Candidates from the opposing teams in Mandaue Metropolis gathered for the signing of a peace covenant on Tuesday. | CDN Digital photograph / Mary Rose Sagarino
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Forward of the official begin of the native marketing campaign interval on March 28, Mandaue Metropolis candidates on Tuesday made a dedication to make sure the conduct of peaceable elections right here in Might.
Members of Staff Mandaue of dismissed Mayor Jonas Cortes and One Mandaue of Rep. Emmarie “Lolypop” Ouano Dizon gathered on the Mandaue Metropolis Cultural and Sports activities Heart for the signing of a peace covenant.
Gepind Requirme, a candidate for mayor, and Aidan Pepito, a candidate for metropolis councilor, had been additionally current in the course of the exercise that was organized by the Mandaue Metropolis Police Workplace (MCPO), in coordination with the Fee on Elections (Comelec).
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“The peace covenant acts as a collective dedication amongst native candidates and officers to uphold a clear, orderly, and violence-free election in Mandaue Metropolis” stated MCPO spokesperson Mercy Villaro.
Earlier than the beginning of the covenant signing, the candidates, who had been accompanied by a few of their supporters, gathered on the Nationwide Shrine of St. Joseph for a Holy Mass at 7 a.m. They then performed a unity stroll to the Sports activities Advanced the place a brief program was held.
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Peace covenant
Villaro stated that Mandaue Metropolis doesn’t have any document of election-related violence. Nonetheless, they organized the peace covenant to remind the candidates and their supporters of the necessity to make sure the conduct of trustworthy and peaceable elections right here.
For Cortes, Staff Mandaue’s mayoral candidate, the signing of the peace covenant was a dedication.
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“Ang kani’ng peace covenant is a dedication. Hopefully sa buhat, buhat ang pasultihon, dili sulti ang pabuhaton. Atoang ipakita nga og unsay atoang gipirmahan, mao atoang buhaton,” he stated.
(The peace covenant is a dedication. Hopefully, we’ll set free actions communicate and never the opposite method round. Allow us to present that we’re dedicated to uphold what we signed.)
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Like Cortes, Ouano-Dizon stated that she too needed peaceable elections right here.
“As all the time, mao man gyud na atoang gipakita sa Mandauehanon. Lain-lain ta og partido, lain-lain siguro ta og opinyon however we’re right here amoang group One Mandaue nanghinaot, ang atoang gusto gyud nga peaceable and profitable atoang eleksyun,” stated Ouano-Dizon who’s in search of reelection as Mandaue Metropolis lone district consultant.
(As all the time, that is what we needed to point out to the Mandauehanons. We might differ in our events, opinions however we at One Mandaue hope for a peaceable and profitable election.)
Political rivalry
Provincial Board Member Thadeo “Jonkie” Ouano, One Mandaue’s candidate for mayor, acknowledge the lengthy historical past of political rivalry between the Cortes and Ouano households. Nonetheless, this by no means resulted in election-related violence, he stated.
“Possibly sa social media daghan mag-away atoang lumalaban, magbugal-bugal anha ra kutob. That’s regular. Hopefully until after the election walay mahitabo nga untoward incident,” he added.
(Possibly on social media, a lot of our supporters battle, they make enjoyable, nevertheless it ends there. That’s regular. Hopefully until after the election, no untoward incident will occur.)
For his half, Requirme additionally made a dedication to uphold peace and concord in the course of the election season.
Earlier, Comelec-7 Director Atty. Francisco Pobe confirmed that Mandaue Metropolis is being intently monitored as a result of heightened political rivalry right here. However the police has given the assured that the town stays very peaceable.
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