15 Jan 2010
Mayor Alfred appeals to support senatorial bid of Bongbong Marcosby JOEY A. GABIETA
TACLOBAN CITY- City Mayor Alfred Romualdez appealed to the people of the city and the rest of the region to support the senatorial bid of his cousin, Ilocos Norte Representative Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr.
Romualdez made this appeal yesterday as the senatorial aspirant joined him during his birthday celebration held at the old bus terminal this city.
The city mayor said that it's about time that the region will have its own representative at the Senate.
"It's been a long time since we have produced a senator. He will be a big help to us not only for Tacloban but even for the entire region," Romualdez said.
The young Marcos, who is the only son of former President Ferdinand Marcos and former First Lady Imelda Marcos, expressed his elation on the endorsement he got from his cousin.
Marcos echoed the call of his cousin that it's about time that Eastern Visayas be represented at the Senate.
"Region 8 is a place for me. I don't consider myself as just a representative of Ilocos Norte but of Eastern Visayas as well," Marcos said.
He vows to come up with pieces of legislation that would help address the region's problems.
If elected in the Senate, he said, he would pass laws that would help improve the country's agriculture and education sectors, among others.
The Ilocos Norte solon said that these two sectors are very important for the country to develop economically.
He said that improving the quality of agriculture and education would also be a big factor in addressing the country's problem on poverty.
The senatorial candidate, who is running under the Nacionalista Party, also vowed to help address the worsening graft and corruption problem in the country which he admitted to be a big reason why the country remains saddled in poverty.
Among those who welcomed Marcos in his visit to the city yesterday were his uncle Alfredo "Bejo" Romualdez, aunt Juliet Romualdez, mother of Leyte Representative Ferdinand Martin Romualdez and Councilor Cristina Gonzalez-Romualdez.
On issue of political dynasty, Marcos said that it is still the choice of the people that should be respected regardless if those who would be elected came from the same family.
"The voice of the people is the voice of God," he said.
His mother, Imelda and sister Imee, are running for Congress and governor respectively in Ilocos Norte.
Here in the city, his cousin Alfred is gunning for a possible second term with his father, Bejo, and wife, Cristina, are also seeking for vice mayor and council seat, respectively.
Source:
http://leytesamardaily.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9994&Itemid=233
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