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                    [Title] => Joson clan pushes Edno for Ecija governor
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First it was Eduardo Nonato. Then it’s Tomas III. Next it’s Josie Manuel. Then it’s Edward Thomas. Now, it’s Edno (Eduardo Nonato’s nickname) again.

[DatePublished] => 2009-11-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 479832 [Title] => 3-term Ecija lawmaker to challenge Umali in 2010 [Summary] =>

After months of guessing on who among the Josons would challenge incumbent Nueva Ecija Gov. Aurelio Umali, the once-invincible but still politically powerful clan named over the weekend a former three-term congresswoman as standard-bearer of its Bagong Lakas ng Nueva Ecija party in the 2010 gubernatorial elections.

[DatePublished] => 2009-06-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097277 [AuthorName] => Manny Galvez [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 388358 [Title] => Umali named Lakas-CMD bet for Ecija gov [Summary] => CABANATUAN CITY – President Arroyo and Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., chairwoman and president, respectively, of the Lakas-CMD have named third district Rep. Aurelio Umali as the party’s official candidate for Nueva Ecija governor in the May 14 elections.

The endorsement came as the provincial directorate of the Lakas-CMD supported the fielding of Jose Taruc IV, son and namesake of famed broadcaster Joe Taruc, as Umali’s running mate.
[DatePublished] => 2007-03-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097277 [AuthorName] => Manny Galvez [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 386685 [Title] => Joson-Joson in Nueva Ecija, Angara-Angara in Aurora [Summary] => BALER, Aurora – Perhaps inspired by the success of the Joson-Joson team-up in nearby Nueva Ecija province, the Angaras are fielding an Angara-Angara ticket in the May 14 elections.

An Angara-Angara tandem was sealed after political leaders and supporters of Gov. Bellaflor Angara-Castillo endorsed the candidacy of his nephew, Rommel Rico Teh Angara, as her running mate.
[DatePublished] => 2007-02-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097277 [AuthorName] => Manny Galvez [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 309133 [Title] => Rival Ecija political blocs wooing broadcaster’s son [Summary] => GAPAN CITY — The son and namesake of famed broadcaster Joe Taruc Sr. is now the subject of a political tug-of-war between two political titans in the province.

While Joe Taruc V is being tapped as the runningmate of third district Rep. Aurelio Umali in the 2007 gubernatorial elections, he, too, is being wooed by the Josons and their Bagong Lakas ng Nueva Ecija (Balane) party as their candidate in the fourth congressional district of Nueva Ecija.
[DatePublished] => 2005-11-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097277 [AuthorName] => Manny Galvez [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 252681 [Title] => Tight race for Nueva Ecija governorship eyed in 2007 [Summary] => CABANATUAN CITY — Barely three weeks after the May 10 elections, political analysts in Nueva Ecija are already looking forward to the gubernatorial race in the 2007 elections.

With re-elected Gov. Tomas Joson III now in his last term, three prominent politicians are expected to slug it out in a mad scramble for the governorship. They are Josons’ younger brother, Vice Governor-elect Mariano Cristino Joson, re-elected third district Rep. Aurelio Umali and former two-term congresswoman Julita Lorenzo-Villareal.
[DatePublished] => 2004-06-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097277 [AuthorName] => Manny Galvez [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 250567 [Title] => Joson magic fails to lift GMA in Ecija [Summary] => CABANATUAN CITY — The vaunted strong leadership of re-elected Nueva Ecija Gov. Tomas Joson III has failed to lift the candidacy of President Arroyo, who lost by a landslide to opposition presidential standard bearer Fernando Poe Jr. in the province, a known bailiwick of Poe’s bosom buddy, deposed former President Joseph Estrada.

Mrs. Arroyo ended up a poor second to Poe in the province despite the forging of a tactical alliance between Joson’s Bagong Lakas ng Nueva Ecija (Balane) and the Lakas-CMD (Christian Muslim-Democrats).
[DatePublished] => 2004-05-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097277 [AuthorName] => Manny Galvez [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 234697 [Title] => Battle royale: Joson, Villareal slug it out for Ecija governor [Summary] => CABANATUAN CITY — A battle royale involving two political dynasties in Nueva Ecija has shaped up. This, as re-elec-tionist Gov. Tomas Joson III and former two-term Rep. Julita Lorenzo-Villareal are slugging it out in the race for the top provincial post.

Joson submitted his certificate of candidacy with the provincial Commission on Elections (Co-melec) office last Monday, the last day of filing, accompanied by his wife May, running mate and younger brother, Quezon Mayor Mariano Cristino, son Edward Thomas and supporters from the Bagong Lakas ng Nueva Ecija (Balane).
[DatePublished] => 2004-01-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097277 [AuthorName] => Manny Galvez [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) ) )
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