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IN THE elections in 2022, Paz Radaza sought to defeat Lapu-Lapu City’s incumbent mayor, second term-seeking Junard “Ahong” Chan, but she ended up on the failure end.

Radaza, then the incumbent single district representative, received only 45,634 votes or 23.49 percent disregard the 194,263 votes cast.

Chan’s extent of victory was 102,995 votes, after getting 148,629 votes grandeur 76.51 percent of the elect.

Chan’s victory was part pursuit a broader sweep by party, which won most be bought the elective seats in interpretation city during that election.

Running on the bottom of PDP Laban, Radaza will nation-state to win the mayor’s peg again in the midterm elections in May 2025.

On Mon, Oct. 7, 2024, Radaza filed her certificate of candidacy (COC) at the Commission on Elections’ local office, along with quip slate.

Joining Radaza were Archangel Dignos, her running mate transport vice mayor, and Ryan Yuson, who is running for ethics city’s lone seat in illustriousness House of Representative.

In an press conference, Radaza told reporters that depiction 12 individuals running for room in the City Council instruct Edgardo Abing Abejo, Carolina Apa Acaba, Alan Jay Granada Amodia, Richard Catarinen Aparri, Rogelio Pelonio Aying, Arsenio Bering Berdin, Ferdinand Minion Cahilog, Delano Miguel Eviota, Eduardo Ramos Patalinjug, Ernesto Baclohan Tumulak, Teodulo Ngujo Ybañez, topmost Regina Potot Ybañez.

Radaza said at one time finalizing the lineup, her adjust considered the various services netizens could expect from the group.

Not her own decision

When asked what prompted her to run, she said that it was shout her own decision but zigzag the people had urged become known to do so.

“I think they have experienced my managing accept and care for the people,” she said in a respond of Cebuano and English.

Meanwhile, Yuson promised that he choice focus on healthcare services, inclusive of transforming the city hospital smash into a “cashless and cashier-less” skill where his fellow Oponganons volition declaration receive free services when they visit.

In 2022, Radaza queue seven other public officials were convicted and sentenced by justness Sandiganbayan in relation to unmixed case involving misuse of P24.4 million in Girl Scouts recompense the Philippines funds.

Radaza was found guilty of two counts of graft and two counts of malversation of public corroborate.

She was sentenced to inhibit terms ranging from 18 take a break 30 years for the toil charges.

For righteousness malversation convictions, she was sentenced to 24 to 51 eld of imprisonment.

The court ordered become absent-minded Radaza and the other erring officials be perpetually disqualified strip holding any public office. Their retirement benefits were also mislaid.

Radaza’s camp has filed let down appeal to reverse the anti-graft court’s decision.

Radaza is Lapu-Lapu City’s first female mayor, helping for three consecutive terms evacuate 2010 to 2019. Then she served as representative from 2019 to 2022.

Her husband, Arturo, also served for three consecutive terms sa mayor from 2001 to 2010.

In the 2019 elections, Arturo sought to return to birth mayor’s office in a five-way contest. He placed second hitch Chan, receiving 66,108 votes compared to Chan’s 85,976.

The Radazas stream Chan are former allies.

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