Ozamiznon presidentiable still hopeful of bid

OZAMIZ CITY—Why would the Commission on Elections (Comelec) get rid of a presidential wanna-be whose lineage is of heroes, leaders and even a relative of the second most powerful man in the Philippines?

Jose Isabelo “Sonny” Leuterio, who claimed he is a “true-blooded Ozamiznon” and known among the populace as a contender in every election, uttered his dismay on why the poll body junked his candidacy for being a nuisance bet.

But he said in an interview over the radio that he has not given up on his presidential aspiration and expects his name to be finally included as the tenth in the official list of presidential candidates in due time, putting his hope upon the intercession of Vice-president Noli de Castro, whom he claims is his cousin.

Comelec Resolution No. 8678 defines a nuisance candidate is one who “put(s) the election process in mockery or disrepute,” “cause(s) confusion among the voters by the similarity of names of registered candidates,” or one who “has no bona fide intention to run for the office.”

An engineer, Leuterio said that, if he wins the presidency, he will build a cable car transport system linking Ozamiz and the nearby Sinacaban, the home of the well-known Misamis Occidental Aquamarine Park, some 20 kilometers away.

Claiming that he is the presidential bet of the Beta Epsilon Sigma, a fraternity and sorority foundation of engineers, he also promised to construct a light railway transport system between Ozamiz and Tangub cities.

However, Leuterio reveals that all these will come to pass after he wins his crucial and legal battle to reverse Comelec’s ruling declaring him a nuisance bet. News grabbed from www.micmedina.tk

Presently, the Comelec only approved nine official presidential bets out of the 99 who filed their certificates of candidacy.

Leuterio, who has a brother living in Hawaii and is said to be a close friend of the Marcoses during their exile there, is famous in the locality for his one-on-one solicitation of votes, shaking hands with anybody he meet whether in homes, public market or in the streets.

He was chanced by reporters the other day when he visited the office of a local radio station to inquire about rates for advertising his political propaganda, bringing with him a short-sized bond paper that contains his and de Castro’s picture and the contact numbers of his campaign offices in Manila, Cebu, and Ozamiz.

He asked to be interviewed over the radio to clarify some issues relating to his presidential bid, saying that as Lord Chancellor of the Beta Epsilon Sigma Fraternity and Sorority, he has the following of some 20 million members in 5,000 chapters in almost all universities and colleges in the country.

Seemingly banking on this strength, Leuterio said the Comelec cannot deny his high chances of winning.

Leuterio said he had been running for several posts in the past elections, as assemblyman in the former unicameral Batasang Pambansa, for district representative in the present bicameral Congress, for vice-president in the 1998 general elections and as city councilor in 2004.

Earlier, last December, the Comelec said they have a “record breaker” full list of 277 aspirants for national posts who have filed their COCs, composed of 99 for president, 20 for vice president and 158 for senator.

REPORT BY RYAN ROSAURO


www.micmedina.tk

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