IF YOU HARM US
By Mortz C. Ortigoza
DAGUPAN CITY - The political cauldron in Sual town in Pangasinan – classified as a hot spot in the 2019 election – has been brewing wildly.
A truculent former Pangasinan First District Congressman Jesus “Boying” Celeste warned the camp of his mayorship rival Sual Mayor Liseldo “Dong” Calugay that he will fight back in case the latter allies harm him and his supporters.
“Kung gagalaw sila na anuhin nila kami talagang lalabanan ko sila”.
If Calugay and his supporters have been successful in intimidating the son and father tandem during the 2019 election of mayorship and vice mayorship candidates John and Roberto ”Bing” Arcinue, Celeste said it could never happen under his candidacy and to his voters.
2022 MAYORSHIP’S DUKE OUT: From left: Former Nine-Year Pangasinan First District Congressman Jesus "Boying" Celeste and Philippines fourth richest town's Sual, Pangasinan Mayor Liseldo "Dong" Calugay. Celeste will challenge the incumbency of Calugay in the May 9, 2022 Election.
“Hindi ako puweding basta na lang uupo diyan na gaya niyang nangyari nakaraang eleksiyon tatakutin ang mga botante namin. Hindi mangyari iyan sa amin...” he said on a radio interview today.
The older Arcinue told reporters in this city that several days before the May 13, 2019 election, menacing men wearing black jackets roamed gung-ho on their motorcycles in the 19 villages of the coastal town instilling fear to his supporters.
Almost a year before the 2019 poll, Arcinue ally's Barangay Sto. Domingo Punong Barangay Romulo Agbayani was assasinated through a .45 caliber hand gun in front of his house by motorcycle men riding in tandem.
“Somebody wanted to paint my town as disordered. One of my village chiefs was assassinated last June (2018) without even a known reason,” former Mayor Arcinue said.
Some political kibitzers are seeing the possibility of hostilities between the camps of the former solon and the mayor as election on May 9, 2022 is approaching.
In his September 30 interview by Bombo Radyo- Dagupan City, Celeste insinuated about Calugay and his supporters of the alleged presence in the town of flying voters from the latter former residence in Bugallon town and the Tarlac Province.
“Puro ang binabangit niya Bolinao ng Bolinao (former residence of Celeste). May mga kandidatung Bolinao hindi naman maganda iyon. Bakit hindi siya magbanggit na may mga kandidatung Bugallon na dumating din. Ang mga taga Tarlac. Medyo hindi ko kursunada ang sinasabi niya. Sana umabot din sa kanya,” A livid Celeste declared.
In an internet post, Sual Municipal Election Officer Eva Quinto said that there were alleged two thousand persons from other towns who registered as voters in the town.
Although she could not prevent them on their bid to register, the Commission on Election, she said, will thresh them out if they are really fake voters.
Celeste said he wished his rival Calugay will be fair on treating him and his supporters.
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MORTZ C. ORTIGOZA
I am a twenty years seasoned Op-Ed Political Writer in various newspapers and Blogger exposing government corruptions, public officials's idiocy and hypocrisies, and analyzing local and international issues. I have a master’s degree in Public Administration and professional government eligibility. I taught for a decade Political Science and Economics in universities in Metro Manila and cities of Urdaneta, Pangasinan and Dagupan. Follow me on Twitter @totoMortz or email me at totomortz@yahoo.com.
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