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| Macapagal Arroyo is welcomed by Ex-gov. Eddie Ong. |
BALER, Aurora, July 16, 2011-Former three-term Aurora governor Edgardo L. Ong has announced his plans to return in politics in this province following a decade-long rest.
In his short message to newsmen, Ong said that to serve people is still in his blood, saying that he is now open again to serve the province.
“After closing the book on my political career last 2004, I am opening it again, if there’s a chance. I would like to help the Aquino administration in serving the people,” he said.
It could be remembered that Ong's wife bowed out of politics following a resounding defeat in the hands of outgoing three-term Governor Bellaflor Angara-Castillo in the 2004 gubernatorial race; Eddie is reportedly eyeing to run as mayor of Baler whose incumbent mayor is Dr. Arthur J. Angara –the brother of Senator Edgardo J. Angara- who is now eyeing the position of governor in this province.
Eddie reiterated that if there’s a chance to serve, I would want to. Serving the people still runs in my blood, adding that Ong is a close “Yellow Army” of P’Noy Aquino and was one of those who campaigned for the Chief Executive in Aurora together with the provincial chairman of the Liberal Party Vice Governor Gerardo Noveras.
It could be remembered also that the Ongs belong to the once proud and mighty political dynasty that lorded it over Aurora politics for several years where Eddie is a scion of the late lieutenant governor Estrello Sr. who was mayor of this town for 15 years while his late uncle, Leonardo Ong once served as mayor in the municipality of Maria Aurora for also 15 years.
One of his brothers, Estrello Jr. ran for congressman in 2004 but lost to Angara-Castillo’s nephew, outgoing three-term Congressman Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara.
At present, Ong’s relatives who are in the position serving the people are Senior Board Member Pedro “Bobong” Ong Jr., incumbent Baler Councilor Dan “Boyet” Ong and Maria Aurora incumbent councilor Enrico “Eric” Ong Cordova who is the manager of Radyo Natin 88.50 FM in Baler.
Ong is expected to slug it out with incumbent Vice Mayor Nelianto Bihasa and two other aspirants in a potential four-cornered fight. Others reportedly angling for the mayorship are former mayor Emil Etcubanez and a known “mistah” of Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, former police general Francisco Zubia Jr., who lost to Ong by some 20,000 votes in the 1995 gubernatorial race.
A native of Barangay Poblacion, Ong ran and won a three-way fight for vice governor in 1987 under the Liberal Party-Salonga wing. He became governor by succession on February 16, 1991 after the then-governor Eunice Cucueco died in a plane crash.
The Ongs are siblings of the late Estrello Sr. who served as lieutenant governor when Aurora was still a sub-province of Quezon during the term of the late former President Diosdado Macapagal.
Ong served as vice governor after the 1986 EDSA Revolution. He assumed the governorship by virtue of succession after then governor, Eunice Cucueco.
Ong ran for governor under the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino where he beat Dr. Loida Escasa who gave him a big scare, losing by a scant 100 votes last 1992. In 1995, Ong won reelection against Zubia, who was trashed by the electorate for styling himself as among the police officers embroiled in the “Kuratong Baleleng” rub-out case.
Ong secured a third and last term in a grudge rematch with Escasa who got drubbed convincingly by some 10,000 votes in the 1998 polls.
Chit Ong, wife of Eddie succeeded as governor by trouncing then-vice governor Isaias Noveras Jr. by 1,800 votes in 2001 who is the elder brother of incumbent Vice Governor Gerardo Noveras who is now eyeing for gubernatorial race on 2013.
The Ong couple, the first husband-and-wife team to rule the Capitol, is blessed with three kids: Michael (also known as Macky)-a lawyer and working with P’NOy, Cristine-Director of advertising company and Gian Carlo-a businessman. Curiously, their wedding godfather is Angara-Castillo’s elder brother, Senator Angara.
Michael is a fresh graduate of the UP College of Law. He is an assistant secretary assigned with the office of Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Eduardo de Mesa. His wife, Mikee is a corporate lawyer serving as legal manager for the Philippines of the Southern land Global Services.
Cristine is a mass communications graduate of the University of the Assumption and is currently director of an advertising company while Gian Carlo is a graduate of culinary arts at the Center for Culinary Arts.
Ong said among his prominent accomplishments during his term as governor were the establishment of the United States Agency for International Development-funded Aurora trading center, concreting of the Bazal Road and socio-economic services to the people of the province among others. (Jason de Asis)
26 comments:
Sir Jason for info po. Kapag hindi nagbigayan si Gov. Eddie at Mayor Etcubanez ay sigurado ko tapos na ang election sa pagka-mayor ng Baler. Panalo na si Pilot Bihasa for Mayor.
Naku...parehas lang ng tao si Gov. Eddie at Mayor Emil...Mahahati ang boto.
Naku sigurado tuwang-tuwa ngayon ang mga Lumasac niyan.
Mabigat na kalaban si Gov. Eddie.
They have to focus their attention in making Aurora a developed province instead of paying much attention in the incoming election. Let us join hand in hand in for the progress of our province.
Hoy mga tungaw, malayo pa ang eleksyon! Sana malaman ni PNoy, na nane-name-drop sya. Pare-pareho lang kayo ng mga kasalukuyang naghahari!
Mag-give way kaya si Mayor Emil??? Kung sakali na tatakbo talaga si Gov. Eddie ay mukhang mabigat ang magiging laban nila ni Pilot Bihasa.
Matagal na nawala si Eddie Ong. Noong panahong naghahanap ng masisilungan ang mga muta-mutaking oposisyon sa Aurora, hindi niya kinalinga. Umiwas siya. Nagtago at hindi nakialam maliban sa ginawa niyang pangangampanya para sa pamangking konsehal at sa Aquino-Binay Tandem. Kung babalik siya, hindi niya dapat gamitin ang oposisyon. Kung magkakagayon, hindi siya makakatulong bagkus ay magdudulot ng pagkakahati-hati ng mga lehitimong oposisyon. Mayor Emil deserves to run again. While Pilot Bihasa's bid is an assurance na sa 2013, hindi na ANGARA ang mayor ng Baler.
Sure hit si Pilot Bihasa kapag nagkaganun. Kahit hindi na mangampanya.
Para sa oposisyon siguro dapat mag-usap-usap sila kung sino talaga ang patatakbuhin nilang Mayor. At sa Vice-Mayor ay mukhang pwede na si Dan Boyet Ong dahil nag-first vote ito last Election.
Made na ang line up:
Cong: Abel Tangson
Gov: Atty. Noveras
Bokal: Etcubanez, Bobong, Jun Catipon, Eric Cordova
MAYor: Eddie Ong
Vice Mayor: BoyetOng
KosehalesL BuluAG Edith, Alex Galban, Noel Go, NANdy Ferarenm, Sonny Hugo, David Orolfo, Abthony Benconsejo at Jing Zabat
Sa vice gov wait pa ang kumpirmasyon ni Danny Tolentino
Talagang lang ha....Line up iyan ng karamihan ay natalo sa election.
Si pilot at maski si mayor angara natalo na rin ah. Look at the line up. May Noel Go at alex galban na hindi pa natalo. Incumbent at 1st vote c boyet ong at noel go. hugo, buluag, galban at go mga 3termers. Bobong ist vote at multi termer na bokal. Atty. noveras walang talo at terror ng mga trapo. Eddie ong 17 years. Etcubanex-ang tunay na palaban.
ong bros, buluag at galban lang iboboto ko. The rest LDP na.
ay oo nga anu....Nagkamali aku sir. ty
Mayor na ang kaya natin si Sir Jason de Asis. joke po...
pano naman ang aspiring na maging mayor na c karen angara?????
Si Karen ay de kasali, kung magbabalak siya ay pang-salengket lang. Si Pilot ang mananalo kung sakali na hindi magbigayan si ED Ong at si Emil.
pilot ang ating iboto!!!!!
Yes...Pilot!!! Pilot!!!Pilot!!!Pilot kami!!!!
ayos tito galing galing....
In the name of democracy-welcome po kayong lahat.
Sapagkat nabanggit po ang aking pangalan sa thread na ito, marapatin po ninyong ipabatid ko nang malinaw na HINDI TOTOONG KAKANDIDATO AKO PARA KONSEHAL. Sapat na po sa akin ang aking siyam na taong panunungkulan mula 1998 hanggang 2007 upang masabi kong may nagawa na ako para sa ating bayan. At sa aking kapasidad bilang isang pangkaraniwang mamamayan, may paraan pa rin para makatulong sa kapuwa at sa bayan. Maraming salamat po!
isang kaisipan... si ong po ba ang tumalikod sa mga tao o ang mga tao ang tumalikod sa kanya para lamang sa kapirangot na salapi na binibigay tuwing election.... ang pera na ibinibigay tuwing election ay kaya lamang ubusin sa isang araw bakit ko naman ipagpapalit ang aking boto kapalit ng limang daan piso na kayang ubusin ng isang araw sa 3 taon na perwisyong idudulot ng panunungkulan ng mga kurakot....
Mga kababayan, ako po ay nag aalala lang sa atin bayan na ang mga na mumuno ay nag hahari-harian ng matagal na panahon sa atin bayan. opo marami din po silang nagawa satin bayan, pero kung iisipin nyo po ay para sa mga sariling interest o kapanan na pabor sa kanilang mga hanap buhay.kaya sana po pag dating ng election wag po kayong mag pa dala sa konting halaga lang ng pera dahil baka po sa pag dating ng panahon ang buong aurora at inyong lupain ay mapunta narin sa kanila........
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