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MAYOR MA. LOURDES C. FERNANDO
STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS
6^th Regular Session of the 5^th City Council of Marikina
10 February 2010

I stand before you tonight to deliver my last State of the City Address as your incumbent City Mayor. I stand here brimming with confidence that we have accomplished what we have set out to do for our city.

Steadfastly and painstakingly, we have revitalized our city over the past nine years. Hindi lang natin naiayos ang ating kapaligiran – ang ating mga nagawa ay nakapagbigay rin ng dangal, karakter, at kumpyansa sa sarili. There is no better proof of our milestones in governance than the respect and admiration that our city enjoys both nationally and internationally. Taas-noo tayong tumutugon sa anumang pagkakataon dahil sa pagtitiwala at paggalang natin sa ating sarili.  Ngiti ng pag-asa ay pangkaraniwang nakikita sa mukha ng bawat isa.  In many instances, we have provided benchmarks, and we have set the tone that inspired countless Filipinos to believe that change is possible.

As colorful as the national elections, Marikina’s politics is nevertheless just as exciting come May 2010. Four (4) of the incumbent city councilors’ terms will be ending on May 2010 and some of them seek re-election in higher positions. The incumbent Vice Mayor, Dr. Marion S. Andres’ term will also be ending on May 2010 and he has chosen to run the Mayoralty race and will be competing with three (3) other candidates. Five (5) candidates will also be vying for the Vice Mayor’s position.

Candidates will be coming from five (5) parties namely: Bagumbayan-VNP, Lakas Kampi CMD, Liberal Party, Nationalist People’s Coalition and Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino. Candidates who were not picked by any party will brave their way to the local elections as Independent candidates.

A complete list of the official candidates for the 2010 local elections in Marikina City are as follows:

MAYOR:

Marion Santos Andres a.k.a. Dr. Marion – Bagumbayan VNP

Alfredo Senga Cheng a.k.a. Boy – Lakas Kampi CMD

Del Reyes De Guzman a.k.a. Del – Liberal Party

Johnn Alexander San Pedro Chong a.k.a. Alex Chong – Independent

The last day of filing of Certificates of Candidacy (COC) on December 1, 2009 paved way for the revelation of surprise candidates and team-ups for the 2010 National Elections in the Philippines.

Among the surprise team-ups is the so-called “Transformers” comprised by none other than Senator Richard “Dick” Gordon who filed his COC as Presidential candidate and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman, Bayani “BF” Fernando as his Vice-President.