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Imee enjoins Ilocos Norte candidates to honor peace covenant

ILOCOS Norte Governor Imee R. Marcos proclaims Sarrat mayoralty candidate Engr. Remigio Medrano with the rest of the governor's candidates for the provincial board's first district.



Staff reporter

LAOAG CITY—Ilocos Norte Governor Ma. Imelda “Imee” R. Marcos reiterated her call to all candidates in the province to honor the peace covenant they all signed.

Ms. Marcos is running unopposed; so are mayoralty candidates in Laoag City, Dumalneg, Nueva Era, Pinili, Currimao and Piddig.

Having close allies and relatives who are at odds in this election campaign period, Ms. Marcos said she has yet to visit all municipalities and declare candidates under her line-up.

Gusto ko sana maayos yung iba kaso puspusan rin ang bakbakan so let’s see. We will be going through the municipalities as well and declaring the candidates as we go,” Ms. Marcos said.

She likewise appealed to all candidates to abide by the law and honor the peace covenant jointly convened by the Philippine National Police, Commission on Elections and the Diocese of Laoag.

ILOCOS Norte Governor Imee R. Marcos with Engr. Remigio Medrano
“Please let us take the peace covenant seriously. Hindi siya photo-op. Hindi siya papogi na God-fearing tayo sa simbahan. Kailangan totoo siya. This is a mark of our civilized, democratic society. Kailangan sport lahat. Manalo man a matalo, dapat buhay, peaceful, magalang at maayos mangampanya,” the governor stressed.

In Ilocos Norte, it should be noted that local campaigns are deemed more heated than that on the national level since it has been the cause of most election-related violence in previous elections.


The campaign period for the local candidates started on April 1 and will run until May 7.

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