Five endorsement were previously announced

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga

Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. yesterday announced he would reveal the eight senatorial candidates he will be endorsing in the upcoming midterm elections. He noted, by picking eight out of 12 possible slots, “the public can decide on the remaining four.”

The governor had earlier named five candidates he was supporting, including incumbent Senators Cynthia Villar, Sonny Angara, and Grace Poe; former Senator Mar Roxas; and former Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence ‘Bong’ Go.

However, he refused to offer any indication if the remaining three slots would be decided based on geography.

There are currently three candidates from Negros Occidental running for the Senate, including incumbent Magdalo partylist Rep. Gary Alejano, former Department of the Interior and Local Government Rafael Alunan, and former Bayan Muna partylist Rep. Neri Colmenares./DGB, WDJ