By Danny Estacio

CANDELARIA, Quezon – Incumbent Municipal Mayor George Suayan announced here on Wednesday his seeking re-election in 2025.

Suayan made his statement during a press conference following his final decision to seek his second term. His challenger is his uncle-in-law’s incumbent Vice Yayor Macario Boonggaling, uncle of Emma, wife of the mayor.

The 2025 mayoral election is seen as the battle between Emma’s family. Emma’s family is known as being a rich clan in this town.

Emma said though it is a family political battle she is avoiding consequences that will affect the relationship between her husband and her family” Family is family” Emma assured.

Suayan is focusing on his next term for cityhood to which he already prepared the necessary prerequisites to turn a town into a city.

He also dreams of establishing a state college and constructing a new municipal hall.

The old municipal hall will be used by the state college which is run by the local government unit.

He started for good governance, and better public and social services directly to the “common tao ” dubbed as “garantisadong serbisyo, diretso sa tao”, to feel the presence of government services.

As of this development, this town is one of the nominated for Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) 2024 at the national level, Suayan announced.