sugbongcogon mayor Benedict Lagbas, for a seat in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan this coming local elections.

But opposition leaders maintain that all these talks of politics are part of Emano’s diversionary tactic and even would facilitate more “corruption” at City Hall.

They believe that Emano is trying to spark a fight between Moreno and Baculio to pave the way of his comeback to the province.

Meanwhile, Moreno said that he would rather keep himself busy with making sure that the Province of Misamis Oriental maintains its leadership status here in Northern Mindanao.

“It’S too early to talk about politics. Tarbaho sa kita unya na kanang politika (Let us first work together and set aside politics),” he told Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro.

Emano said several mayors from Misamis Oriental visited his office recently to ask him as to where he would be casting his support in the 2007 Local Elections.

“They told me that Cong. Baculio would be running for governor..this is his (Baculio’s) right and nobody should criticize him for this. It’s going to be a good fight,” he said.

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Emano said one of the mayors told him that Baculio’s ticket is already almost complete and that it is composed of several mayors from the second district of the province except Claveria mayor Rocky Calingin who is getting married and begged for some time to properly settle-on with this new stage in his life.

Emano said he promised to support Sugbongcogon townmayor Benedict Lagbas and Gingoog City mayor Heidi de Lara who separately intimated to him that they would be running for a seat at the Provincial Board (PB) of Misamis Oriental in 2007.

Currently, only three SP members are serving their respective final term of office – SP member Alejo Butch Olano and Arsenio Kho, Jr. from the first district and SP member Pepito Gambe from the second district.

When asked for his comment on Emano supporting his brother who ran for townmayor of Sugbongcogon under the opposition’s banner, Cong. Lagbas said, “In politics there is no permanent alliance…this is a welcome move as no less than Mayor Emano share the strong convictions that my brother Benedict Lagbas could be an effective servant of the people as Sangguniang Panlalawigan member.”

The older Lagbas said he is thankful for whatever help Emano could give for his brother.

“No less than Mayor Emano believes that my brother Benedict Lagbas has a good track record and from the part of the Lagbas family, we thank him for his kind words,” he said. Mayor Lagbas is currently serving his final third term as chief executive of Sugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental.

Emano said it is also his right to run for any gubernatorial seat.

“It is my right and no one can criticize me for this as I once served Misamis Oriental as governor,” he said in the vernacular during his Mayor’s Move radio program over Sandy 101.

When asked for his comments on Emano running for governor of the province, Cong. Lagbas said, “Iya kanang katungod to (That is his right) run. Everything is possible.”

“In fairness to Mayor Emano, while we differ in terms of principles but he has all the right to run as governor for the province.” by Lizanilla J. Amarga

(2006)

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