Not so fast, Klarex.

Rep. Rolando Uy claims he and his counterpart in the 2nd District have agreed to forge an alliance to fight the ruling PaDayon Pilipino in the 2010 elections.

But Rep. Rufus Rodriguez is saying another thing. He said Uy’s party, the administration Lakas, is a big problem and therefore, nothing is final yet.

Rodriguez the point man of former President Joseph Estrada’s Partido ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) for Northern Mindanao, denied the existence of a political alliance with Uy after the neophyte congressman from the 1st District claimed that they have agreed to join forces against the ruling PaDayon Pilipino in 2010.

Rodriguez said his alliance with Uy is only limited to public service. He said he and Uy merely agreed to support and complement each other’s undertakings for the development of the city’s two districts.

“Medyo layo pa ang pulitika…we are helping each other improve services to Cagayanons like tabangan nato nga mahatag ang JR Borja hospital sa national government para gayud mahatagan og dako nga pundo,”

said Rodriguez.

He said he and Uy were allies insofar as legislative work is concerned. But Rodriguez brushed aside Uy’s claims of a political alliance, saying this would be diffcult in that Uy belongs to the administration party while he (Rodriguez) is a member of the opposition PMP.

Earlier, Uy claimed on local radio that he and Rodriguez have agreed on a political alliance in an effort to form a stronger ticket against the ruling party in the city hall in next year’s elections. Uy however said he and Rodriguez also agreed to facilitate the release of millions of pesos in infrastructure projects for the city’s two districts. He took a jab at city hall’s penchant for construction projects funded through loans and undertaken through build-operate-transfer contracts.

“Trabaho lang kaming duha para sa dakbayan. Dili kay ilubong sa utang,”

said Uy.

Over local radio station DXCC, Uy said the local opposition would field a full slate against the party of Vice Mayor Vicente Emano.

“Wala kamiy lain choice but to unite against the city’s present administration,”

Uy said. -By Lito Rulona