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Sunday, December 18, 2011

POLITICS | Political realignment in Cebu

How Cebuano congressmen voted during Chief Justice Corona's impeachment in the lower house show sinister signs of possible political realignments in Cebu. Voting to impeach Corona were Del Mar, Quisumbing, Durano and Salimbangon. Gullas, PJ Garcia and his father, Pabling voted against impeachment. Osmena and Radaza both failed to cast their votes.

The Garcias' vote most probably ended the Garcia family's tactical alliance with LP in the lower house. Gullas' vote was probably a protest vote against LP's move to oust the Gullases from Cebu's First District come 2013. Durano's vote was the most surprising coming at the heels of  LPs open courtship of Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale to run with Junjun Davide in 2013.

The coming months would be very interesting.
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