Rep. Roque dares Zubiri son in race for Bukidnon governor
Manuel, elder brother of Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri, is running under the Bukidnon Paglaum Party founded by his father.
Roque served as councilor of Valencia from 2010 until 2013 before he was elected as a congressman.
The governor meanwhile has filed his COC for 3rd District representative, a post he held from 1987 to 1998. Challenging him is provincial board member Arlyn Ayon, a broadcaster.||| |||buy augmentin online with |||
Ayon first served as Valencia councilor. She ran for vice governor in 2016 against Rogelio Quiño but lost by a narrow margin.
In Bukidnon’s 1st District, Nereus “Neric” Acosta is eyeing a return to the House.
Acosta, a presidential adviser during the previous administration, filed his COC as an independent candidate on October 1.
His sister, Malou Acosta, is now on her third term as 1st District representative.
Nereus held the post from 1998 until 2007, succeeding his mother, Socorro Acosta, who served from 1987 until 1998. He ran for governor in 2007 but lost to the elder Zubiri.||| |||buy cipro online with |||
He ran for the Senate in 2010 under the Liberal Party but also lost. (H. Marcos C. Mordeno/MindaNews)