With the proclamation of Miguel Luis “Migz” Villafuerte as the youngest ever governor of Camarines Sur, a third-generation Villafuerte will continue the family’s more than 20 years of uninterrupted reign at the Camarines Sur capitol.
Representative Diosdado Ignacio Arroyo won his second term in the second district of Camarines Sur, fending off the strong challenge posed by Governor Luis Raymund “LRay” Villafuerte Jr. Arroyo (Lakas), garnering a total of 65,926 votes, was proclaimed winner by the provincial board of canvassers at 11:30 a.m. by a margin of 8,490 votes against Villafuerte (Nacionalista Party), his closest challenger.
PILI, Camarines Sur – With the proclamation of Miguel Luis “Migz” Villafuerte as the youngest ever governor of Camarines Sur, a third-generation Villafuerte will continue the family’s more than 20 years of uninterrupted reign at the Camarines Sur capitol. Migz, governor at 24 years old, will have to carry on his shoulders the responsibility to [...]
NAGA CITY—Representative Diosdado Ignacio Arroyo won his second term in the second district of Camarines Sur, fending off the strong challenge posed by Governor Luis Raymund “LRay” Villafuerte Jr. Arroyo (Lakas), garnering a total of 65,926 votes, was proclaimed winner by the provincial board of canvassers at 11:30 a.m. by a margin of 8,490 votes [...]
William “Wimpy” Fuentebella won the biggest challenge so far faced by the Fuentebellas in their own turf, narrowly holding on to the Partido district in Camarines Sur which their family has controlled politically for a century.
Representative Diosdado Ignacio Arroyo won a second term as representative of the second district of Camarines Sur in the House of Representatives, fending off a strong challenge from outgoing Camarines Sur Governor Raymund Luis “LRay” Villafuerte.
With 71,330 votes lead and two towns not included in the total canvass, Leni Robredo was proclaimed winner at 11:30 p.m. Wednesday as 3rd District Representative of Camarines Sur, beating opponent Nelly Favis-Villafuerte, who got 31,364 votes.
A protest has delayed the canvassing of election returns and proclamation of winning candidates in Camarines Sur such that after nearly two days the provincial Board of Canvassers was able to proclaim only two winning candidates, both from the first district of the province, shortly before noon Wednesday.
The influential Villafuerte clan has found its long hold on politics slipping in Camarines Sur with only one of its family members, the youngest at that, heading for a win by trouncing his own grandfather in the gubernatorial race.
It was the morning after Leni Robredo’s big win—garnering about 80 percent of the votes that toppled the Villafuerte clan’s almost 40 years of dominance in the third congressional district of Camarines Sur.
Her world has been turned around. Her low-profile life suddenly became a very public one, nine months after her husband was killed in a plane crash.
With barely three days to go before elections, the candidates of Liberal Party in Camarines Sur on Friday filed separate disqualification cases against members of the influential Villafuerte clan who are running for electoral seats here.
A panel of prosecutors unanimously indicted an officer of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) for the death of a co-worker whose remains were found in a car trunk after his confession.
