PJ Garcia, One Cebu bets woo Mandaue residents

With the holiday over, One Cebu party bets  started house-to-house campaigns in barangay Looc, Mandaue City yesterday.

Rep. Pablo John Garcia who’s running for governor and his runningmate  Ramon “Boboy” Durano IV shook hands and gave out calendars and fans.

With former Tinago barangay captain Joel Garganera as their barker, the candidates started at 7 a.m. nd ended at the Looc gym  past 11 a.m. with a group meal or  “boodle fight” where they ate  barehanded with Looc residents who spread food out on a table.

“We visit  to see what’s their problem and what aid we can give to them in the future, because it is odd promising them something without knowing what we can help,” Garcia said. He  said most sitios in barangay Looc can’t be reached by trucks.

With them were former congresswoman Nerrisa Soon-Ruiz who is running again for Cebu’s 6th district and  Elmer Cabahug,  candidate for Provincial Board.

In a speech, Soon-Ruiz chided former ally and incumbent Rep. Luigi Quisumbing of Cebu’s 6th district, saying he was seldom  seen in Mandaue City.

Soon-Ruiz  told reporters that she resigned  as consultant of health matters to Mayor  Jonas Cortes. Correspondent Fe Marie Dumaboc