HINIGARAN - The list of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's mayoralty and provincial board member candidates for the 5th district of Negros Occidental is finally out.

Rep. Ignacio Arroyo yesterday identified the administration mayoralty candidates in the 5th district as Carmenia Bascon for Himamaylan City, Renato Malabor - Isabela, Alberto Nicor - La Castellana, Hermilo Aguilar - Hinigaran, Alejandro Mirasol - Binalbagan and Ella Garcia for Moises Padilla.

Arroyo, who presided over the meeting here of 5th District mayors, vice-mayors, councilors and barangay captains, said their candidates for board members, will be re-electionist Board Member Dino Yulo and Isabela Vice-Mayor Melvin Ibañes.

He also announced that "Kasanga" will be the party-list group they will support. La Castellana Mayor Enrico Elumba, Hinigaran Mayor Caroll Guanco, Binalbagan Mayor Emmanuel Aranda and Moises Padilla Mayor Jose Garcia Jr. are on their last terms.

Arroyo said Aranda will run as vice-mayor of Mirasol, and former Board Member Nonoy Colmenares as vice mayor of Aguilar.

He also designated Guanco, who will take a rest from politics, as the campaign manager of the administration candidates in the 5th district of Negros Occidental.

Nicor is the vice-mayor of La Castellana, while Ella is the daughter of Moises Padilla Mayor Jose Garcia Jr.

Arroyo said they have not yet finalized the running mates of Nicor and Malabor. Re-electionists Vice Mayor Luz Bayot of Himamaylan and Moises Padilla Vice Mayor John Deles will also be the running mates of Bascon and Garcia, respectively.*GPB

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