LIM, CAJES |
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Two
aspirants for the provincial presidency of the Liga
ng mga Barangay and Federated Sangguniang Kabataan are
virtually coming out unopposed.
The
provincial Federated SK election is set tomorrow while
the Liga ng mga Barangay will elect its officials on
December 29.
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Jean
Censoria Cajes, daughter of second district Rep. Roberto Cajes
and Trinidad Mayor Judith Cajes, is expected to replace her
sister Frances Bobbith Cajes, the incumbent provincial federated
president, as Jake Jala, a cousin of third district Rep. Adam
Relson Jala has already backed out of the race.
Even
with Jala's declaration to abandon the provincial federated
SK, city SK president Rammy June Alturas announced his candidacy
to challenge Cajes last night.
Since
the provincial SK federation election is done via nomination,
Cajes could be in for a surprise tomorrow as several mayors
of the first district reportedly agreed to support Alturas,
according to trusted aides of City Mayor Dan Lim who is supporting
the candidacy of Alturas.
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There
were other names of municipal SK federated presidents
who were planning to oppose the younger Cajes but also
quit the race.
They
were Rochelle Brigitte Imboy, daughter of Loay Mayor
Mae Imboy and Kag. Brigido Imboy; Maria Fe Cadeliña,
daughter of Bilar Mayor Fanuel Cadeliña; and
Sandrina Schreurs, daughter of Garcia-Hernandez Mayor
Myrna Schreurs.
Observers
asked how can Cajes serve as SK provincial chairman
when she is studying in an exclusive school in Metro
Manila.
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Meanwhile,
former Board Member Concepcion Lim, who won as Liga president
of Valencia will also be on smooth sailing as incumbent provincial
Liga head Romulo Cepedoza has expressed willingness to take
the vice presidency which was reportedly offered to him by
Lim.
Cepedoza
was reelected Liga president of Danao town but has admitted
that he could not match the resources and the political clout
of Lim and would rather accept the vice presidency of the
league.
He
became the Liga head after then president Cariso Camacho of
Getafe died of a heart attack last year.
Lim's
bid is aimed not only to regain a seat at the Sangguniang
Panlungsod (she ended her third term as board member last
June), but also to reclaim the position which was formerly
held by her late brother, Renato Lim.
According
to reports, Panglao Liga president Cirino Hormachuelos is
also eyeing the provincial Liga presidency.
Before
he ran for barangay captain, Hormachuelos was reelected for
a third term as municipal councilor last May.
If
unopposed, the ABC and SK provincial polls will not be "financially
bloody" unlike past elections where massive vote buying
and herding of electors to safe houses were noted a day before
election.
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