• GILBERT P. BAYORAN
Former Silay City Mayor Mark Golez confirmed on Sunday (May 26) that incumbent Councilor Ryan Gamboa has accepted the offer to be his running mate in the May 2025 midterm elections.
He said that they got the endorsement of Third District Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez and Abang Lingkod partylist Rep. Stephen Joseph Paduano during a meeting also Sunday at the Negros Occidental Metro Third congressional office in Talisay City.
Golez was chosen as the Asenso Silay mayoralty candidate during the party convention held recently in Victorias City.
The Golez-Gamboa tandem came about after Vice Mayor Thomas Maynard Ledesma said that Silay City Mayor Joedith Gallego offered him to join his group.
Ledesma was the running mate of Golez, who was defeated by Gallego in the May 2022 elections.
Golez, whose mantra is “Asenso sang Silay, Asenso sang Panimalay”, vowed to “bring back the glory of Silay” in good governance to ensure the delivery of basic services to Silaynons. | GB
