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Manila Bulletin devider Philippines devider National devider Libanan's 2025 poll bid gets huge boost 

Libanan's 2025 poll bid gets huge boost 

Published Aug 8, 2024 04:12 am

At A Glance

  • House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino "Nonoy" Libanan is eyeing a comeback to district representation, particularly in the province of Eastern Samar, in the May 2025 mid-term elections. 
  • Libanan represented Eastern Samar's lone district for nine years from 1998 to 2007, and was a one-time provincial vice governor. 

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Speaker Martin Romualdez seals the One Eastern Samar team-up of House Minority Leader Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan and Gov. Ben Evardone in the 2025 mid-term elections. (Rep. Libanan's office)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino "Nonoy" Libanan is eyeing a comeback to district representation, particularly in the province of Eastern Samar, in the May 2025 mid-term elections. 

Not only that--a total of 58 Eastern Samar officials led by Governor Ben Evardone are backing Libanan bid for lone district congressman. 

This led to the formation of the One Eastern Samar team-up between Libanan and Evardone, which House Speaker Martin Romualdez gave his blessing to. 

Apart from being President Marcos' first cousin, Romualdez is also the acknowledged political leader of the entire Eastern Visayas region. 

Romualdez is also the president of the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD)--the most dominant political party in the House of Representatives. 

The 58 delegates from Eastern Samar recently visited Romualdez at the House and submitted their manifestos urging the administration to embrace the Libanan-Evardone team-up. 

Aside from Evardone, the visiting officials included Eastern Samar’s vice governor, Maricar Goteesan; 13 provincial board members; 19 municipal mayors; and 19 association of barangay captain presidents. 

Responding to the manifestos, Libanan said: “We are deeply honored and humbled by the declarations of support.” 

“We – Governor Evardone and I – are determined to combine our efforts so that we can improve in a big way the living standards, social conditions, and economic opportunities for individuals and communities in Eastern Samar,” he added. 

Libanan represented Eastern Samar's lone district for nine years from 1998 to 2007, and was a one-time provincial vice governor. 

Meanwhile, Evardone is set to seek his third and last term as provincial governor. 

In May, Evardone resigned from the PDP Laban to join President Marcos’ Partido Federal ng Pilipinas.

 

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