ELECTION 2013

STARS TO SHINE IN TEAM RAMA PROCLAMATION RALLY

Eat early dinner at home and take a PUJ ride or walk to the Plaza Independencia.

This was Cebu City mayor Michael Rama’s advise to their supporters who will be joining the Team Rama proclamation rally on Saturday night in the Plaza Independencia.

Rama said that the Team Rama proclamation rally will be more of gathering of their supporters and a night of entertainment rather than campaign speeches.

Showbiz talents under talent manager and north district congressional candidate Anabelle Rama will be gracing the political rally.

Anabelle’s children husband, Eddie Gutierrez will also be attending the rally to support Anabelle and provide entertainment.

Rep. Tomas Osmena of Bando Osmena Pundok Kauswagan (BOPK) for his part said that his group will continue with their barangay ‘pulong-pulong’ (meetings). But they may later decide to organize a bigger rally. But the rally will more of campaign for their senatorial candidates instead of their city candidates./Correspondent Edison A. delos Angeles

ANGARA CONFIDENT OF SON’S SENATE BID

Sen. Edgardo Angara is banking on his close ties with people in the academe and prominent Cebuano families to deliver the much needed votes for his son, Aurora Rep. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara who is running for senator under the Team Pinoy.

The younger Angara took undergraduate studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science, finished law at the University of the Philippines Law School and later on took post graduate legal studies at the Harvard Law School in Cambridge in Massachusetts.

“Sonny is a very qualified candidate. His educational mix is hard to find among the other candidates,” said the senator who was in Cebu yesterday for speaking engagements.

In a press conference, Sen. Angara expressed satisfaction of Sonny’s ranking in surveys where he would always land on the 11th or 12th spot./Chief of Reporters Doris C. Bongcac

CORTES HAS COCKPITS AS CAMPAIGN STAGE

Independent gubernatorial bet Roliveth “Boyet” Cortes admits he does not have political pedigree, but he knows he has solid followers – cockfighting afficionados.

“I do not depend on the shadow of my father and do not have celebrities to gather people in campaigns because, it is me who is running, not anybody’s shadow,” Cortes said in Cebuano

Cortes was known for his program in Television and Radio “Let’s do Business” propagating Agri-business.

He stressed, that he already visited several cockpits during cockfighting derbies to campaign.

“There’s nothing wrong in joining in cockfighting derby because aside from its traditional Filipino rest and recreation, it also the venue where you will learn the sentiments of the people,” said Cortes./Correspondent Renan Alangilan