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United Neg. Occ. Vital to senate bid: Benitez



BY GILBERT BAYORAN
Thusday, May 18, 2017

MANILA- The unity of two local political parties in Negros Occidental is now a determining factor for Rep. Alfredo Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3 rd District) to decide on whether to run or not for senator in the 2019 elections.

Benitez, who confirmed his inclusion in the PDP-Laban senatorial slate in the 2019 elections as publicly announced by Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, said, “The province shall be united so that we will have a better chance”.

If the province is not united, it is difficult to aspire for a national position as we cannot count on our bailiwick,” Benitez, who is now on his last term as congressman of the Negros Occidental 3rd district, said.

Even before the last election in 2013, Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. has been expressing his support to Benitez, should he decide to run for senator.

Marañon and Benitez had supported rival vice-gubernatorial candidates in last year's election, with incumbent Vice-Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson emerging as the winner.

If there is no unity in the province, then we have to re-evaluate our chance, Benitez, who had confirmed earlier that he was also being pushed to run for governor in Negros Occidental, also said.

Lacson, whose name is being floated by some to run for governor in 2019, should Benitez decide to run for senator, earlier said that his decision will be known in 2018.

Benitez, who, with Maranon and almost the majority of local officials in Negros Occidental joined the PDP-Laban, a political party of President Rodrigo Duterte, said “Nothing is impossible if we sit down and talk”, in response to a question on the possibility of unifying local political parties in the province.

If he decides to run for senator, and with the support of Gov. Maranon, Benitez said “Then let's help each other to ensure that we have a united front. We have a province that will support a candidatefor the Senate 100 percent”.

Asked if he will include Bacolod City in the unity effort, he said that it will include the whole Western Visayas and even theVisayas.

Rep. Alejandro Mirasol (5th district, Negros Occ) earlier said that it is now time for somebody from Negros to become a senator.* GPB

 

 

Source: 
The Visayan Daily Star

@senso for A BETTER BACOLOD

Ang isa sa akon mga handom para sa Bacolod.

Ako ang kapitan sg sini nga barko. Indi ini magkadto sa wala ukon sa tuo, kundi derecho sa direksyon sang pagbag-o sang gobyerno para sa kaayuhan sang Bacolodnon.