Wankette 40: Baguio Politics

Elected for Mayor is Peter Rey Bautista, the first Science High to be elected in the highest office in the highest city in the country. His vice is my relative, Danny Farinas. The councilors are a combination of old old, old young and young young. They are Richard Carino, Poppo Cosalan, Pinky Rondez, Edring Balajadia, Tony Boy Tabora, Lulu Tabanda, Nick Palaganas, Fred Bagbagen, Nick Aliping and Rocky Balisong.
What can we say about the result, someone asked me. I said that there is finally a pluralism in the council. For the first time, the Independent Baguio Alliance which was created to beat the KBL monolith of Bueno et al is the dominant party with Carino, Rondez, Balisong and Weygan. Timpuyog has Palaganas, Aliping and Balajadia. Yaranon's party has Cosalan and Bagbagen. Bautista has Tabanda and Sembrano, the mother of Bernadette Sembrano of ABSCBN.
From reputation, we can say that a reproductive health code for the city is in the offing with three females in the council for the first time. Also a stronger environmental and tourism codes are expected. But we can not say really.
From their performances, Vergara, Labo and the INC are spent forces. TV ads sell. Dirty texting works, at least against Yangot, Olowan and Joemol. Showbiz doesn't work in Baguio.
From the Senate race, Baguio maintains also its oppositionist stance, voting for (in order) Chiz Escudero, Loren Legarda, Kiko Pangilinan, Panfilo Lacson, Manny Villar, Benigno Aquino III, Joker Arroyo, Ed Angara, Alan Peter Cayetano, Antonio Trillanes, Gringo Honasan and Ralph Recto. That is 3 for TU, 7 for GO and 2 for Independent.