Two reelectionist congressmen, a retired regional director of the Department of Education (DepEd) and an engineer who is the president of a corporation engaged in constructing and developing housing projects lead the powerhouse ticket of Lakas-Kampi-CMD in Surigao del Norte and Surigao City in the May 10, 2010 pollsas shown in the list of candidates delivered to the Law Department of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) by the Provincial Election Supervisor in Surigao de Norte pursuant to en banc Resolution No. 8678.Rep. Francisco T. Matugas is Lakas-Kampi-CMD bet in the first district of Surigao del Norte, while Rep. Guillermo Romarate is running for reelection in the province’s second district congressional seat.
An undefeated governor of Surigao del Norte before he became a lawmaker, Matugas, a lawyer, is considered the strongest bet that could be put up by Lakas-Kampi-CMD in the province’s first district while Romarate will be hard to beat since his reelection bid is supported by nine of the 10 town mayors in the province and by majority of barangay officials. (E.T. Suarez, MB)