Evardone for reelection while Libanan for congressman
TACLOBAN CITY — Election season is heating up in Eastern Samar as Governor Ben Evardone and Rep. Marcelino Libanan of the 4Ps party-list group seem ready to join forces for next year’s elections.
On Wednesday, August 7, Evardone and Libanan, who previously served as Eastern Samar’s lone congressional representative, met with House Speaker Martin Romualdez, who represents Leyte’s first district.
During the visit, they presented Romualdez with a resolution signed and endorsed by board members, mayors, and barangay officials from the province, advocating for the Evardone-Libanan partnership.
Evardone, who recently aligned himself with President Marcos’s Partido Federal ng Pilipinas, is campaigning for his third and final term as governor.
Meanwhile, Libanan plans to run for the province’s lone congressional seat in the 2025 elections.
Should this political alliance come to fruition, it could disrupt Evardone’s current alliance with Abunda, a member of the Lakas-CMD party led by Romualdez.
“We are deeply honored and humbled by the support we’ve received. Governor Evardone and I are committed to working together to enhance living standards, social conditions, and economic opportunities for the people of Eastern Samar,” Libanan said.
Evardone has yet to officially comment on this potential alliance with Libanan, who served as the province’s congressman from 1998 to 2007.
(JOEY A. GABIETA)
