Dagupan Election 2013 showdown Fernandez-Fernandez vs. Lim-Siapno

DAGUPAN CITY, –The big and influential political clans of Dagupan on Friday joined hands to support Belen Fernandez for mayor and Michael Fernandez for vice mayor as candidates of the Liberal Party even as Mayor Benjamin Lim filed his certificates of candidacy with newcomer Alex Siapno as his runningmate under the Nacionalista Party.

The two Fernandez filed their COCs before the City Elections Office at 2:00 p.m. Friday, accompanied by former House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., his wife Fourth District Rep. Gina de Venecia, former mayor Alipio Fernandez,former vice mayor Teodoro Manaois III, former Pangasinan vice governor Gonzalo T. Duque and Aurora Samson-Reyna who all helped to form a formidable ticket in the May 2013 polls.
Others who will be running under the same ticket are reelectionists Councilors Maybelyn Fernandez,and Jeslito Seen,former councilors Jose Netu Tamayo and Alfredo Quinto, Marlyn Manaois-Reyna,Saysi Marvin Fabia and a representative of Solo de Venecia who is still in the United States.
The two others who filed their COCs earlier were reelectionist Councilors Alfie Fernandez and Liberato Karlos Reyna IV.
Of the 10 candidates for councilor under the Fernandez-Fernandez tandem, only Manaois-Reyna belongs to the Nationalist People’s Coalition.
Lim's ticket will be comprised of reelectionist Councilor Jesus Canto, Redford Mejia and Alvin Coquia, former councilor Pacoy Torio, Beep-beep Tan, Guillermo Vallejos, Lilia Yasar, Roberto Llamas, Shekinah Gapuz, all NPs; Ruby Sta. Maria-Cansino and Marianne Ang.