Candidates take off
By Hernor De Asis and
Charmaine Sanchez
After the official start of the campaign
period for Member, House of Representatives, and Elective Regional, Provincial,
City and Municipal Officials last March 30, 2013, San Carlos City has a total
of 22 candidates- one candidate for Mayor, two candidates for Vice-Mayor, and
19 candidates for Councilor who filed their certificates of candidacy and are
now making their way to the 2013 Automated National and Local Elections. This
campaign period will last on May 11, 2013.
The official list of our local candidates
For Mayor- Gerardo ‘Ginggo’ Valmayor, for Vice-Mayor- Jeffrey
‘Jeff’ Hidalgo and Edgardo ‘EQ’ Quisumbing, for Councilor- Hernan Antonio,
Eddie ‘Ed’ Apuhin, Emmanuel ‘Noli’ Baguiro, Victoriana ‘Vicky’ Cabili,
Christopher ‘ Criston’ Carmona, Rommel ‘Momoy’ Debulgado, Jose ‘George
Bordigol’ Espinosa, Jose Marie ‘Jojo’ Gabutero, Aileen Miranda Gustilo,
Guillermo ‘Jovan’ Laguda, Ulysses ‘Amay’ Lezama, Epifanio ‘Jon’ Liberal, Erie
‘Enog’ Mahinay, Clint Mansueto, Fleur De lis ‘Oring’ Mascuñana, Elmer Jones
Mercado, Jonie ‘Kokie’ Uy, Jose Carlos ‘Lito’ Villarante and Dickson ‘DX’ Yu.
COMELEC’S Preparations
COMELEC got over the registration process which ended last
October 31, 2012, where a lot of ‘transferring’ and‘re-activation’ of voters
took place during the entire process. Last day to furnish every registered
voter with a voter’s information sheet will be on April 13, 2013.
Testing
and sealing of PCOS machines will start on May 6 to May 10, 2013. Election Day
will be on May 13, 2013.
Designated COMELEC Common Poster Areas
1. City Public Plaza
(Except the buildings, monuments, statues,
trees and posts therein)
2. Front of the Jose
V. Valmayor, Jr. Public Market- V. Gustilo St. Only
(Not on the walls of the Public Market)
3. All Barangay
Centers
All candidates may individually post,
display, or exhibit their Election Propaganda to announce their candidacy at
the afore-mentioned designated Poster Areas subject to following limitations:
a. Common Poster Areas
does not refer to a post, tree, and the wall of a building of a public
structure that is in active use. The size of each common poster area shall not
exceed the following dimensions:
1. For Political
Parties and Party-List Groups- twelve by sixteen feet, or its equivalent but
not exceeding a total area of 192 square feet; and
2. For Independent
Candidates- four by six feet or its equivalent but not exceeding a total area
of twenty four square feet.
b. Individual Posters
shall not exceed two by three feet.
c. That posters
posted, displayed or exhibited outside the designated common poster areas and
oversized posters shall be confiscated, removed, destroyed and shall be taken
as evidence against the owner thereof in a disqualification case that may be
filed.
UNDER SECTION 18 OF COMELEC RESOLUTION No. 9615 IMPLEMENTING
REPUBLIC ACT 9006.
FOR STRICT COMPLIANCE.
The Mass Speaks
“Sadya
ni ang eleksyon ron kay naa’y mu kontra sa administrasyon, dili mingaw” says
most of Sancarloseños considering the number of candidates that belong to the
side of the opposition. Many are thrilled for the outcome of this year’s
elections, which, all are hoping to be a clean and successful one.
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