Guv to Rolex: Go ahead run, commit a political suicide
Governor Niel Tupas Sr. gestures as he
faces the media during his regular
Monday press conference. To his right is
Provincial Administrator Manuel
Mejorada. Tupas dismissed the reported
ruling of the Iloilo Provincial
Prosecutor's Office finding him and Board
Member Cecilia Capadosa guilty of
malversation of public funds as pure
harassment courtesy of Justice
Secretary Raul Gonzalez, Sr.
Photo by A.Chris Fernandez
Gov. Niel D. Tupas, Sr. dared his nephew 5th District congressman Rolex T. Suplico to make good his pronouncement to run for governor against him in next year's election.
"I want him to run. Maybe this is the only way to knock him out of his senses, let him realize he would be committing a political suicide," uttered Tupas in hi regular Monday press conference.
Tupas failed to hide his annoyance towards his nephew when Suplico in a recent news write-up was insinuating that a big politician, short of mentioning his name, was behind the so-called "love child" issue.
Suplico was reported in the national media recently of having been victimized by an extortion attempt using his alleged "love child" with a woman from Concepcion, Iloilo as an issue.
Surprisingly as of late, Tupas has no qualms rebuking publicly his nephew on which a lot of their Ilonggo constituents started to suspect animosity between him and his nephew is for real.
On several instances Rolex reportedly tried to discredit his uncle's past achievements as far as road infrastructures projects are concerned. He would even boast he has delivered basic services satisfactorily in his incumbency compared to that of Tupas when the latter was still a congressman.
In rebuttal, Tupas would drag Suplico in return as his infrastructure consultant hence he found it deeply strange for the latter to blame him in the deterioration of the roads in the northern part of Iloilo.
"I hope Cong. Suplico would prove not only in words but also in deeds if he is really honest and sincere to his self while putting me in a bad light," emphasized Tupas.
"Anyway if he really believes he would win against me, I am strongly encouraging him to run. Maybe he needs a shock treatment," added Tupas. "Basi indi siya makalab-ot sa inangan (I'm afraid he won't make to the home base), Tupas further said.
(Capitol News)