Ex-Rep. Roging Dadivas to run for congressman?
ROXAS CITY – If the rumor is true that former 1st District Cong. Rodriquez “Roging” Dadivas will also throw his hat in the congressional race, there will be a 3-cornered fight among incumbent Cong. Antonio del Rosario, Vice Gov. Felipe Barredo and himself.
A reliable source told The News Today (TNT) that Dadivas will file his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) as independent as he is disgruntled with the Liberal Party (LP) leadership.
Dadivas, a good follower of LP, is a two termer 1st district congressman from 2001 to 2007. He has never sought reelection in 2007 election after Sen. Mar Roxas asked him to sacrifice and quit to run in favor of Cong. Del Rosario.
The former congressman, is the father of incumbent City Vice Mayor Ronnie Dadivas, the running mate of former Vice Mayor Allan Celino who was recently declared by Sen. Roxas and Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino as LP bet for city mayor against Mayor Vicente Bermejo.
Dadivas, it was learned, sacrificed not to run in his last term in favor of his son Ronnie, a first termer city councilor but abruptly promoted as vice mayor by the dominant party.
Ronnie whose wife is Joan Del Rosario is the niece of Rep. Del Rosario. Del Rosario, who was anointed by LP as bet filed his COC before the provincial comelec here yesterday.
According to the source, the older Dadivas asked his son Junjun not to pursue his planned to run as Sangguniang Bayan member (SB) in Panitan.
Meanwhile, Dadivas was not reached for comment regarding the issue.
