• GILBERT P. BAYORAN
Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson wants former Kabankalan City Mayor Isidro Zayco to remain as the provincial chairman of the Nationalist People’s Coalition in Negros Occidental.
Lacson made the statement in reaction to plans of Zayco, who also served as board member, vice governor, and governor of Negros Occidental, to give up the NPC provincial chairmanship.
In giving up the position, Zayco said he is now an ordinary civilian and no longer in government service.
“He has been wanting to step down, but we always encourage him to stay,” Lacson said.
Aside from Zayco and Lacson, other NPC members in Negros Occidental are Rep. Mercedes Alvarez (6th district, Negros Occidental), Rep. Gerardo Valmayor (1st district), among others.
“If you asked me, I would like to have him (as the party provincial chairman), being the senior member of NPC and a favorite of the late Ambassador Eduardo “Danding” Cojuangco,” Lacson said.
Zayco has reportedly been eyeing a return as mayor of Kabankalan, although he did not confirm it.
He said that everything will be known in October during the filing of Certificate of Candidacy.
His brother, Pedro Zayco, was defeated by Benjie Miranda, a former soldier turned politician, during the 2022 Kabankalan City mayoral race. | GB
