Will Nogie face his third defeat in 2010?

DOWN FOR THE THIRD TIME? This trademark hand gesture of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte should send an uncomfortable warning to Speaker Prospero Nograles who will be fighting mayoral daughter Vice Mayor Sara Duterte in the mayoralty race in 2010. Nogie was trounced by Mayor Duterte in 1992, then was clobbered by Duterte protege Benjamin de Guzman in 1998. With Mayor Duterte giving no quarters for any pretender, will Nogie see his third defeat in his bid to capture city hall in the coming polls?

Can Nogie capture city hall in 2010?

EXTREME HATRED. With the general feeling of hate in Davao City for House Speaker Prospero Nograles aptly captured in this photo by ace photog Keith Bacongco, what’s Nogie’s chance in his fight for the mayoralty in 2010 against Vice Mayor Sara Duterte? Here, militant groups sum up their anger for the Speaker in massive rallies timed with the last SONA of President Arroyo.