The Liberal Party of Siquijor Province is reorganizing after the resignation of its two top officials.
Former Siquijor Gov. Ben Aquino turned in his resignation two weeks ago as LP provincial vice chairman in support of the resignation of provincial party chairman Atty. Adam Duhaylungsod last January.
In Duhaylungsod’s resignation letter addressed to LP President Mar Roxas, he said his decision to resign as provincial chairman and member of the Liberal Party “to share and devote much time for attention and bonding with my children and to concentrate my vocation as a practicing lawyer.”
Aquino told the Dumaguete MetroPost that he and Duhaylungsod actually resigned from the party because of “newcomers who are dominating local party affairs.”
With their resignations, the provincial party treasurer, Danny Villa, has assumed as provincial chairman, Aquino said.
Although the political kingpins of Siquijor, the Fua family, are affiliated with the Lakas CMD party, President Benigno Aquino III won overwhelmingly in the 2010 elections, beating closest rival Joseph Estrada by more than 5000 votes. The Lakas CMD candidate, Gilbert Teodoro, came in fourth.
Aquino, the 2010 LP gubernatorial candidate, would not say if he and Duhaylungsod were joining the camp of the Fuas but said they consider themselves as independent.
