Mon-Mon Guico Declares Cong Run

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

DAGUPAN CITY – “It's your time to shine,” quipped by former Philippines President and present House of Representatives’ Speaker Gloria M. Arroyo to her nephew Binalonan, Pangasinan Mayor Ramon “Mon-Mon” V. Guico, III when he told her that he will be filling his candidacy for a congressional race in the next year’s election.

Guico disclosed to this paper that one of the factors that influenced him to run for the August chamber was the lack of leadership to spur the economy of the Fifth Congressional District of Pangasinan.

BATTLE ROYAL – Binalonan Mayor Ramon “Mon-Mon” V. Guico III (left) just declared his intention to challenge political heavy weight Pangasinan incumbent Fifth Congressional District Representative Amado T. Espino, Jr. The young Guico’s family is into a mammoth aeronautical industry while Espino is retired police official who became a nine years governor of the forty four towns and three cities’ Pangasinan province.

“The District has a lot of potential as it is the fastest growing district of the province. It has four exits of the TPLEX (Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Express Way) like those at Urdaneta City, Binalonan, Pozurrobio, and Sison. It is one stretch that could be a linchpin for progress,” he stressed.

The mayor, a third generation of the illustrious Guico political clan, said the present public leadership has no vision to capitalize on that opportunities.

 “We should have a leadership that is not divisive. We should have a leadership that has integrity. We should have a unifying leadership”.

The  eight towns and a city's area, he continued, has long been neglected.

“Napabayaan ang district. Hindi na na asikaso ang mga respective mayors, vice mayors, and others,” he cited.

He deplored that there is not even a congressional district office there that the village chiefs and council members can bring their resolutions for action.

“It takes two hours to reach the Capitol in Lingayen to air their grievances and ventilate their needs. Pagdating doon they are like a ball being dribbled from one department to another”.

He cited the people in his district waited for progress and wanted a piece of it from a leader with integrity and vision.

“They want the one who cares for them. Hindi na sila maloloko. They are educated voters they need transformation”.

He said the constituency does not like a leader who will reappear during the election season.

“Hindi na sila maloloko ng mga monoblocks, grass cutters, and others. They want progress!”

 The young Guico is an exiting mayor after his nine years continuous stint in the town that burgeoned during his stewardship.

 He said that he is unfazed if former congressman Mark Cojuangco or incumbent Representative Amado T. Espino, Jr or his son and namesake the present governor Amado III of Pangasinan run for the post in case the kin swapped position to file their candidacy on October 1 to 5 this year for the May 13, 2019 poll.


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