Karen Flores-Garcia (left) information her COC for Congresswoman of Cebu’s third District after her husband, incumbent Rep. Pablo John Garcia, withdrew his bid to be reelected within the place on Tuesday, October 8, 2024. | Picture by Morexette Marie Erram
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Rep. Pablo John Garcia has withdrawn his bid to be reelected as consultant for Cebu’s third Congressional District.
Garcia on Tuesday, October 8, withdrew his Certificates of Candidacy (COC). His spouse, Karen Flores-Garcia, will substitute him as 1Cebu’s wager.
Flores-Garcia, primarily based on the listing from the Fee on Elections of Cebu province (Comelec-Cebu), had no opponent. This meant she wanted just one vote to be proclaimed as winner.
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In an interview with reporters, Rep. Garcia mentioned he determined to again out to pursue profession development and private tasks that had been placed on maintain as a result of his duties on the Home of Representatives.
These included persevering with his regulation and public administration research overseas and writing a e book about Cebu’s political panorama and historical past.
Rep. Garcia additionally mentioned they’ve already consulted the mayors and different native officers within the third District, which covers Toledo Metropolis, and the cities of Aloguinsan, Asturias, Balamban, Barili, Pinamungajan, and Tuburan about his determination.
“They’re unanimous in endorsing my spouse, Karen, as substitute candidate, assured that she is greater than capable of proceed what we’ve began, each in laws in addition to advocating for infrastructure and socioeconomic tasks that make a distinction within the lives and livelihoods of our constituents,” he mentioned.
For her half, Flores-Garcia mentioned she was excited to step in and be a part of the general public sector.
Flores-Garcia is a journalist by occupation, having graduated from the College of the Philippines Cebu with a level in Mass Communications and a Masters in Public Administration from the identical college.
“Belief me, she shall be a greater congressman than I’m,” mentioned Rep. Garcia.
Rep. Garcia was the primary amongst all provincial bets to lodge his COC for subsequent 12 months’s Midterm Elections final October 1.
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