• GILBERT P. BAYORAN
Negros Occidental Fifth District Rep. Emilio Bernardino Yulo III is entertaining the possibility of joining a national political party next year.
Yulo, who is seeking reelection in the 2025 midterm elections, said that “everything is open, including joining a national political party, or remaining as an independent.”
“What is important is what will benefit the people of the Fifth District,” he added.
In the 2022 congressional race, Yulo defeated then incumbent Rep. Maria Lourdes Arroyo despite being an independent candidate.
Fifth District Board Member Anthony Dennis Occeño, who is the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) provincial chairman, is reported to be eyeing to challenge Yulo’s reelection bid.
Rep. Gerardo Valmayor (First District), Rep. Mercedes Alvarez (Sixth District) and Rep. Greg Gasataya (Bacolod Lone District) are members of the Nationalist People’s Coalition while Rep. Alfredo Marañon III (Second District) and Rep. Juliet Marie Ferrer (Fourth District) are both affiliated with the National Unity Party.
Third District Rep. turned Technical Education and Skills Development Authority Director General Jose Francisco Benitez is a member of PFP. | GB
