Davao del Norte Governor Edwin Jubahib launched his bid for reelection, filing his certificate of candidacy (COC) on Saturday afternoon, October 5.
Twice, Jubahib was ordered suspended by Malacañang this year over complaints about his alleged misuse of government resources. Jubahib cried foul, claiming his political enemies used their Malacañang connections to politically persecute him.
In 2019, the odds were stacked against Jubahib, a political outsider challenging the established Del Rosario dynasty in Davao del Norte. But in a stunning upset, Jubahib defeated a Del Rosario scion, Rodolfo Jr. or Rodney, ending the family’s decades-long hold on power in the province.
It was a double whammy for the Del Rosarios. Rodney’s brother Anthony, Davao del Norte’s governor then, suffered defeat at the hands of Jubahib’s backer, former speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, in the province’s 1st District congressional race.
Jubahib and Alvarez were reelected in 2022. – Rappler.com