LAKAS-CMD President and House Majority Leader Martin G. Romualdez (5th from left) of the 1st District of Leyte physically administers the oath to Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) legend Alvin V. Patrimonio (3rd from right), Romina Cassandra “Inah” G. Valencia (2nd from right) and Gian Carlo Cruz (extreme right). Patrimonio will run for mayor of Cainta, Rizal while Valencia and Cruz are running for councilors.
Witnessing the event are Lakas-CMD Secretary General and Deputy Speaker Prospero “Butch” Pichay of Surigao del Sur (3rd from left), Zamboanga City Rep. Manuel Jose “Mannix” M. Dalipe (extreme left), House Deputy Majority Leader and Pampanga Rep. Juan Miguel “Mikey” Arroyo (2nd from left) and Isabela Rep. Antonio “Tonypet” Albano
(4th from left). Other photo shows Romualdez (left) being assisted by Lakas VP for Mindanao and Misamis Oriental Rep. Christian Unabia (right) and Lakas VP for Mindanao Development Concerns Rep. Manuel Jose “Mannix”Dalipe (center) in administering the oath to new Lakas-CMD Party members via Zoom, c/o Bataan 1st District and Lakas Spokesperson Rep. Geraldine Roman the complete slate of the Municipality of Abucay led by Vice Mayor Dexter “Teri Onor” Dominguez and the slate of Samal Bataan. Also taking their oath are new members from Cotabato led by Board Member Jonathan Tabara, Arakan Mayor Rumulo Tapgos, Makilala Vice-Mayor Ryan Tabanay, Councilors Liezel Mae Caoagdan,Rex Pinsoy and Kristine Margaret Ang-Malaluan, M’lang Councilors Jasper Ian Andres and Kenneth Carl Peroy and Banisilan Councilor Allan Macasarte. New members from Sarangani were led by Board Member Cyril John Rustico Gido Yap, Municipality of Glan slate led by Mayor Vivien Yap, Vice-Mayor Enrique Yap Jr., councilors Elsan Faith Engkong, Regil Kent Paraz, Rodolfo Mabuhay, Romeo Sanchez, Vincent Rustico Gido Yap, Angelito Cerna, Ameril Salisipan and Sherwin Wata. Photos by VER NOVENO
Romualdez welcomes new Lakas members
Patrimonio, Arci Muñoz, Alma Moreno, Teri Onor, others join growing Lakas-CMD
PHILIPPINE Basketball Association (PBA) legend Alvin V. Patrimonio, actress-singer Arci Muñoz, and veteran politicians Alma Moreno and Teri Onor, who will be gunning for local posts, have joined Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats’ (Lakas-CMD) in preparation for the May 9, 2022 polls.
Lakas-CMD President and House Majority Leader Martin G. Romualdez of the 1st District of Leyte on late Thursday afternoon physically administered the oath to Patrimonio as Lakas-CMD member in his Batasan Complex office.
“I thank House Majority Leader Martin and the Lakas-CMD for giving us a home in the coming elections. Rest assured that we are going to carry the mission of the party, which is to serve our people,” Patrimonio said.
Patrimonio and Muñoz (Ramona Cecilia Datuin Muñoz), who graduated with a Theater Arts degree from the University of the Philippines (UP), will be running for mayor and councilor, respectively, of Cainta, Rizal.
Pey A. Velasco, Lakas-CMD executive director, signed their Certificates of Nomination and Acceptance (CONA).
“We consider these dedicated public servants as assets of Lakas-CMD. Their decision to join the party is not just a proof of their confidence in us but also of the party’s clean and efficient record of public service,” Romualdez, chairman of the House Committee on Rules, said.
“Knowing that they are on board makes the party and all its members and officials more inspired to keep working hard,” added Romualdez, a lawyer from UP and president of the Philippine Constitution Association (Philconsa).
“We are equally grateful for our new members from Cainta, Parañaque City, Abucay and Samal in Bataan, and Cotabato, Sarangani and Cavite provinces who also took their oath. We expect to get more support in the coming months as we grow our force for the crucial May 2022 elections,” Romualdez added.
Under the Lakas-CMD ticket of Patrimonio, the team manager for the Magnolia Hotshots and four-time PBA MVP, Muñoz, Gian Carlo Cruz, Romina Cassandra “Inah” G. Valencia will be running for councilors in Cainta, Rizal. Cruz and Valencia were also sworn in by Romualdez as Lakas-CMD members.
Muñoz submitted her oath of membership to Lakas-CMD.
Moreno who will run for councilor of Parañaque City submitted her oath of membership to Velasco, and Onor (Dexter B. Dominguez) who will run for vice mayor of Abucay, Bataan took his oath before Romualdez via Zoom last Tuesday.
Moreno, Venesa Moreno Lacsamana in real life is a veteran actress, is a Lakas-CMD returnee. She was the first female National President of the Philippine Councilors League (PCL) in 2012 where she also served as National Secretary-General and National Executive Vice-President.
Onor, a popular comedian, had served as vice mayor of his hometown, the Municipality of Abucay and later as three-termer provincial board member of Bataan. He will attempt to reclaim his vice mayoralty post next year.
Aside from Onor, the other politicians who joined the Lakas-CMD oath-taking from Abucay and Samal, Bataan last Tuesday via online ceremony were:
Abucay: Ana D. Santiago, Dante M. Baluyot, Mercedita R. Canare, Marcelino U. Soriano Jr., Romeo T. Dulay, Gil Q. Lingad, Arturo L. Mungcal, Norberto L. Carlos, Guillermo DR. Carlos
Samal: Aida D. Macalinao, Ronald M. Ortiguerra, Amelia Y. Dela Rosa, Glenn N. Velasco, Roman E. Lazarte Jr., Raymond Z. Navarro, Emmanuel R. Cortez, Virgilio A. Dela Cruz Jr and Luis P. Magpoc.
The following public servants from Cotabato and Sarangani also took their oath via Zoom:
Cotabato: Jonathan M. Tabara (Board Member), Romulo Tapgos (Mayor-Arakan), Ryan D. Tabanay (Vice Mayor-Makilala), Liezel Mae C. Caoagdan (Councilor-Makilala), Rex G. Pinsoy (Councilor- Makilala), Kristine Margaret Ang-Malaluan (Councilor-Makilala), Jasper Ian Andres (Councilor-M’lang), Kenneth Carl Peroy (Councilor-M’lang), and Allan D. Macasarte (Councilor- Banisilan, Cotabato).
Sarangani Province: Cyril John Rustico Gido Yap (Board Member), Vivien Yap (Mayor-Glan), Enrique Yap, Jr. (Vice Mayor-Glan), Elsan Faith Engkong (Councilor-Glan), Rigel Kent Paraz (Councilor-Glan), Rodolfo Mabuhay (Councilor-Glan), Romeo Sanchez (Councilor-Glan), Vincent Rustico Gido Yap (Councilor-Glan), Angelito Cerna (Councilor-Glan), Ameril Salisipan (Councilor-Glan), and Sherwin Wata (Councilor-Glan).
On Thursday, Dennis Dispo Ayala and Jose River, Jr., both running for councilors, of General Mariano Alvarez (GMA), Cavite and Francisco Paolo Poblete Crisostomo, Board Member Katherine Tirona Regudon, Councilor BM Ivee Reyes of Silang, Cavite took their oath as Lakas-CMD before Romualdez via Zoom.
