Misamis Oriental Governor Oscar Moreno urged Tagoloanons to break free from the grip of Emano clan. He also criticized the one man rule style of the Emanos in the municipality.
He cited an example of Liberal Party bet Jude Josue Sabio when on a motorcade around the town, the trisikad driver covered his face. When asked, the driver replied he is afraid of the mayor.
Moreno sighed how subdued is Tagoloan, in terms of enjoyment of civil rights. He said when a politician already behaves like a king, then something is wrong and its about time to reassess and re examine.
He then pitched for Sergio Yap.
He expressed his compassion for his running mate Norris Babiera who was being destroyed. He believed that Norris suffered his fate because he did not listen to suggestions to destroy him (Moreno)
“Unsa may iyang sala? Nga wala siya mosugot nga gubaon ako?”
Moreno said bared his plans about Norris. He said when he will step down in 2013, Norris Babiera will be his choice to succeed him as Governor of Misamis Oriental.
“Akong pangandoy after my term, si Norris Babiera atong mahimong gobernador”
He urged Tagoloanon to wake up.
“Tagoloan pag mata na. Si Yokyok Yap naa. “
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By SUSAN PALMES – Correspondent Updated April 30, 2010 12:00 AMMISAMIS Oriental Gov. Oscar Moreno and Vice Gov. Norris Babiera raised the hands of the challenger of the brother of Cagayan de Oro Vice Mayor Vicente Emano in Tagoloan town on Wednesday night.
Moreno and Babiera’s move to endorse Vice Mayor Sergio Yap II, the challenger of reelectionist Mayor Paulino Emano, broke the capitol’s ‘‘no touch’’ policy on Tagoloan politics, barely two weeks before Election Day.The announcement of Moreno and Babiera came as a surprise to people who attended the Lakas-Kampi-CMD’s rally in Tagoloan, the hometown of the powerful Emano family, in that Yap filed his certificate of candidacy under the Liberal Party.
Yap is closely related to the Emanos and he has been known as a supporter of the political dynasty. He was said to be being groomed then for the mayoral post of Tagoloan by Rep. Yevgeny Vincente Emano.
Yap’s group has claimed that they were ‘‘orphaned’’ when the younger Emano and his uncle Paulino reunited after years of being critics to each other.
Vice Gov. Babiera, a Tagoloanon, told the crowd during the rally that he owed the town mayor nothing contrary to claims allegedly made by the Emano group.
‘‘Wala akoy utang, maningil gain ako sa sukli,” Babiera told the crowd. ‘‘Liberate yourselves from the bondage of tyranny and other abuses.”
Babiera’s pronouncements were greeted by thunderous chanting and shouts of approval by the crowd.
Yap said he was ‘‘very happy about the endorsement’’ he received from Moreno and Babiera.
The time to change the emanos in tagoloan has long been overdue. What they did in tagoloan is that they are using politics there as their livelihood. The authority to lead the people is not granted by God to one Family only.
Many tagoloanons are afraid to speak up the abuses of the emano for fear of retaliation. Their style of retaliation is depriving basic services to those who are against their inefficiency.