Ex-An Waray Social gathering-Listing Rep. Florencio Gabriel “Bem” Noel recordsdata his certificates of candidacy (COC) for consultant of Malabon’s lone district on Saturday, October 5, 2024. His spouse, incumbent Malabon Rep. Josephine Lacson, additionally introduced her plan to file her COC for metropolis mayor on Monday. (Photograph courtesy of Luisa Cabato)
Incumbent Mayor Jeannie Sandoval filed her COC final October 3 for mayor whereas her husband, former Malabon Consultant Federico “Ricky” Sandoval II, filed his COC for congressman (Photograph courtesy of Federico “Ricky” Sandoval II Fb)
MANILA, Philippines — Which couple will prevail in subsequent 12 months’s elections in Malabon Metropolis? The Sandovals or the Noels?
It looks as if the 2025 midterm elections in Malabon Metropolis can be a bit extra thrilling as incumbent Mayor Jeannie Sandoval and her husband, former Malabon Consultant Federico “Ricky” Sandoval II, will go head-to-head with incumbent Malabon Consultant Josephine “Jaye” Lacson and her husband, former An Waray Social gathering-Listing Consultant Florencio Gabriel “Bem” Noel.
Mayor Sandoval, who’s searching for a contemporary time period, filed her certificates of candidacy (COC) final October 3, whereas former Rep. Sandoval filed his COC for a Home seat final October 2.
In the meantime, on October 5, former Rep. Noel likewise filed his COC for Malabon congressman, difficult Sandoval.
Noel was accompanied by his spouse, Rep. Lacson, who introduced that she’s going to problem Mayor Sandoval’s reelection bid and file her COC for metropolis mayor on October 7.
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Malabon Vice Mayor Bernard “Ninong” dela Cruz and former Mayor Antolin “Lenlen” Aquino Oreta III additionally earlier submitted their COCs for congressman.
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Political dynasties: Good or dangerous ?
In an interview after submitting his COC, former Rep. Noel claimed that working within the election with a relative might be helpful.
“Ang (The individuals of) Malabon will make it possible for one of the best couple will win,” he stated.
“Ang Camanava space, might mga panahon na kaunti ang pumupunta doon, madumi, hindi ganun kaganda ang ekonomiya. Ngayong nagkasundo po, magkapatid ang sa Valenzuela, ang ganda po ng ekonomiya ng Valenzuela ngayon. Maunlad ang Navotas dahil magkapatid, maayos ang Caloocan dahil mag-ama,” he stated, referring to the leaders of the cities who’re associated to 1 one other.
(There was a time when only some individuals would go to Camanava. It was soiled, and the financial system wasn’t that good. Now that the leaders of Valenzuela are siblings, it has a thriving financial system. Navotas is affluent as a result of additionally it is led by siblings, the identical with Caloocan which is led by a father and son tandem).
“Subukan po natin ngayon sa Malabon ‘yan, baka umunlad na rin at gumanda ang Malabon,” he added.
(Let’s attempt it in Malabon now, and perhaps Malabon may even prosper.)
He additionally believes it is a bonus for voters if their elected officers are relations.
“Positively. On the very least, magkasundo, what extra mag-asawa, magkapatid. Magkasundo kayo [na] kung anong programa dapat i-implement ng nationwide, dapat kailangan niyo ng native. Kasi minsan, ang precedence ng native, might not be the precedence of nationwide kung hindi nag-uusap,” he stated.
(Positively. On the very least, you get alongside — what extra if it’s a pair or siblings? You agree on what nationwide packages have to be applied and what the native authorities wants. As a result of generally, the priorities of the native authorities might not align with the nationwide authorities in the event that they don’t talk.)
Political backgrounds
Mayor Sandoval is the primary feminine mayor of Malabon Metropolis who was elected in 2022.
She ran for mayor in 2004 however misplaced to Canuto “Tito” Oreta. She served as vice mayor from 2013 to 2019 and ran once more as mayor towards Lenlen however misplaced.
Rep. Lacson, then again, first served as Malabon-Navotas congresswoman in 2007 earlier than changing into a Malabon congresswoman from 2010 to 2016, and 2019 to current.
In the meantime, former Rep.Noel served as An Waray Social gathering-list congressman from 2004 to 2013, and from 2019 till the group obtained unseated in 2023.
He famous within the interview that this might not have an effect on his candidacy as congressman.
Former Rep. Sandoval misplaced his Home reelection bid to Rep. Lacson in 2019.
Earlier than that defeat, he served as consultant of Malabon-Navotas from 1998 to 2007, and as Malabon consultant from 2016 to 2019.