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+ May 02, 2021 “Read my lips. I do not know whether I should thank them or whether I should ask them, dili na ba diay sila ganahan nga mag-gobernador ko sa Cebu. Actually, kay kung tinud-anay gyud tingali nga kung huna-huna nila, l am needed in the national scene modagan ko didto, salamat sa ilang faith and confidence in me. Pero, I want to say this, wala ko nagpa-cute. I have no intentions whatsoever of seeking national office. Read my lips (with emphasis). I am running for governor again because I feel I am more needed here in the Province of Cebu.”
Published April 29, 2021, 2:53 PM
CEBU CITY – A movement urging Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia to run for Senator in the 2022 elections was launched here Thursday, April 29.
GWEN’S FLIGHT. Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia flew to Tabuelan north of Cebu province via a chopper to inspect Sugbusog nurseries and gardens and the rest of the local government units in the province’s fourth district. (Photo from Facebook Page of Gov. Gwen Garcia)
Convenors of the “Gwen for Senator: Ang Probinsyana, Run Gwen Run” movement said they believed Garcia has shown the capabilities that will make her a good Senator.
“The present crop of Senators hailed from provinces with smaller electorates. How come, Cebu has not produced one today,” the group said in a statement.
SunStar Group urges Gwen to run for Senate
NO THANKS. In a press conference Thursday, April 29, 2021, Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia (left) says she has no plans to run for senator in next year’s elections, despite the endorsement of a multi-sectoral group. Her brother, Deputy Speaker Pablo John Garcia, also questions the sincerity of the group endorsing his sister’s candidacy for the Senate. / Arvie Veloso
+ April 29, 2021 A MULTI-sectoral group in Cebu has launched a private initiative urging Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia to run for senator in the May 2022 national elections.
However, Garcia remained steadfast in her stand not to seek a higher post next year.
(Movement Against Carbon Market Privatization / MANILA BULLETIN)
At least 100 vendors and stakeholders of the country’s oldest public market asked City Mayor Edgardo Labella to junk the joint venture agreement (JVA) that the city entered into with Megawide Construction Corporation, the engineering company which won the right to redevelop the market.
The vendors expressed their sentiments for at least 15 minutes before they were asked by the police to disperse.
During the rally, the groups also submitted copies of their petition addressed to Labella.
The petition, which was signed by various leaders of various vendors association in the city, is urging the mayor to junk the (JVA).