Ouano-Quisumbing tandem eyed for 2013 mayoralty race

THE elections are still two years away but this early, the allies of the Ouano and Quisumbing families are floating their own tandem for Mandaue City’s top posts.

Sources close to the families said Councilor Emmarie Ouano-Dizon and Elizabeth “Betsy” Quisumbing, mother of Rep. Luigi Quisumbing of Cebu’s 6th district, are being persuaded to run for mayor and vice mayor respectively in 2013.

“They don’t see anything wrong with the idea of joining forces between them. They are talking for the 2013 elections. That’s not a bad idea. They continue to talk,” said a source who requested anonymity.

The elder Quisumbing, who drew up the “Asenso Sixto” livelihood program of her son, said it’s too early to talk about politics. Councilor Dizon also shared her sentiments, saying she would rather talk about re-election.

“As of now, my father (Provincial Board Member Thadeo Ouano) and I are running for re-election. The only people talking are those close to us,” she said.

Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia, a friend of Quisumbing, declined to comment on the rumors. /Reporter Jucell Marie P. Cuyos and Correspondent Carmel Loise Matus