Pureza is out of the picture. Sa pagka karon mao ni ang gibalita nga modagan for Congressman sa First District: Ernesto Herrera (fomer Labor secretary and elder brother of Julius); Rene Relampagos; Dr. Cesar Tomas "Yul" Lopez; and Roberto Salinas. The last three are Loonanons, as is Pureza (of the Veloso Clan from Barangay Napo). BertSal is currently mayor of Catigbian and Bohol LMP president. Rene and Yul are first cousins. BertSal allegedly backed out recently. Rene may give way for Yul or vice versa, depending on support from the masa. It can be recalled that Yul, a Provincial Board first-termer, topped the elections in 2007 (Sangguniang Panlalawigan) despite being on the opposition ticket. In the First District he topped in all towns including Tagbilaran; except in Balilihan where he ranked only 4th. Obviously, there was manipulation here. Yul was able to amass more than 50,000 votes over the next in rank. In Bohol, this lead is already considered very significant. Of the contenders, Yul is likely a winner if ever he runs for Congress.