TACLOBAN CITY-Representative Neil Benedict Montejo
expressed his elation and at the same time, gratitude for the inclusion
of their party-list group, the An Waray, for next year’s elections under
the party-list system.
Montejo said that with the Commission on Elections giving the An
Waray party-list the green light as one of the 79 accredited party-list
groups to join the elections, the issue on its legitimacy is now beyond
question.
“With no less than the Comelec, the sole body which accredits
party-list groups, I think that issue (is now resolved). And we could
only express our thanks and gratitude to the Comelec,” Montejo, in a
phone interview, said.
Montejo, who is seeking for a second term, is the first nominee of the An Waray party-list group for the May,2013 elections.
The founder of the group, Rep.Florencio “Bem” Noel is now serving his
last and third term and has filed his certificate of candidacy for
mayor of Tacloban against incumbent, Mayor Alfred Romualdez.
On Thursday, the Comelec announced the accreditation of 79 party-list
groups which could join the elections. The commission has been
delisting several party-list groups as part of its effort to cleanse the
system against non-functioning groups.
It has expelled about four party-list groups yesterday, bringing the
list to more than 20 which included that of the group of former
presidential son, Miguel Arroyo and controversial retired Army General,
Jovito Palparan.
Earlier, the An Waray group, through Rep. Noel, engaged a verbal
tussle in the media with the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan
(Bayan)-Sinirangan Bisayas as the former questioned the legitimacy of
the An Waray.
This also resulted for the temporary closure of the regional office of the An Waray based in Tacloban.
The Bayan Muna has even filed a disqualification case against An Waray before the Comelec.
Rep. Montejo, however, declined to comment on the implication of this
disqualification case filed by the militant group now that the Comelec
has accredited the An Waray to join next year’s mid-term balloting.
“I really don’t know about it. Right now, what I would like to convey
is to say our gratitude and thanks to the Comelec,” Montejo said.
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