SHARON CUNETA
BARELY a year from now pa mandin, the voting Pasayenos—this writer included—can imagine kung gaano ka-exciting ang botohan sa mga lokal na opisyales sa lungsod.
Maugong kasi ang balitang it’s going to be a one-on-one, definitely neck-and-neck, mayoral fight sa pagitan ng outgoing Congresswoman na si Emi Calixto (kapatid ng incumbent mayor) at ni Cesar “Chet” Cuneta, kuya ni Sharon.
Hindi bago sa pulitika ang mga Calixto, ang patriarch nito na si Eduardo (Duay/SLN) had served as city mayor, but the longest to have served was Pablo, ama ng magkapatid na Chet at Sharon. Then-Mayor Pablo’s term had spanned decades, panahon pa ni Marcos.
At kung hindi kami nagkakamali, si Mayor Pablo ang pinakamatagal na nanungkulan sa lahat ng mga alkalde sa buong Metro Manila.
Nakailang palit na ng administrasyon, the old mayor had stuck glued to his seat, firm and unquestioned.
His wife Elaine (elder sister ni Helen Gamboa-Sotto) was the proverbial wind beneath Mayor Pablo’s wings. Kaagapay niya ang lola ni KC Concepcion most especially in activities close to the city’s LGBT community.
After Mayor Cuneta’s term ay bagong set of electees (pero mga datihan na ring pulitiko) na have taken over the city composed of 201 barangays, the likes of Dy, Trinidad, Calixto and just who’s next in line? This much we can imagine come the intense campaign period.
Magla-lie low muna saglit si Sharon to throw her support for her Kuya Chet. Aawit ang Megastar sa mga campaign sorties singing her classic ditties na minahal ng masa, habang ang kanyang Kuya Chet ay hihirit ng kanyang mga plataporma bilang pagpapatuloy sa naiwang legacy ng kanyang butihing ama.