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MANILA, Philippines – Elections get more exciting in 153 areas around the country as vice mayors challenge their mayors in the chief executive post.
Re-electionist mayors and incumbent vice mayors are going head to head in 14 cities and 139 municipalities in the May polls, with 7 cities and 69 towns featuring one-on-one races.
Below is a list prepared by Rappler based on Commission on Elections data.
In some areas, the matches are between allies-turned-rivals. Mayors and vice mayors in 66 areas were partymates in 2010.
In Navotas City, for example, 3-term Vice Mayor Patrick Joseph Javier transferred to the Liberal Party (LP) to challenge Mayor John Reynald Tiangco of Partido Navoteño, a local party allied with the opposition coalition, United Nationalist Alliance (UNA). Javier was also the running mate of Tiangco’s brother, former Mayor and now Rep. Tobias Tiangco, in 2004 and 2007.
Party switching was also seen in Marawi City. Mayor Fahad Panarigan Salic’s re-election bid was not supported by the Nacionalista Party (NP), which fielded Vice Mayor Noryasmin Calandada instead. Calandada was Salic’s running mate for the past two elections. Salic jumped ship and transferred to PDP-Laban.
NP belongs to the administration coalition LP, while PDP-Laban is part of UNA.
In the meantime, some of the vice mayors in the list were former mayors serving 3 terms, then ran for vice mayor in 2010 to skirt the term limit set by the 1987 Constitution.
Such is the case in Danao City, Cebu. Ramon “Boy” Durano Jr and son Ramon “Nito” Durano III of local party Bakud won as mayor and vice mayor, respectively, in the 2001 to 2007 elections. Father and son switched places in the 2010 elections.
The Duranos’ story however took an interesting turn this year. The elder Durano now challenges his son for the mayoral seat. Both Duranos left Bakud: Nito Durano joined the Liberal Party, while Boy Durano transferred to One Cebu, another local party. – Rappler.com
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