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                    [ArticleID] => 942163
                    [Title] => Singson’s 2 sons dominate Ilocos Sur polls
                    [Summary] => 

Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis “Chavit” Singson’s charisma and winning power refuses to wane in the northern province where he has lorded it for more than four decades now.

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1767161 [AuthorName] => Teddy Molina [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 932422 [Title] => Pamilya Singson hinamon na magpa-drug test [Summary] =>

Upang patunayan na hindi gumagamit ng  iligal na droga at karapat-dapat muling mamuno sa lalawi­gan ng Ilocos Sur kung  kaya’t hinamon ng Team Kalayaan sa pangunguna ni Tagudin Mayor Jun Verzosa ang pamilya Singson at iba pang politiko sa lalawigan na boluntaryong magpa- drug test.

[DatePublished] => 2013-04-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096558 [AuthorName] => Butch M. Quejada [SectionName] => Police Metro [SectionUrl] => police-metro [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 856084 [Title] => Liberal Party exec to challenge Chavit [Summary] =>

A former police colonel and town mayor is slugging it out with Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis “Chavit” Singson in the 2013 race.

[DatePublished] => 2012-10-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804891 [AuthorName] => Artemio Dumlao [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 673385 [Title] => LP still choosing bet for Ilocos Sur special poll [Summary] =>

President Aquino’s Liberal Party (LP) in Ilocos Sur is now screening local politicians to choose its official candidate for the special congressional poll in the first district set on May 28.

[DatePublished] => 2011-04-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097171 [AuthorName] => Jun Elias [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 384494 [Title] => No GMA bet yet for Ilocos Sur governor [Summary] => CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur – With barely three months left before the May 14 election, President Arroyo has still no gubernatorial candidate to replace Gov. Luis "Chavit" Singson, who will run for senator under the administration party.

Political observers claim that although there are seven potential political figures who maybe fielded by the administration to run for governor, so far no one among them was endorsed to replace Singson, the acknowledged political kingpin in the North.
[DatePublished] => 2007-02-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1532329 [AuthorName] => Myds Supnad [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 281682 [Title] => Gun charges filed vs Ilocos pol, 6 others [Summary] => CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur — Police authorities in Abra have filed charges of illegal possession of firearms and explosives against an Ilocos Sur politician and six others.

Charged were Efren Rafanan, who ran for Ilocos Sur governor last year but lost; Mike Velasco, Joel Arquero, Mike Carreon and three others identified only as Ka Roman, Ka Resty and Ka Jessie.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 263620 [Title] => Poll protest vs Singson dismissed [Summary] => VIGAN CITY — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) dismissed the electoral protest filed against Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis "Chavit" Singson by defeated gubernatorial bet Efren Rafanan.

The Comelec’s second division, composed of Commissioners Florentino Tuazon Jr., Manuel Barcelona Jr. and Mehol Sadain, junked Rafanan’s complaint due to his failure to comply with the requirements.

Singson welcomed the poll body’s decision, saying the recent gubernatorial election was fairly done, peaceful and honest.
[DatePublished] => 2004-09-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1532329 [AuthorName] => Myds Supnad [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 250199 [Title] => For Sonny Cabatu, politics and basketball don’t mix [Summary] => VIGAN CITY — Former basketball star Sonny Cabatu seems not welcome in the hardcourt of politics.

Since the start of the official count, Cabatu, who ran for the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, has consistently landed in 12th place among 12 provincial board aspirants vying for five slots in Ilocos Sur’s first district.

Based on the final official tabulation of the Commission on Elections, Cabatu got only 3,385 votes compared to the 34,359 votes of fifth placer Ronnie Rapanut.
[DatePublished] => 2004-05-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 249843 [Title] => Singson back as Ilocos Sur gov [Summary] => VIGAN CITY — Luis "Chavit" Singson has regained the Ilocos Sur governorship which he left in 2001, defeating former board member Efren Rafanan who conceded defeat yesterday.

Singson (Lakas-CMD-Bileg) won in 25 towns, the partial and unofficial vote count by the local Lakas headquarters showed.

Rafanan (KNP) went on air over radio station dzXE and said he was conceding defeat to Singson.

Re-electionist Reps. Salacnib Baterina (Lakas-CMD, first district) and Eric Singson (LP, second district) also emerged victorious in Monday’s polls.
[DatePublished] => 2004-05-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1767161 [AuthorName] => Teddy Molina [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 246653 [Title] => Ilocos local bets defect to Ping’s camp [Summary] => CAOAYAN, Ilocos Sur — The entire nine-member local ticket of movie actor Fernando Poe Jr. here defected yesterday to the camp of his opposition presidential rival, Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson.

Poe’s candidates made the move a day after two Muslim groups announced in Metro Manila that they were moving to Lacson’s side.
[DatePublished] => 2004-04-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097047 [AuthorName] => Jess Diaz [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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