Aga Muhlach fails to dethrone 105-year-old dynasty

Actor Aga Muhlach failed to dethrone the Fuentebella political dynasty in Camarines Sur. The provincial board of canvassers May 16, proclaimed William “Wimpy” Fuentebella the winner in the race for the 4th District of Camarines Sur. Their vote gap was 2,205 votes. The Fuentebellas have the political machinery and loyal mass base nurtured in the 105 years they have ruled in Camarines Sur, particularly in the province’s 4th district. Running for public office for the first time and as the ruling Liberal Party bet, Muhlach’s congressional bid pitted him against the son of Deputy House Speaker Arnulfo Fuentebella, and a 4th generation member of a political clan that has been in power since the American occupation of the country. 

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