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Manila Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan (PNA photo by Avito Dalan) MANILA - Honey Lacuna-Pangan, the incumbent vice mayor of the City of Manila, has set her goal to make history again and become the first woman mayor of the nation's capital. During the Asenso Manileno's proclamation rally held in Sampaloc Sunday evening, Lacuna, who is also a medical doctor, said should she win the race, she will be the first in her family to become mayor. She is also the city's first female vice mayor. "lyong sinasabi nila na ang apelyidong Lacuna ay hanggang pang Vice Mayor lang, sa pagkakataon na ito, babasagin ko po iyon (This time, I will break their belief that the surname Lacuna is good only for the vice mayoralty post)," Lacuna said. "Ngayon, sa tingin ko may isang Lacuna na na magiging alkade, na kauna-unahang babaeng Mayor sa loob ng 450 years of history ng ating lungsod (Now, I think a Lacuna will become the mayor, the first woman mayor in Manila's 450 years of h
Vice Mayor Dr. Honey Lacuna-Pangan (Facebook photo) MANILA - Motorcades roamed around the streets of Manila led by several aspirants for the city mayoralty post on Saturday, the second day of the local election campaign. A total of 124 candidates, including six eyeing to replace presidential bet Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso, are vying for 38 posts in the capital city, according to the Commission on Elections records. Incumbent Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna, daughter of former vice mayor Danilo Lacuna, is running under Domagoso's Aksyon Demokratiko. A medical doctor, she is the first female vice mayor of Manila. She is being challenged by Alex Lopez, eldest son of former mayor Mel Lopez Jr.; Cristina Lim-Raymundo, daughter of the late former mayor Alfredo Lim; and Amado Bagatsing, son of former mayor Ramon Bagatsing. The other two candidates are Onofre Abad, independent, and Elmer Jamias of People's Reform Party. A survey conducted by PUBLiCUS lobbying and campaign