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Mabilog on political comeback: 'Up to the people, God'

Published Sep 24, 2024 09:02 am

ILOILO CITY – Former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog is rethinking his political career after returning to the country from a seven-year exile in the United States on September 10. 

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FORMER Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog sings during the distribution of livelihood assistance at the Iloilo Sports Complex in Iloilo City.  (Office of Congresswoman Baronda)

“Depende sa tingog sang pumuluyo (It depends on the voice of the people),” said Mabilog in a Facebook post on Tuesday, September 24.

“Vox Populi, vox Dei (The voice of the people is the voice of God),” added Mabilog a week before the filing of Certificates of Candidacy for the May 2025 elections.

Mabilog returned to Iloilo City on September 20 which coincided with his 59th birth anniversary.

“Sa politika sa subong, pahuway lang ko anay. Ang Ginoo lang makabalo kon magdalagan pa ko or indi na. (In the political scene right now, I’d rather take a break. It’s only up to God if I’m running or not),” Mabilog told the Iloilo media on Friday, September 20.

Mabilog’s camp has said that his priority is clearing his name from former President Rodrigo Duterte allegations that he is a narco-politician and clear the name of Iloilo City as the “most shabulized” in the country.

His return is seen as a new development in the political landscape of Iloilo City.

Mayor Jerry Treñas has broken his political alliance with Rep. Julienne “JamJam” Baronda when Treñas announced that he is fielding his daughter Raisa to replace Baronda as congresswoman.

Mabilog publicly thanked Baronda for her help  in his homecoming from exile and during the dark days when  Duterte stepped up the public death threats against him.

The former Iloilo City chief executive appeared and sang in a livelihood distribution led by the office of Baronda at the Iloilo Sports Complex here where thousands gathered.

Mabilog is facing legal challenge with a perpetual disqualification order by the Ombudsman and graft case elevated to the Sandiganbayan.

The Office of the Ombudsman sacked Mabilog in 2018 and ordered his perpetual disqualification for a towing contract in 2015 that did not undergo public bidding.

Based on the Local Government Code, Mabilog must obtain an executive clemency before he can run for an elective post.

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