The United Negros Alliance (UNegA) released the list of its 14 mayoral candidates for the 2022 polls, and reiterated its support for the reelection bid of Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer on Tuesday, August 31.
Cadiz Mayor Salvador Escalante, UNegA secretary general, said their party is fielding 11 mayors running for re-election and three new mayoral bets.
The three new UNegA mayoral bets are Vice Mayor Narciso Javelosa Jr. for Sagay City, Madonnah Marañon Jaojoco, wife of Mayor Richard Jaojoco, for Toboso, and Vice Mayor Renato Malabor Jr. for Isabela, Escalante said.
The 11 UNegA mayors running for re-election are Marxlen dela Cruz of Salvador Benedicto, Salvador Escalante – Cadiz City, Manuel Escalante III – Manapla, Nicholas Yulo – Bago City, Rex Jalando-on – La Carlota City, Jose Maria Alonso- Pontevedra, Jilson Tubillara – San Enrique, Raymund Tongson – Himamaylan City, Alejandro Mirasol – Binalbagan, Rhumyla Mangilimutan – La Castellana, and Ella Celestina Yulo – Moises Padilla, he added.
The UNegA candidates for congress are Alfredo Marañon III – 2nd District, Juliet Marie Ferrer – 4th District and Ma. Lourdes Arroyo – 5th District.
The party’s board member candidates are Sixto “Pal” Guanzon and Samson Mirhan – second district, Jose Benito Alonso and a second candidate yet to be named – fourth district, Rita Gatuslao – fifth district, and Valentino Miguel Alonso – sixth district, Escalante said.
UNegA will not field candidates in most of the areas where the incumbents are from Love Negros.
Mayors Mark Golez of Silay City, Victor Gerardo Rojas of Murcia, Renato Gustilo of San Carlos City, Marvin Malacon of EB Magalona who are members of Love Negros, and Tongson, Dela Cruz, Mirasol and Mangilimutan of UNegA have officially announced their support for the Lacson and Ferrer tandem in 2022.
Tongson said they are respecting the equity of the incumbent agreement in Himamaylan City.
SALVADOR BENEDICTO
Dela Cruz said Salvador Benedicto town and the whole of the first district will go all out in their support for Lacson and Ferrer.
He lauded them for running the province well and for the delivery of needed projects to Salvador Benedicto.
LA CASTELLANA
Mangilimutan said all her allies in La Castellana will also go all out for Lacson and Ferrer because they have not neglected the needs of her town.
Lacson, who is a member of Love Negros, has not let it get in the way of his supporting her town even if she is from UNegA, Mangilimutan said.
IN MURCIA
“With Gov. Lacson and Vice Gov. Ferrer at the helm, our provincial government has delivered numerous government programs and services for Murcia. Our town has always been a priority of the Lacson-Ferrer administration. Thus, I and all Murcia officials want to reciprocate their support by helping ensure their victory in next year’s elections,” Rojas said.
Rojas is running for reelection under Love Negros headed by Lacson.
“We will also campaign whole-heartedly for the re-election of Cong. Francisco “Kiko” Benitez as representative of the Third Legislative District of Negros Occidental, because he has also been hugely instrumental in delivering basic programs and services to the people of Murcia,” he added.
The mayor disclosed that Benitez facilitated the opening of the Central Philippine State University Murcia Extension Classes, which are set to start on September 20. The CPSU extension classes provide an opportunity for Murciahanon students to avail of free quality tertiary education, he said.*