Our prior coverage on this tragedy can be found here and here.
Update 12
Kalinga leaders condemn the Diasen killing. In a resolution issued by the Provincial Board, the body “strongly condemned the dastardly assassination of Hon. Rommel W. Diasen, expressing singly and collectively the sincerest condolence to his bereaved family and recognizing his outstanding achievement in public service’.” More here.
You might want to read the previous updates here. We are making another post for these updates because we are sure that there will be more developments in the future and we don’t want the original post to get really long.
UPDATE 6: Now the police is denying that it named a suspect to Vice Governor Diasen’s murder. ABS-CBN reports here. As we said earlier, the police will be serving the people better if they stop yacking publicly about their speculations and to just do their work in silence.
If elections are won by a candidate’s having an internet presence then two Baguio candidates (incumbent mayor/mayoralty bet Peter Rey Bautista and candidate for the City Council Jack Cariño) should be declared winners already. Sila lang kasi ang may websites although not in their own domains. Peter Rey, whose battle cry in this elections is “Simple Lang”, has a site at multiply.com as well as on blogspot. For his part, Jack “Stop the Uglification of Baguio” Cariño, has a site at multiply.com.
However, I doubt if having an internet presence is going to be a factor in this elections so let us wait for the canvassing of votes before we declare the real winner. In the meantime, if you are from Baguio and want to be really in touch with these two candidates you should set up a multiply account and try to invite them as either your “friend” or your “online buddy”. [Multiply also allows you to invite them as your “fiance”, or “roommate”, or “boyfriend”, etc. etc. so you might want to try said options he he.]
Siyempre if they accept your invitation you can always boast that either Peter Rey or Jack is your friend. Lalo na pag sila ang nanalo imagine saying something like, “Kaibigan ko si Mayor at si Councilor”. And you have the internets to back you up di ba? Eh paano naman pag nireject ang inyong invitation? Eh di sorry ka na lang. Mag-revenge ka na lang sa ballot box.
Continue reading In Case You Want Peter or Jack To Be Your "Friend"
The past few days have not been kind to candidates from the Cordilleras. Earlier, we blogged about the killing of Kalinga Vice Governor and gubernatorial candidate Rommel Diasen while he was giving a speech in Magnao, Tabuk.
Meanwhile, I just received a text message that Alfredo “Binky” Lamen Jr., son of former Mt. Province Governor Alfredo Gayagay Lamen and a candidate for Board Member for the first district of Mt. Province died of a stroke during a campaign rally in Bauko town last April 3. The Northern Dispatch has more details. And so does mtprovince.net.
Continue reading Binky Lam-en, Candidate for MP Prov’l Board, Dies From Stroke
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