Negrense Liza Araneta-Marcos, incoming first woman, is feted by Negros Occidental supporters of president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines – President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr., by way of his Negrense spouse Liza Araneta-Marcos, has pledged to again native authorities applications in Negros Occidental, a province that went for opposition candidate and outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo within the Might 2022 elections.
Bacolod mayor-elect Albee Benitez on Saturday, June 18, posted on his Fb web page photographs from a Friday, June 17 “thanksgiving dinner,” the place incoming first woman Araneta-Marcos represented the president-elect.
Benitez mentioned Araneta-Marcos, a Negrense, additionally promised to push his housing program and the creation of the Negros Island Area, which outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte scrapped early in his time period, citing lack of finances.
Benitez, who backed Marcos’ candidacy as native head of the PDP-Laban, didn’t give a lot particulars in his submit.
However he later informed Digicast Negros, a digital information platform that he partly owns, that Marcos himself has vowed to again native initiatives.
Discussing housing, Benitez famous that he had drafted the measure making a Division of Housing. The mayor-elect is the son of the late Conrado “Jolly” Benitez, who served as deputy of former first woman Imelda Marcos within the Ministry of Housing Settlements.
Benitez had flown to Manila early in June to satisfy with the president-elect.
He was requested then by reporters about the potential of a Cupboard submit provide. Benitez replied that he wouldn’t abandon the large mandate handed him by voters of Negros Occidental’s independently-administered capital metropolis.
Reelected Himamaylan Mayor Raymund Tongson, head of Marcos’ marketing campaign in Western Visayas, additionally shared photographs of the dinner, including that the Yanson household – the billionaire homeowners of one in all Southeast Asia’s largest transport teams – hosted the occasion.
Former Murcia mayor Sonny Coscolluela, Marcos’ spokesperson in Negros Occidental, informed the published talkshow program Teresa’s Time over FMR 91 that Araneta-Marcos was accompanied by son Vincent.
He mentioned the social gathering venue was on the Yansons’ sprawling farm in Talisay, simply north of this metropolis.
Coscolluela expressed confidence that the province, whose reelected Governor Eugenio Jose “Bong” Lacson backed Robredo, would discover pleasant ears in Malacañang as a result of 29 of 32 mayors campaigned for Marcos.
Marcos eked out a shock win on this historically opposition metropolis, with 10,000 votes over Robredo.
He nonetheless misplaced within the province, however with a a lot improved displaying in comparison with the 2016 vice presidental polls. The president-elect acquired 603,523 votes in 2022 to Robredo’s 639,672. Within the 2016 race, Robredo acquired 614,440 votes, whereas Marcos solely acquired 119,149 in Negros Occidental.
Reelected Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer, a key Marcos whip within the province, on Might 11 mentioned Marcos’ marketing campaign supervisor Benhur Abalos handed on the profitable candidate’s phrases of gratitude, saying he was very proud of the result of the Negros Occidental vote.
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