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Seven
out of 47 women now being municipal councilors-elect of the
total 94 women candidates in 47 towns and one city are in
the top slot of the magic 8 to compose the Sangguniang Bayan
(SB) for 2007-2010 term.
Those
who made it to the number one slot in SBs are Councilors-elect
Elsa N. Mante of San Isidro town (Lakas-CMD); Clarita V. Alesna,
Ubay; Rowena J. Painagan, Carmen (Independent; 8,661; Ma.
Shirley A. Amodia, Dagohoy; Jovanna C. Jumamoy, Inabanga;
Carmen Jaminal, Garcia-Hernandez (PDP-Laban); and Jesha Cuyacot,
Mabini (Lakas-CMD).
Also,
the number of women winners in mayoralty race increases and
the number of lady board members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan
and municipal vice-mayors apparently remains the same after
the local and national elections on May 14, 2007.
The
electorate has elected 12 municipal mayors, eight (8) vice-mayors
and five (5) provincial board members.
Still
on the grip of their respective turfs are Cortes Mayor Apolinaria
Balistoy; Buenavista Mayor Elsa Tirol, Mayor Theresa Camacho,
Getafe; Mayor Myrna Naldoza-Schreuirs, Garcia-Hernandez and
Mayor Henrietta L. Gan, Valencia.
Neophytes
are Mayor-elect Victoria Chatto, mother of reelected Rep.
Edgar Chatto; Mayor-elect Tesalonica Boyboy of Pres. Carlos
P. Garcia; Mayor-elect Judith Cajes, wife of Cajes, Trinidad;
Mayor-elect Ma. Fe A. Piezas, Guindulman; and Mayor-elect
Rosemarie Lim-Imboy, wife of PCL president Brigido Z. Imboy,
Loay.
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Mayor-elect
Gregoria Pepito of Batuan and Mayor-elect Sylvia Adame,
Dimiao, who are not strangers in said posts, are also
in the list. Pepito was voted upon in 2001 elections
but later on she was dislodged for a question of residency
while Adame already served Dimiao for three terms until
her husband took the reign in 2004.
Newcomers
on the vice-mayoralty positions include Vice-Mayor-elect
Marilyn R. Uy of Baclayon; Vice-Mayor Necita Digaum,
Catigbian; and Vice-Mayor-elect Valerie Ann Torrefranca-Narona,
daughter of reelected Mayor Jimmy Torrefranca, Sagbayan;
and Vice-Mayor Ann Piquero Dy, Candijay.
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Those
who were re-elected are Vice-Mayor Cecilia Rebusora; Vice-Mayor
Marivic Anana Golosino, Guindulman; and Vice-Mayor Ester Tabigue,
Mabini. Tranquilina Maniwang of Sikatuna also made a successful
comeback as vice-mayor-elect after serving as Mayor for three
terms.
The
Provincial Board or the Sangguniang Panlalawigan has now six
lady board members, including Sangguniang Panlalawigan federated
president Frances Bobbith Cajes-Auza, daughter of incumbent
and reelected Rep. Roberto C. Cajes, 2nd district.
Board
Member-elect neophyte Aster Piollo, a lawyer by profession,
added to the list. She represents 3rd district along with
re-elected BM Ester Corazon J. Galbreath.
Inabanga
Mayor Josephine Socorro C. Jumamoy successfully made a comeback
representing 2nd district. With Jumamoy are re-elected BMs
Amalia R. Tirol and Ma. Fe Camacho-Lejos.
Those
who made it to the SB's are councilors-elect Cresenciana Abucay
(6th), and Lanibel Labado (7th), Antequera; Ma. Asuncion Daquio
(4th) and Patricia Curso (6th), Corella; Milagros Uy (3rd),
Soledad Ligan (6th) and Meriam Chiu (7th), Cortes; Nena T.
Amoy (7th), Sikatuna; Celestina zafra (6th), Clarin; Luisa
F. Ando (5th), and Armelita Abing (7th), Pres. Carlos P. Garcia;
Beatriz Dinorog (3rd) and Doris T. Asoy (4th), San Isidro;
Virginia Item ((4th), Talibon; Zenaida Deiparine (6th),Trinidad;
Roselima C. Abapo (2nd), Ubay; and Julita Tan (2nd), and Gliceria
Miasco (6th), Alicia, Bohol.
Councilors-elect
include Consolacion Vinluan (5th), Batuan; Melina L. Tutor,
(6th), Candijay; Arsenia B. Raut (2nd), Lila; Doris D. Obena
(3rd), Catigbian; Priscilla Branzuela (7th), Loon; Cecilia
Autentico (3rd), Maribojoc; Mercia Denoso (5th), Panglao;
Ann Mariquit D. Oppus (9th), Tagbilaran City; Cristita A.
Cericos (3rd), Dagohoy; Belen P. Signe (2nd), Danao; and Nena
Vitor Melecio (7th), Inabanga.
Councilors-elect
Emerenciana Uy Anana (2nd), Sagbayan; Maria Jubilin Tiongco
(8th), San Miguel; Luchie D. Tongco (7th), Anda; Ramonita
Cabusao (3rd), Bilar; Anecita C. Ucang ((4th), Dimiao; Remedios
Acabo (7th) and Tita Baja Gallentes (6th), Garcia-Hernandez;
Catherine Bonita, Guindulman; Nicereta Soriano (5th), Pilar;
Leoncia Pacatang (6th), Sevilla; and Margarita Unajan (2nd),Sierra-Bullones.
(Ric V. Obedencio)
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