Espino III bares PDP-Laban provincial ticket
AFTER hearing mass at the Manaoag Church, Gov. Amado Espino III, his father Fifth District Rep. Amado Espino Jr. and his brother, Mayor Jumel Espino, along with their fellow candidates, trooped to the Provincial Elections Office on Monday (Oct. 15) to file their respective certificates of candidacy (CoC).
Running under the ruling party PDP-Laban, Gov. Espino and Rep. Espino Jr. are seeking reelection for a second term of office while Bugallon Mayor Espino is running for congressman in the Second District.
All sporting red shirts, the Espinos were accompanied by Mrs. Priscilla Espino, wife of Congressman Espino, who reports said, is running for mayor of Bugallon to replace Jumel.
Gov. Espino filed his COC with his running-mate, former 3rd District Board Member Angel Baniqued of San Carlos City, who will square off with the Nacionalista Party tandem of Alaminos City Mayor Arthur Celeste and retired Police Supt. Paterno Orduña of Bugallon, for the gubernatorial and vice gubernatorial posts respectively.
Espino III’s candidates for Sangguniang Panlalawigan are Nestor Reyes and Haydee Soriano for the 2nd District; Angel Baniqued Jr. and Generoso Tulagan, 3rd District; Agerico Jeremy Rosario and Liberato Villegas, 4th District’; Ma. Rosary Perez Tababa and Francis
Melville Villarin, 5th District; and Noel Bince and Salvador Perez Jr., 6th District.
The governor revealed that former Board Member Alfonso Bince Jr. was his first choice for vice governor but he begged off for health reasons.
In an interview with Bince, he confirmed that he was offered the post of vice governor but his physician advised him against it.
PDP Laban’s bets for the House of Representatives are Undersecretary Thomas Orbos for 1st District, Jumel Espino, 2nd District; Rep. Rosemary “Baby” Arenas, 3rd District; Rep. Christopher de Venecia, 4th District; Rep. Amado Espino Jr., 5th District; and
and Tyrone Agabas, 6th District.
De Venecia is a guest candidate being a member of Lakas-CMD party.
Espino III expressed confidence that he made good in his first term of office as evidenced by the numerous awards received by the province in all spheres of governance.
He said he will continue the programs that he has started in order to uplift the lives of Pangasinenses, particularly in agriculture and tourism. (Leonardo Micua).
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