here's one from Bohol's weekly newspaper:
VALENCIA OPPOSITION HARASSED BY ADMIN VICE-GUBERNATORIAL BET
Valencia – The local candidates of the Nacionalista Party finally tasted the wrath of the Administration Vice-Gubernatorial bet known for her public display of anger. This happened when the Olegario-Dango group held their public rally at Barangay Canmanico, Valencia, Bohol whose Barangay Captain is the Hon. Concepcion O Lim, now running for Vice-Governor of Congressman Edgar Chatto under the Lakas-Kampi- CMD.
The public rally was scheduled on the evening of Monday, April 19, 2010 at the barangay’s basketball court. The Olegario-Dango group was initially refused a permit to hold the rally. Allegedly, the honorable Barangay Captain and now candidate for Vice-Governor, Dra Concepcion O.Lim, demanded that the opposition shall put into writing a condition that they will only talk about their platforms of government and shall refrain from discussing in the public rally the issues on how the Lim family is running the local government of Valencia. Lim was a former mayor of Valencia before she was elected as Provincial Board Member for three terms, and now sits as the head of the Barangay Captains league. Dra. Herietta Lim Gan, a favorite niece of Board Member Lim, is the incumbent mayor of Valencia and now challenged by Gen Leo Olegario, AFP (Ret) for the top post of the town.
However, the Permit to hold the public rally was signed and issued by one Teodoro “Dedoy†Gallogo, the barangay’s number one Kagawad, for and in behalf of the Barangay Captain who was not around when Olegario’s group again requested for a permit in the late afternoon of Sunday, April 18. A copy of the permit was submitted to the local COMELEC office the following day, Monday.
In a twist of events, Kagawad Gallogo, together with Barangay Secretary Algerica Coronel, and Barangay Treasurer Letecia Antipala came to see the Olegario group on Monday noon, allegedly on orders by the Barangay Captain, Dra Inday Conching Lim, demanding for the “written condition†initially demanded by Lim. Without the “written conditionâ€, Lim threatened to revoke the permit earlier issued by her first kagawad. However, opposition Vice-Mayoralty bet, Capt Isidro “Boy†Dango prevailed upon the Barangay Captain’s emissaries that it is the Barangay chief’s responsibility to issue the conditions to which the opposition group may follow. Dango is a neighbor of the Lims in Barangay Canmanico.
With the permit to hold the public rally finally secured, the opposition group prepared the basketball court where the rally will be held in the evening. Section 8(d) of COMELEC Resolution no. 8758, dated February 4, 2010, provides that Streamers may be displayed at the site of a public rally five (5) days before and shall be removed within 24 hours after the said rally. However, on or about 3:30 in the afternoon of Monday, April 19, or about three hours before the start of the rally, Hon Concepcion O Lim, tagging along an unidentified man in civilian clothes, arrived in the barangay basketball court and started removing some of the displayed streamers and posters of candidates running for elective positions in the coming May 10 elections. Displaying her penchant of public display of anger, the Provincial head of Barangay Councils and now Vice-Gubernatorial bet of the Lakas-Kampi-CMD, Dra. Concepcion O Lim, was particularly annoyed at the slogan of the Olegario-Dango slate which calls to “Terminate the Lim Dynasty†in Valencia. She was heard by those who were in the basketball court, howling “Wa mo kasabot unsa ang dynasty. Dili mi dynasty kay we are elected by the people†The Lim family is the occupant of the municipal hall for the past twenty-one (21) years. The honorable member of the Provincial Board was observed to be removing the poster of Gubernatorial bet Julius Caesar Herrera, the incumbent Vice-Governor of the province, while her companion was seen removing the streamers of the Olegario-Dango slate, and that of Atty Dionisio Balite, who is running for a seat in the Provincial Board. After the incident, the honorable board member and her group retracted toward their residence a block away.
A crowd of supporters and sympathizers filled the barangay basketball court and spilled to the National Highway to listen and encourage the Olegario-Dango candidates. Among those who were present to show their support were the town’s former mayors, Atty Nick Namocatcat, Atty. Dionisio Balite and Dr. Plinio N. Lim.
Running for Mayor is Leo L. Olegario, a retired General of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, while International Ship Captain, Isidro “Boy†Dango is running for Vice-Mayor. Completing the slate are Lucilo “Eloy†Cagadas, Atty Cesar Cainglet, Albien “Bien†Gamutan, Danilo “Danny G†Gocila, Allan Lagare, Armando “Arman†Namoc, Manuelito “Toto†Pala, and Jose “Joe†Quieta who are all running for seats in the Sangguniang Bayan. The opposition candidates discussed legitimate issues besetting the present administration, some of which are the 1.6 Billion and 10 Million budgets for the pier now constructed near the residences of the Lims, the 18 M Hon Mayor Pablo O Lim Memorial Astrodome, the Hon. Pablo O Lim Memorial High School in Barangay Marawis, the Hon. Wilfredo Lim Jr Memorial Session Hall inside the Municipal Building, the Hon Renato O Lim Memorial ABC Hall, the 20 M loan for the Badiang Springs, and the 4 kilometer pipeline carrying water from Badiang Springs to the swimming pool inside the residential complex of the Lims, affectionately called the Mansion.
At about 10:30 in the evening, Lakas-Kampi-CMD Vice-Gubernatorial bet, Dra Concepcion “Inday†Lim was not yet through with her harassment of the opposition party, as her white Strada parked infront of the Barangay Hall. A barangay tanod was summoned to the vehicle, allegedly carrying the Honorable Board Member. The same barangay watchman, identified as one Fernando Tapitan, went inside the barangay sports center where the opposition was holding its rally, purposely to put off the electric power allegedly upon orders by the Vice-Gubernatorial bet of the administration, in order for the opposition to end their public rally. However, the opposition candidates and the crowd present jirred the barangay tanod, forcing him to backtrack and reported to his boss his failure to follow the instructions. Considering that her tanod failed to carry her instructions, the driver of the white Strada was observed to summon the two policemen who were patrolling the area at that time. However, the policemen were observed leaving the place later. Sensing that her constituents are ready to defy her orders, the white Strada allegedly carrying the barangay chief and now the Vice-Gubernatorial bet of the Administration returned to their Mansion.
The public rally of the local candidates of the Nacionalista Party ended peacefully at about 12 midnite.
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