Duterte’s fearless forecast Bonguyan win over Karlo Nograles seen

Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has predicted victory for former vice mayor, now first district congressional candidate, Luis Bonguyan over reelectionist and first-termer Rep. Karlo A. Nograles.
“Daug si Bonguyan. Nakita na namo na daan. Dili lang namo isulti ang detalye ug ngano (Bonguyan will win. We have already foreseen that. We will not divulge details and the factors on the win),” Duterte said during his weekly television program “Gikan sa Masa, Para sa Masa” (From the Masses, For the Masses) over ABS-CBN Davao.
He said Bonguyan may win by a slim margin, but that this time Nograles would lose.
“Walay pildi-pildi ni si Bonguyan (Bonguyan has never lost). He is a good man and he is a tested political leader. We are fielding him because we know his winnability,” he said.
The city’s first district is a known bailiwick of Karlo’s father, former House Speaker Prospero Nograles, who served as the city’s first district congressional representative for 15 years.
In the May 10, 2010 elections, however, the young Nograles won over former city councilor Maria Belen Acosta by only a slim margin of 8,172 votes in a district that boasts of over 400,000 registered voters. Acosta is again running to regain her seat in the city council.
“Election is the people’s will. We just work hard and pray hard and submit ourselves to the will of the people. We surrender everything to God,” was the text message of Nograles in reaction to Duterte’s prediction.
Only Duterte’s local party, Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod, has a complete slate from city mayor to the members of the city council.
Other candidates are mostly independent and running alone. Nograles identified himself as being affiliated with the newly-formed National Unity Party (NUP). the first time he has no partymates.
Duterte is making a comeback as city mayor after daughter, Sara, opted to give way to her father,
His son, Paolo, a member of the city council for being president of the Association of Barangay Captains (ABC), is running unopposed for vice mayor.
Second district Rep. Mylene Garcia and third district Rep. Isidro Ungab are also set to serve their third and last terms, with Garcia having a comfortable edge over her opponents while Ungab is running unopposed. [ASA ]