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| A file photo of me with then governor Vicente Emano |
by Susan Naelga Palmes-Dennis
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina---I ended the previous article on my Tagoloan series with the opposition to the rule of then Tagoloan mayor Vicente “Donkoy” Emano who later became governor of the province of Misamis Oriental and then mayor of Cagayan de Oro City.
This is the fourth of the series of stories about the politicians from my hometown of Tagoloan who later became big names in the province of Misamis Oriental and Cagayan de Oro.
I have to correct myself by saying it was not Congressman Victorico “Concoy” Chavez who was the first to oppose Donkoy Emano. It was Emano's uncle, the late Gilberto “Berty” Emano, the younger brother of his father.
Berty was barangay chairman of Poblacion when Emano was Tagoloan mayor in the early part of the 1980s. It was the talk of the town then- people taking sides between the nephew and the uncle.
I could not recall now the reason why they became unconnected. What I do remember was that it was ugly and intense, with cases being filed in court and nasty allegations of all kinds.
It broke the Emanos in the eyes of the public. If the reason was political I am not sure. It was also around this time that another Tagoloanon came into the political scene who is also related to the incumbent official.
Then Atty. Victorico ”Concoy” Lim-Chavez, a lawyer who made a a good law practice in Manila won as the congressman of Misamis Oriental's second district.
The late congressman who is best remembered for having helped many Tagoloanons in the 80s to work in the Middle East would always be remembered for having made a difference to the many lives in Tagoloan.
Chavez did not run under the Emano group when he sought re-election. By winning sans support from Emano in the 90s, Chavez sort of became the head of the opposition in the province.
It was assumed that Chavez fielded and helped opposition candidates. Chavez supported the candidacy of Mario Emano as mayoral candidate of Tagoloan against the late Paulino “Oloy” Emano.
Mario Emano, who was at that time full of energy and buoyed by support from his father Berty ran twice against Oloy and lost. It was an Emano versus Emano fight to the delight of the people of Tagoloan and the province.
Just like the fallout between the nephew and uncle, it was unclear to the public why Chavez and Emano, former allies, had a falling out.
It was a change of events in 2002 when Mario Emano run unopposed as barangay chairman of Poblacion and his victory improved his relations with Oloy.
It was believed Mario won in Poblacion with less opposition from Oloy. It was also the second time for Oloy to become mayor in 2000 after he finished his three terms in the 90s.
The story would not be complete without mentioning this political family feud. There were other opposition figures to Donkoy Emano like the late vice mayor Ignacio “Totong” Factura and Norris Babiera, a close aide of Donkoy Emano who later became the vice governor of the province.
These two people contributed a lot to democracy in that part of the country and they brought a balance to the political landscape in Tagoloan town in the years to come.
There is still a lot to tell about Donkoy Emano but I'll resume next time with his rise to the gubernatorial post of Misamis Oriental.
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| Then Cagayan de Oro City mayor Vicente Emano being interviewed |
(Susan Palmes-Dennis is a veteran journalist from Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Northern Mindanao in the Philippines and is now employed in one of the school systems in the Carolinas.
Read her blogs on susanpalmesstraightfrom the Carolinas.com and at http://www.blogher.com/myprofile/spdennis54. These and other articles also appear at http://www.sunstar.com.ph/author/2582/susan-palmes-dennis.
You can also connect with her through her email susanap.dennis@yahoo.com as well as her Pinterest account at http://www.pinterest.com/pin/41025046580074350/) and https://www.facebook.com/pages/Straight-from-the-Carolinas-/494156950678063)
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