Partido Cebuano KBL mayoral candidate Yogi Filemon Ruiz. | CDN Digital photograph
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Yogi Filemon Ruiz has expressed confidence that his alliance with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. won’t have an effect on his bid for Cebu Metropolis mayor regardless of the noise created by the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte by the Worldwide Felony Courtroom (ICC).
Numerous sectors blame the present administration for Duterte’s arrest as additionally they known as for his launch from detention and for his return to the nation to face the fees in opposition to him beneath Philippine legal guidelines.
Due to this, there are those that say on social media that they won’t vote for candidates who’re endorsed by the administration.
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In response, Ruiz stated that his solely focus now could be his want to serve the Cebuanos.
“My loyalty is to not one social gathering. My loyalty is to not one particular person or to 1 household. My loyalty is naa sa katawhan kay gipili ko sa katawhan, pilion ko sa katawhan para mo serbisyo nila. Wala man ko gipili para mo serbisyo sa usa ka pamilya o moserbisyo sa usa ka taw. Relaxation assured, my loyalty is to the Structure,” he stated.
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(My loyalty is to not one social gathering. My loyalty is to not one particular person or to 1 household. My loyalty is to the folks as a result of they’re those who will select me to serve them. I cannot be elected to serve one household or to serve one particular person. Relaxation assured, my loyalty is to the Structure.)
Alliance
Ruiz, who’s looking for election beneath Partido Cebuano KBL, joined Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP), the political social gathering of President Marcos in April 2024.
READ: Yogi Ruiz joins Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
As well as, he was additionally appointed because the PFP chairperson in Central Visayas.
Ruiz stated that his alliance with the President was essential to ensure that Cebu Metropolis will get a share of nationwide tasks ought to he win as mayor.
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“Kung ang native administration, wala gi-supportahan sa administration, dili ta makadawat og mga tasks nga maka benipisyo para sa mga katawhan,” he stated.
(If the native administration will not be getting the assist of the [national] administration, we won’t get a share of the tasks that can profit our folks.)
Ruiz additionally clarified that he didn’t search PFP’s assist. Quite the opposite, it was the nationwide social gathering that selected to assist him.
“Wa ko mangayo og supporta. Wala ko mohangyo sa usa ka partido nga supportahan ko pero sila maoy niari diri sa syudad sa Sugbo kay mo supporta sila nato kay nakita nila nga naa diri sa atoa karon ang atong adbokasya nga mi align sa ilang adbokasya nga mo hatag og hapsay nga syudad para sa atong mga kaigsoonan, Ruiz stated.
(I didn’t ask for assist. I didn’t ask a political social gathering to assist me, they got here right here in Cebu Metropolis to assist me as a result of they noticed that our advocacies are aligned with their advocacies which is to have an orderly metropolis for our folks.)
Nationwide politics
As a lot as potential, Ruiz stated that he doesn’t need to become involved in nationwide politics.
“We’re speaking about nationwide politics. Unahon usa nato og sulbad karon ang atong problema diri sa lokal (Allow us to first handle the native issues),” he stated.
Ruiz stated that he earlier posted on social media his stand on the necessity to make President Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte end their respective phrases. He was additionally in opposition to the Vice President’s impeachment.
“Ako wala ko mouyon sa impeachment course of. Wala ko mouyon sa unsa pa nang mga lakang nga makahimo og kagubot sa atong nasud kay on the finish of the day, kung naay kagubot didto sa nationwide, kinsa could magazine antos? Kita man. Kita maoy makaluluoy,” he added.
(I don’t agree with the impeachment course of. I don’t agree with something that can create chaos as a result of on the finish of the day, who will endure? We are going to endure. We’re those at an obstacle.)
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