The move comes days after the Supreme Court said the Comelec abused its discretion when it junked a similar disqualification case filed by another petitioner against Mamba
TUGUEGARAO CITY – Cagayan Governor Manuel Mamba announced Sunday, Jan. 16, that he and his wife, Mabel, have contracted COVID-19. Although they have mild symptoms, they are confined at the Cagayan Valley Medical Center due to their comorbidities hypertension and diabetes. Both are vaccinated an
Cagayan provincial capitol (Photo courtesy of Cagayan-PIO) TUGUEGARAO CITY - Cagayan Governor Manuel Mamba announced Sunday that he and his wife, Mabel, have contracted Covid-19. Although they have mild symptoms, they are confined at the Cagayan Valley Medical Center due to their comorbidities hypertension and diabetes. Both are vaccinated and have received their booster shots. In a video message shared by the Cagayan Provincial Information Office Facebook, Mamba said they were swabbed on Friday and their positive reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction test results were released the following day. "We seek patience from you for not being able to answer your calls and texts as we are confined. Please pray for us," the governor said. Mamba is seeking a third and final term against Dr. Zarah Lara while his wife, a lawyer, is running against incumbent Rep. Joseph Lara, Zarah's husband, as representative for third district. (PNA) }
REELECTION BID. Cagayan Governor Manuel Mamba files his certificate of candidacy at the Comelec in Tuguegarao City on Thursday (Oct. 7, 2021). If reelected, Mamba will be serving his third and final term of office. (Photo courtesy of Francis Jorque/Cagayan Provincial Information Office) TUGUEGARAO CITY - Cagayan Governor Manuel Mamba filed his certificate of candidacy for reelection at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) provincial office here on Thursday, hoping to snare his third and final term. Running under the Nacionalista Party, he is teaming up with his nephew, Francisco Mamba III, son of Mayor Francisco Mamba Jr. of Tuao town. He did not get his certificate of nomination from his erstwhile party, PDP-Laban-Cusi Wing, as his rival, Rep. Joseph Lara is the regional chair of the said group. A doctor by profession, Mamba will slug it out against a fellow physician, Dr. Zarah Lara, wife of Rep. Lara. "I would continue my programs on Caganda 2025 or the Cagayan Development Age