By Sen Guingguing
Sunday Post
Former third district representative Eladio Jala tries to swerve away from dilemma’s route in the possible clash of his close friends- -Lawyer Vic-Vic Abrenilla or retired chief captain Cipriano Madera- -in the Jagna mayoralty race in 2010.
Jala told the local media that if Jagna Mayor Exuperio Lloren will support Abrenilla in the mayoralty race, he will ask Madera to forgo his plan to run for mayor.
Jala said he will prevent Madera and Abrenilla from clashing against each other in the 2010 elections.
He said he is bound to support Abrenilla lest their party chooses the latter as their official candidate for mayor of Jagna.
By then Jala has to ask Madera to sacrifice his quest for the mayor’s post, to avoid being “torn between two loversâ€, since Madera has been his close friend.
Madera has long been vocal about his intention to run for mayor in Jagna, when Lloren would finish his last term.
Madera takes pride of his contributions to the lives of many Boholanos when he was still manager of Magsaysay Shipping Agency.
With a Japanese partner behind him, he now manages Merfolk Shipping Agency.
Madera had served many companies over the years until he retired to concentrate in managing the shipping agency.
Meanwhile, Abrenilla has expressed interest on Councilor Bonifacio Virtudes Jr. to be his candidate for vice mayor.
Vice-Mayor Teofisto Pagar Jr., however, said Lloren’s group still has to set a meeting to discuss about the local slate in the municipal level.
Pagar is also among those who had expressed interest in running for mayor as he is no longer qualified to seek reelection in 2010, having served three consecutive terms already as vice-mayor.
Another Jagnaanon who had expressed interest to serve the people of Jagna is Joseph Ranolla.
Ranolla has found greener pasture in Manila and had gained pre-exposure to politics during his past stint as chief of staff of former senator Rodolfo Biazon.
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