Edge Davao 5 Issue 155

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EDGEDAVAO P 15.00 • 56 PAGES

VOL.5 ISSUE 155 • SUNDAY - MONDAY, OCTOBER 7 - 8, 2012

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Davao governors run unopposed R

E-ELECTIONIST governors in three provinces of the Davao region are running unopposed and will be back smoothly for their third and last term in July next year. They are governors Corazon N. Malanyaon of Davao Oriental, Rodolfo del Rosario of Davao del Norte and Gov. Athur T. Uy of Compostela Valley. All three are on their

Most incumbent congressmen have no creditable opponents

second term. It is only in Davao del Sur where the governoship will be hotly contested. The protagonists are outgoing Rep. Marc Cagas, son of Gov. Douglas Cagas, and former congresman Claude Bautista,

brother of incumbent 2nd district Rep. Franklin Bautista. Gov. Cagas, who is only in his second term, gave way to son Marc and instead is running for mayor of Digos, capital city of Davao del Sur, against incumbent Mayor Joseph

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Penas. Congressman Bautista is being opposed by lawyer Randolph Parcasio, former head of the Southern Philippine Development Authority (SPDA) who lost an earlier bid for the same position. Incumbent congressmen of the region are also either unopposed or are faced with token opponents

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TURNOVER. Vice Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte (left), businessman Josue Tesado (center) and Col. Samuel Afdal (right) lead the cutting of ribbon during the blessing and turnover ceremony of Pahulayan, a SPMC-ER Watchers’ Area in front of SPMC Thursday afternoon. Pahulayan is a project funded by Vice Mayor Duterte’s friends.

It’s final

Sara withdraws from politics By Carlo P. Mallo

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IRST term incumbent Mayor Sara Duterte did not show up last Friday to �ile her certi�icate of candidacy for any post – whether to seek reelection or to face off against Karlo Nograles for

Brother Paolo is unchallenged in his vice mayoralty bid.

the city’s 1st district congressional seat. Shortly before the Commission

on Elections imposed its deadline for �iling at 5 o’clock pm, the Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod, a local

political party chaired by incumbent Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, �illed its last three remaining slots to complete its slate. Aboard a brand new black

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