BY FELIPE CELINO
ROXAS City — A former Sangguniang Panlalawigan member and his wife are seeking Provincial Board posts in the 2nd District in the mid-term elections next year.
Gilbert Ardivilla filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) on Friday while his wife, incumbent Board member Ma. Emilie Ardivilla, was able to officially file hers Thursday.
Mrs. Ardivilla was the first mid-term elections candidate in Capiz to file her COC at the Commission on Elections on October 1.
But due to lack of several required documents, Wil Arceno, provincial election supervisor, rejected her COC.
She only completed her requirements on Thursday. She is seeking reelection as an independent candidate.
Her husband, on the other hand, is running under the National Unity Party, which is allegedly affiliated with Liberal Party.
Mr. and Mrs. Ardivilla are reportedly living separately.
Gilbert Ardivilla has been a Provincial Board member for nine years.
His fellow candidates for Board member in the 2nd District who filed their COCs along with him include Camelo Robles, Abner Falcis and Bito delos Santos.
He refused to comment on the candidacy of his wife. “I respect her right in [seeking] reelection,” he said.
Ma. Emilie Ardivilla ran and won in the 2010 elections under Ugyon Kita Capiz after her husband completed his three terms as Board member.
