Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Mark subs Pat as Vice Guv’s Bet



By Mortz C. Ortigoza

DAGUPAN CITY - A son of a power broker in Malacanang substituted Wednesday at the election body here retired police colonel Paterno “Pat” Orduña as the vice governorship tandem of gubernatorial candidate Art Celeste.
 Philippines' "Ivy Leagues" educated Mark Ronald de Guzman Lambino replaced Orduña who withdrew his candidacy Tuesday at the provincial office of the Commission on Election here.

“He was overqualified in terms of education. He even studied at prestigious universities,” a source told this writer in the vernacular.


NEW TANDEM - Alaminos City Mayor Art Celeste (extreme right front row) who aspires for the governorship of Pangasinan and his vice gubernatorial tandem Mark Ronald Lambino (center front row) answer questions from reporters after Lambino filed his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) at the Comelec in Dagupan City. The vice governorship bet is the scion of a presidential palace power broker Secretary Raul Lambino. At the background are their political allies in the May 2019 election. Extreme left and right are candidates for the provincial board Darwina Sampang and Nicholi Jan Louie Sisonand Fifth District congressional bet and Binalonan Mayor Ramon “Monmon” Guico, III (center).


Lambino finished his tertiary education at the University of the Philippines with a Bachelor’s Degree in Geography, his post graduates at the Asian Institute of Management, UP-Diliman - Institute of Small Scale Industries major Management Programs, and Ateneo de Manila University.

After he filed Wednesday morning his COC, the 36 years old candidate said how he wished he attended Harvard after a source told this writer that he is an alumnus of that Ivy League in the United States.

He accomplished his primary school from Mother Goose Special School Systems, Inc. here and his secondary school as a scholar from the Philippines Science High School – Diliman Campus.

Celeste told this paper at the Comelec that the tandem between him and Lambino is already final despite the end of the substitution in November 29.

Section 33 of Resolution No. 10420 of the Commission on Election says the substitute of a candidate who died, withdrew his candidacy, or was disqualified may file a COC for the office affected on or before November 29, 2018 so that the name of the substitute will be reflected on the official ballots. In the same Resolution promulgated October 1, the Comelec said the substitute for a candidate, who died or disqualified by final judgment, may file a COC up to mid-day of Election Day. This would be acceptable, provided that the substitute candidate and substituted candidate have the same surnames.

The duo was accompanied by Fifth District congressional bet and Binalonan Mayor Ramon “Monmon” Guico, III, Sto. Tomas mayoralty and vice mayoralty bets Ely Arciaga Ramos and Bemjamin Oculto, Jr, respectively, Sta. Barbara mayoralty candidate and Vice Mayor Joel delos Santos, candidates for the provincial board like Nicholi Jan Louie Sison of the 5th District, hundreds of their supporters, and media men who partook their lunch together at two well known restaurants in Barangay Tapuac here.

Lambino cited his working experiences as being a technical staff of core industries in the Subic-Clark Alliance for Development Council, Clark Freeport Zone, executive assistant in the office of the chairman, chief executive officer Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, and as private management consultant of various groups in the private sector.

He is the son of Administrator and Chief Executive Officer of the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority and Presidential Adviser for Northern Luzon lawyer Raul Lambino.

Lambino is known as the one who created the Celeste for governor movement after being given the imprimatur of the power that be in Malacanang to contest the “hegemony” of Governor Amado I. Espino, III and his father and namesake 5th District Representative Amado, Jr in the vote – rich Pangasinan province.   

Recently, this writer opined that Orduna could be substituted by Mark Cojuangco as Governor Espino’s running mate lawyer Angel Baniqued is not known in the six congressional districts’ province.

“They said Cojuangco is a shoo-in because his opponent is nobody except to the district where he served as a countless terms board member. Cojuangco’s name is already known among the almost two million voters at the six congressional districts mammoth’s province after he ran and lost as governor in the May 2016 election”.

The young Lambino, who is not popular as Cojuangco, could piggy back on the popularity and name recall of former vice governor Oscar Lambino who skippered the provincial government with Governor Victor Agbayani for nine years.


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