In 2013, actor Emilio Garcia, a talent of the late manager Leo Dominguez, ran but unfortunately lost for the board membership of the 1st District of Laguna Province.
The loss didn’t deter Emilio from trying his luck for the second time as mayor of Bay, a town in the same province.
According to movie columnist Pilar Mateo, Garcia filed his Coc at the Comelec of Bay with star-studded support from his colleagues in the local entertainment business.
Senator Robin Padilla accompanied Emilio to the Comelec on the sixth day of filing of candidacy.
According to Pilar, actress Gem Catillo and action star Dan Fernandez who are teammates in gunning for the vice-governor and governor of Laguna, respectively, are completely in support of Garcia.
When it was Gem and Dan's turn to file their CoCs as vice-governor and governor of the province, respectively, at the Sta. Cruz, Laguna municipal hall, Emilio was with them.
According to reports, about fifteen thousand supporters attended the political act of Gem and Dan.
“Citizens from all walks of life na naniniwala sa ipinaglalaban at ipinamamalas at ipinararamdam na ‘may ginawa, may ginagawa at gagawin’ (who believed that they are fighting and showing and affecting that they have ‘done, been doing and would do’) came to support them,” said Pilar.
Mateo said that Emilio’s platforms include the promotion of festival tourism and encouragement of real estate business in the Bay town.
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