Guico Unfazed, Won
Cong. Race Vs. Espino’s Juggernaut
By Mortz C. Ortigoza
The challenger was unfazed by the size of the political machine and the black propaganda resorted by the supporters of the electoral titan and still beat him in the congressional derby.
“I just backed up my campaign with positive campaigning. I
was never affected by the negative propapaganda, the poison letter, the black
propaganda. I never smeared sinisiraan ang aking opponent. So it’s just a
positive way of campaigning,” Binalonan exiting mayor Ramon “Monmon” Guico, III cited his
victory against Pangasinan Fifth District Congressman Amado T. Espino, Jr.
after he was proclaimed Tuesday by the Provincial Board of Canvassers of the
Commission on Election (Comelec) at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan in Lingayen
town.
Espino was considered
as an astute marquee politician who vanquished the province’s political elites
in the gubernatorial races like the spouses Jamie and and nine years governor Victor Agbayani, and former congressman Hernani Braganza, and congressional race rival
the then incumbent 5th District Representative Kimi Cojuangco.
“The guy was politically invincible who kept winning elections until
Binalonan Mayor Monmon drew sword with him,” a pundit, who asked for
anonymity, said. “
VICTORY JOE – Exiting Binalonan
Mayor Ramon “Monmon” Guico, III flashes the Victory Sign before his
proclamation by the Provincial Board of Canvassers of the Commission on Election
at the Capitol in Lingayen town. Guico trounced out incumbent Pangasinan Fifth
District Congressman Amado T. Espino, Jr in the May 13 election. That defeat
was considered an upset in the mammoth province’s politics as Espino was
considered as Pound-for-Pound marquee politician. Photo by Mortz C. Ortigoza
The young solon - elect
told this writer that unlike his opponent’s supporters, he did not resort to
mudslinging but instead crowed during
the hustings in the eight towns one city’s district the beauty and potential of
the chosen areas that he will promote once elected to the national August
chamber based in Quezon City.
“I’m encouraging them to be
one with me in its development if I can get elected as the representative,” he told the voters during the official 45 days
campaign period to the May 13, 2019 election.
Guico said that during
his sorties and whistle stops he had no incumbent mayors to buttress his
electoral stocks.
“Wala akong machineries talagang sa field ako. I sold myself there. I
went to many communities mga purok purok and meet with the people. That’s my
way of campaigning. Iyang makinarya ng opponent ko iyan ang lumalaban sa akin,
hinihigpitan ako masyado”.
The PBOC proclaimed him
Tuesday at 4 Pm after he garnered 125.136 votes against the 121, 624 votes of
Espino or a 3,512 lead votes.
Espino is an alumnus of the Philippine Military Academy , a decorated retired police colonel idolized by generals, a former nine years governor of Pangasinan, and a one term or three years congressman of the Fifth District.
Espino is an alumnus of the Philippine Military Academy , a decorated retired police colonel idolized by generals, a former nine years governor of Pangasinan, and a one term or three years congressman of the Fifth District.
Guico dismissed as
propaganda the 84 percent – 16 percent equation provincial poll conducted last February
24 to 28 by Vox Populi Polls by scientific and veteran pollster Art Valenzuela
when asked by this newspaper the adjustments he did after a pathetic showing two months - and - a - half before
the election day.
“Propaganda lang iyan!”
He said as a doctorate
degree holder he created his own poll to gauge the sentiment of the 324,319 voters
(November 2018 Comelec data) in the eastern Pangasinan district.
It is
the third vote rich district in the six congressional districts’ Pangasinan.
“Siyempre kung nag campaign ako may scientific approach din
sa akin. I have the data. Ako naman graduate ako ng doctorate alam ko naman ang
research, alam ko naman ang statistics, alam ko naman lahat iyang pag conduct
ng mga ganyan”.
He said with the collaboration
of the team he formed, he designed his own poll.
“Hindi ako nagpatinag diyan kasi alam ko iyong data ko.
Alam ko kung nasaan ang preference ko. Alam ko kung saan ko eku-convert,” Guico, who is a helicopter pilot in the family
owned WCC Aviation School in Binalonan, cited.
Six days before the
casting of vote in the May 13 election, the tarmac of the WCC was flooded with a sea of
humanity ferried by countless of buses by Guico and his father and namesake
comebacking mayoralty candidate Ramon Jr. to watch the grand rally of Senator
Grace Poe and other candidates for the provincial and municipal posts.
“I was requested by our allies in the national and
political parties to host the rally at our airport,” he told this writer as they waited for the
arrival of Poe, prolific actor Coco Martin, and Abono Party List Chief Rosendo
So who motorcade in the Third and Fourth Congressional Districts of the
province.
The masses turned gaga
on that rally when Martin known as a no-nonsense cop Cardo Dalisay and the
Vendetta group in the television series Ang
Probinsiyano strutted their musical stuff.
Other actresses that
hyped the program, that spike the political stocks of Guico, were Giselle
Sanchez and Poe’s veteran actress mother Susan Roces.
READ MY ARTICLE WHEN GUICO TOLD THIS BLOG IN
AUGUST LAST YEAR ABOUT HIS INTENTION TO “SLAY THE DRAGON” ESPINO IN THE 2019
POLL.
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