ALL mayors in the Third District of Negros Occidental will also join the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) of President Rodrigo Duterte.
Talisay City Mayor Neil Lizares confirmed this yesterday saying that he hopes to submit the party applications within the week.
“We’re still waiting for the others to submit the forms,” Lizares said, adding that there are also vice mayors who have signified interest to join the administration party.
Third District is composed of the cities of Victorias, Silay, and Talisay, and the municipalities of E.B. Magalona and Murcia, whose mayors were allied with their congressman, Alfredo Benitez, who had earlier sworn in with PDP-Laban.
Victorias City Mayor Francis Frederick also confirmed that he will join the ruling party with his vice mayor, and 10 councilors.
rThe oath-taking rites for new party members in the province led by Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. will be held on September 17 at the Nature's Village Hotel and Restaurant in Talisay City.
Marañon will lead the 89 officials who will join Duterte’s party.
Of the number, 84 members are from the Marañon-led United Negros Alliance and five from the Liberal Party led by Sipalay City Vice Mayor Gina Montilla-Lizares, along with four councilors.
Meanwhile, Vice Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson reiterated his stand that he will not join PDP-Laban because the ruling party already has a coalition with his party, the Nationalist People's Coalition.