SAN JOSE,
Camarines Sur: Showbiz couple Aga Muhlach and Charlene Gonzales took their
first bite of bitter Camarines Sur politics after several persons filed joint
petition asking the town Comelec to deny the Muhlachs’ applications as
registered voters in the town.
The petitioners also cast doubt on the Muhlachs’
alleged residency when they were only first seen by San Jose residents on February when the
couple acted as sponsors for a mass wedding.
The petitioners argued that Aga Muhlach and
Charlene Gonzales have no known relatives nor owned a piece of property in the
town, and that the showbiz couple have never voted in the town during past
elections.
The complaint filed against the Muhlach couple was
confirmed by Comelec provincial officer Noriel Badiola, who explained before a
local radio interview on Monday, that the Muhlachs must answer the petition,
either at the municipal trial court or the San Jose Comelec office.
San Jose Comelec officer Imelda Añonuevo said the
petitioners against the Muhlachs are Sonny Martos, Augusto Ledesma, Ernie
Salvo, Gerry Huit, Mariano Papaya, Romeo Naldoza, Aldrin Salvo, Ma. Christina
Polillo, Sonny Huit, Egin Penero, Erna Samar Clores, Julio Pejo Dizon, Manuel
de le Vega Moranda, and Luis Samar.
The petitioners took the services of attorney Juan
Luis Carpio, a Naga
City lawyer, as legal
counsel.
The signed affidavits of petitioners were notarized
by Lawyer Gil Pacamarra, a former mayor of the town.
The San Jose Comelec office received the petition
on April 2, and scheduled the hearing for the Muhlachs before the Election
Registration Board on Monday, April 16.
The petitioners plead with the Comelec to deny the
Muhlachs their applications to register as voters in the town.
BicolToday.Com learned the petitioners are all
residents, except for two, of Barangay San Juan, this town, and they are the
future neighbors of the Muhlachs if they are true in their words that they will
transfer residence in the town.
Last March 19, the Muhlachs registered themselves
as voters, and reported at the Comelec that their home address is at Rizal Street,
Barangay San Juan.
The showbiz couple started making waves among the
nearby towns of Goa, Lagonoy, Presentacion
when they made public appearances and acted as mass wedding and baptism
sponsors.
The couple were seen accompanied by Camarines Sur
Governor L-ray Villafuerte and Vice-Governor Fortunato Peña, and other local
politicians.
It was rumored that the petitions against the
Muhlachs were instigated by politicians who would be affected if the Muhlachs
enter into Camarines Sur politics.
Persistent reports indicated that Aga is running
for Congressman in the Camarines Sur fourth district, while the latest news is
that Charlene Conzales is also running for a lower post.
But. the Muhlachs did not make any public statement
confirming their intentions to run for elective posts this coming 2013 polls.
There is no confirmation if the Muhlachs will
appear on the Comelec hearing on Monday, April 16, or they will send their
legal counsel, but they will be present on Thursday, April 12, for a reunion of
the Muhlach clan in Goa town, five kilometers from San Jose. BicolToday.com
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