Team Unity

Romeo Jalosjos' turf--Zamboanga del Norte-- is an administration bailiwick. President Arroyo won here in the 2004 elections, leading her closest rival Fernando Poe Jr. by almost 100,000 votes. In the 2007 senatorial elections, the province delivered a 7-5 win to Team Unity candidates, with senatorial candidate Prospero Pichay Jr. emerging as the topnotcher.Jalosjos also belongs to the most prominent clan in Zamboanga del Norte. Five of his kin are incumbent (2007-2010) elected officials. His sister, Cecilia Garcia Jalosjos-Carreon, is already serving her third term as 1st District Representative, while his brother, 3rd District Representative Cesar G. Jalosjos, is on his second term.