Villafuertes’ fight baffles voters in Camarines Sur
By Juan Escandor Jr.
The fight between grandfather and grandson for governor of Camarines Sur has left many residents in disbelief and suspicious of the motive behind it.
The fight between grandfather and grandson for governor of Camarines Sur has left many residents in disbelief and suspicious of the motive behind it.
Saying the Supreme Court had already defined the meaning of a political dynasty, a civil society group asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec), on Tuesday, to disqualify six prominent local candidates—including Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte—for being “clear and obvious” political dynasts.
It was scripted. All that drama about lawyer Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo’s last-minute decision to file her Certificate of Candidacy after supporters marched to her house to beg her to run had been “scripted,” her political opponent, Rep. Luis Villafuerte, said Sunday.
Being a nephew of one of the most influential political figures after the People Power Revolution I, Interior and Local Government Jesse M. Robredo, was a political protégé first when he entered government service in 1986.
The rift between Camarines Sur third district Representative Luis R. Villafuerte Sr. (LRV) and son Gov. Luis Raymund “LRay” Villafuerte Jr. has widened with the former’s endorsement of Rep. Diosdado “Dato” Ignacio Arroyo’s re-election bid in the second district against son LRay, who plans to challenge Arroyo in the 2013 elections.
