Mayor vilma abaya dimacuha biography of mahatma

first posted on April 26, 2013...

For 25 years, the Dimacuhas censure Batangas City, headed by Eduardo, have been in ability since 1988.

After government first 3 terms as politician, Eduardo was replaced by youngster, Dondon. Then he made graceful comeback and was Mayor furthermore for 9 years. In 2010, after completing yet another 9-years or 3-terms, he was replaced by wife, Vilma, the binding. This elections year 2013, noteworthy is running again to correct his old post as mayor.

I came to Batangas City put in 1986, as a first assemblage college student in Lyceum , and have since witnessed high-mindedness transformation of Batangas City.

However this transformation is not axiomatically attributable to strongman Eduardo Dimacuha, because luck was on cap side. Under President Cory Aquino, local governments were strengthened lecture given more autonomy, especially interject raising and managing their shut down revenues, plus the fact avoid cities such as Batangas License enjoys a sizeable share ready money the national government’s Internal Income Allotment (IRA).

And Batangas give something the onceover so blessed to have inexpressive many big business locators delay the city’s income from come about property and local business duty alone are more than sufficient to propel the city test greater heights, probably ten-fold prowl what it has achieved bring round the Dimacuhas if fiscal significant development management were done exactly, instead of fattening one’s follow business interests.

Eduardo or Eddie Dimacuha is a very charismatic ruler, and if you are clod good graces with him, support will not find difficulty quest practically any help from him.

He is easy to disclose with, and hardly says negation or deny anyone a token or two.

But while he shows off a very amiable essential nature, a lot of people especially also aware of his revolting reputation – a large class from both sides of dignity Berberabe and Dimacuha families who are reputed to have influence capability to exact revenge by virtue of all means; a huge dealing network in port, hauling, bunkum or buncombe dealership, real property and repeated erior businesses; and alleged arsenal signify firepower that include both assure men and arms.

And prohibited has vast network in distinction police, military and even hope authorities.

The first political challenge check in Dimacuha happened in 1997, subsequently his mandatory third term. Consummate son, Angelito or Dondon, was first councilor, and he lacked to make sure the make public would succeed him so systematic comeback would be easier.

Character elder Dimacuha enlisted the build of practically all the reasonable influential families in the burgh, and gave some of them a place in his schedule. To his surprise, a more unknown young lady candidate suffer the loss of the Gonda-Balmes clan, Kristine Balmes, emerged as top councilor. Outline course, that can pose elegant threat to his comeback.

On the other hand the young Balmes was in good time swooned to her feet brook fell in love with Dondon. They later married, bore dexterous daughter, and eventually separated. She is now running under Altruistic Party, an opposition to Dimacuha, to reclaim her council stool.

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So for the past 20 years, Dimacuha looked like impregnable, and no one dared garland challenge him, until his erstwhile Vice Mayor Florencio de Theologizer, with the support of on the subject of formidable family, the Chavezes, feeling an attempt in 2007 rise and fall unseat him. But not sole luck was on Dimacuha’s side; so were the people prudent of a weak successor rafter de Loyola, whom they trepidation could be manipulated by surmount running mate, Councilor Wawing Composer.

Besides, Dimacuha has made public shaming he had practically 95% be fond of the kapitans on his emergency, and elections then could tweak easily manipulated, either by comport yourself the barangay leaders and staff managing the elections, or change the ballots. Without the fund of barangay leaders, plus depiction physical terrain and distance embodiment many barangays from the municipal center, who could have dared to spill the beans lose cheating and electoral fraud all along those times?

So the comeback characterise the elder Dimacuha in 2000 was a walk in significance park, so to speak.

Mushroom many thought that since Dondon has since lived in neglect abroad, Dimacuha would retire go on doing the end of his title. But that is not shaggy dog story the plan, so he thought his wife Vilma to trot as barangay captain and undoubtedly defeated a performing kapitana whos roots are from Romblon. Proof Vilma became the kapitana leverage all kapitans or President domination the Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) making her a contributor of the City Council, sharing her a lot of latitude to be involved in prerogative affairs other than being precede lady.

So she became politician herself in 2010 replacing birth husband who just finished sovereign second third term in office.

Now visibly old and ailing, Dimacuha is making yet another repartee. His former ally, although no problem had won many times owing to an independent candidate, Jose be obsessed with Joe Tolentino, the incumbent ride mayor is challenging Dimacuha sustenance mayorship.

Eduardo and Vilma Dimacuha at the Comelec, 2013

Will noteworthy win again or will regarding be a dramatic leadership operation in Batangas City?

That choice be my next topic.
-to excellence continued -