Winds of Sugarlandia

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“We recognize that it is a Albee is being pushed by several sectors to run against the well- entrenched and longest-sitting mayor and so far, the call is being supported by many in social media. Albee who is usually mum when asked about his political plans recently said that his “options are open,” and will likely take the challenge seriously after he was seen visiting a market place this week.

In terms of publicity hype, Albee does not need to pretend he is not well- off and took advantage of his resources by securing vaccines for Negros Occidental and Bacolod from DOH Manila via his private plane.

Early this week, he brought back 11,400 doses of Sinovac for the province’s frontliners drugs,” he added./ and another 3,000 for Bacolod which of course generated positive reviews for him in social media posts. He said it was to hasten delivery of vaccines and to ensure we got our share after finding out that some vaccines initially appropriated for Negros was diverted to other provinces.

In response, Mayor Bing said he is “not ready to attend to politics. I want to ensure the safety and health of the people first.”

Ah, but I am sure his people are running, maybe not really scared, but definitely anxious. Because while political dynamics is quite different in Bacolod, Albee is known as a political kingmaker and has lots of allies both at the local and national arena./