Dateline Libacao

By: Alex E.Dionela



A “Big Win” for Mayor Navarosa, et al

The results of the recent 2007 national and local elections in this town may be considered a “big win” for re-elected Mayor Charito Navarosa and his team mates in the local Tibyog Akean Party because of the big vote margin that he got and his running mate incumbent Vice Mayor Ramon Zapata and the overwhelming victory of his candidates in the local sanggunian, except one from the opposition party making it in the “magic 8”, incumbent SB Member Napoleon Navarosa, the mayor’s estrange cousin. This landslide victory is said to be unprecedented in Aklan and in the political history of this town.

Mayor Navarosa garnered 9,227 votes as against the 1,393 votes obtained by his rival incumbent SB Member Edwin Ramos. Vice Mayor Zapata also garnered 8,306 votes as against 1,664 obtained by rival neophyte Nimrod Ruiz.

The winning SB members are; neophyte Aizel Villorente, opposition and incumbent Napoleon Navarosa, incumbents Edwin Ruiz, Felizardo Ilig, Jerome Legaspi, past 3-termer Paterno Turang, Jr., neophyte Arturo Zonio and another incumbent Gualcon Aguila. Incumbent Tarcesio Nervar seeking his re-election bid was the only administration bet that lost in this election.

Mayor Navarosa first ran for mayor in 1998 but lost to former Mayor Roger Esto. He ran again in 2001 and won over Esto with only 3-vote margin. An electoral protest ensued which unseated him before the 2004 election. In that election he won over Esto with more than 800 vote margin. His rival incumbent SB Member Edwin Ramos is a retired police captain and former town police chief who first ran and lost in the local sanggunian in 2001. He ran again in 2004 and won ranking 5th in the race.

Ramon Zapata was a 3-termer SB member who always topped the race in the local sanggunian before he ran and won for Vice Mayor in 2004. His rival Nimrod Ruiz is a law student and married to a Quimpo of Kalibo. He comes from the political families of Ruiz and Perez in this town.

This town has 24 barangays with 72 precincts. It has a total of 14,452 registered voters with 11,138 who actually voted or an equivalent of 77.06 percent voting turn-out.

Votes obtained by provincial level candidates in Libacao are as follows; Congressman: Florencio Miraflores – 6,941, Anthony Acevedo – 958, Governor: Carlito Marquez – 5,189, Mabeth Mobo-Garcia – 2,576, Vicky Ramos – 1,691, Karen Galvan -75; Vice Governor: Bellie Calizo -4,468, Kel Tolentino -3,311; SP Members: Plaridel Morania – 4,904, Nemesio Neron – 3,530, Jean Rodriguez – 3,395, Ernie Sambuang – 2,949, Rodson Mayor – 1,930, Edmund Peralta – 1,877, Franklin Quimpo – 1,874, Sonny Regalado – 1,847, Daisy Briones – 1,770, Mar Salvador – 1,009, Harry Sucgang -977.


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