FORMER Vice President Leni Robredo on Friday confirmed that she is running for mayor of Naga City.
In a press conference, Robredo also announced the line-up of her “Team Naga” slate for the city council.
Her group will file their certificate of candidacy on Saturday (Oct. 5).
“It’s been a tradition here in Naga City that before a team Naga was created, they must undergo a process. For this year, we identified categories for those to be chosen, and the second is even the incumbent must submit themselves during the process,” Robredo said.
She said she earlier invited Naga City residents and members of various sectors and organizations to take part in an extensive consultation process, where they were asked to field nominees and screen aspirants.
Robredo said all aspiring candidates were vetted based on criteria that included integrity, character, experience, and contribution to people’s empowerment.
The city councilors line-up included incumbent Councilor Gayle Abonal-Gomez: incumbent Councilor Jess Albeus; outgoing city administrator Elmer Baldemoro; former city health officer Dr. Butch Borja; incumbent councilor Omar Buenafe; outgoing city budget officer Frank Mendoza; incumbent councilor Jose Perez; former councilor Miles Raquid-Arroyo; incumbent councilor Oying Rosales; and lawyer Ariez Macaraig.
