BACOLOD CITY—A group has filed an opposition to the applications of former Rep. Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez and 220 other persons to become registered voters of this city.
Grupo Progreso claimed that Benitez and the other transferees are not residents of the city.
Election Officer Kathrina Trinio Caa has directed Benitez and the 220 others to answer the opposition lodged against their registration applications.
A disqualification of the registration would prevent Benitez from running for mayor of Bacolod in 2022 against incumbent Mayor Evelio Leonardia, who heads Grupo Progreso.
Benitez, who has been requested by some to run for mayor, has yet to confirm if he will go …
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