“Toby” Tañada Jr. has contested his defeat as the representative of Quezon’s fourth district, asking the Commission on Elections to credit to him the votes cast for a disqualified candidate that shared his surname.
The Liberal Party’s quest to become the ruling party for the 2016 presidential election is going to be a much longer and harder journey, as far as central and northern Luzon are concerned.
“It’s finally starting to sink in, little by little,” Senator-elect Nancy Binay told the Inquirer, aware of the tough job that lies ahead after her victory in Monday’s elections.
As the election period culminated Saturday, Senator-elect Nancy Binay called on to the public, including his critics, to work together in doing what needs to be done for the country.
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.
Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez took over as acting mayor of this city on Thursday, after Mayor Benjamin Lim suffered a stroke and was brought to Metro Manila for treatment.
With a voting population of just over 800, the special elections for five communities in Barangay (the village of) Gabi here could become one of the costliest, at least for the pockets of the candidates.
The ballots have been counted in many provinces, giving fresh mandate to new leaders by July.
Caraga Region’s political dynasties, many of them allied with the Liberal Party (LP) of President Benigno Aquino III, have retained their grip on power.
Faulty compact flash (CF) cards and malfunctioning PCOS machines delayed transmission of election returns to some municipal and provincial board of canvassers, delaying the proclamation of winners in Cavite, Albay, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Sorsogon, Batangas and Marinduque.
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chair Francis Tolentino on Wednesday appealed to both winners and losers to help the agency in the post-election cleanup.
Incumbent officials seeking reelection in the cities of Taguig, Las Piñas, Marikina, Malabon and Pasay claimed victory although it was a different story for those in Parañaque, Antipolo City and Cainta, both in Rizal province.
Only 69 percent of registered voters (4.27 million out of 6.18 million) in the National Capital Region actually voted in the 2010 national elections.
