BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/12 Sept) – Here’s a new twist in this city’s political scene: two formerly estranged widows of the Plaza political clan are ironing out a united force to challenge incumbent Mayor Ferdinand Amante in the 2013 elections.
Former Mayor Leonides Theresa “Daisy” Plaza, widow of the late Mayor Democrito Plaza II, told reporters recently: “Ching and I are now reuniting forces to come up with stronger political slate in this coming elections.”
She was referring to former Rep. Charito “Ching” Plaza (1st Dist., Agusan del Norte), her aunt-in-law.
Daisy said they are now in the process of consulting their key leaders and supporters on a possible tandem of the two widows of the Plaza clan.
“It’s exciting, right? Besides, we have more experience in terms of local governance and legislation compared to others,” she noted.
But Daisy said she would probably opt to slide down for the vice mayoralty post while Ching would either run for mayor or representative.
The two, whose relations turned sour for years because of political falling out, met recently at the Plazas’ ancestral home in Barangay Patin-ay in Prosperidad, the capital town of Agusan del Sur, for the 50th birthday of Agusan del Sur Gov. Adolph Edward G. Plaza.
The former three-term congresswoman of Agusan del Norte’s First District (Butuan City and Las Nieves municipality) is the widow of the late Butuan Mayor Figurado Plaza, uncle of Daisy’s husband.[]
Ching’s husband was the younger brother of the late Agusan del Sur Gov.[]
