Manila Times, Apr. 2, 2019, Calixto Defends Switching Of Posts.pdf

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City Pasay Rep. Imelda Calixto Rubiaro on Monday shrugged off criticisms on her switching post with her brother, Mayor Antonino Calixto, saying it would not breed PASAY

contempt.

Rubiano is running for Pasay mayor, while her brother is aspiring to g€t her i sgat at the House of

All mayonl candidates are rundng on anti-aime and drug pladorms, but Rubiano said she stood out foi being the only candidate ftom Pasay. "They ard not from Pasay and I can vouch for that. The people were impressed with our sewice, which appeared evident in the most recent suweys," she said.

Calixto joined Presidmt Rodrigo

Representatives.

"l don't think what w€te doing

Duterte's Partido Demokratiko

[breeds contempt]. We are running

Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan last year Cuneta was endorsed by Davao

for election, we're not clairning anything for ourselves. Demdcracy will prevail. That's why we.have elections," she told reponers. Two other Calixtos - Attonio's son Mark and his nephew foey will be running as councilors. Rubiano is running against Cesar "Chet" Cuneta, brother of actress Sharon Cuneta, former Malila chief prosecutor Edward Togonon and two other local bets- :

City Mayor Sara Duteni:-Caryio as Hugronglg.Pagbabago's standirdbearer in the cig'. Cuneta and Togonon were lagging

behind Calixto in the mayoral race, based on the latest Social Weather Stations survey Calixto got a decisive 81-percent preference rate, while Cuneta got 1 4 percent and Togonon got 3 percent,. NEIt JAYSON N. SERVATI.OS

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