Camille Villar proclaimed Las Piñas congresswoman

Camille Villar (center, in red) is proclaimed the winner of the race for the lone congressional district of Las Piñas City on May 14, 2019. At right are Villar’s parents, Manny and Cynthia. INQUIRER.NET / CATHRINE GONZALES

MANILA, Philippines — Camille Villar, the daughter of Senator Cynthia Villar and businessman Manny Villar, won as congresswoman of the lone district of Las Piñas City.

A document released by the City Board of Canvassers on Tuesday said Camille Villar garnered 173,917 votes, while her lone opponent Jerry delos Reyes got 19,791 votes.

Villar cornered 89.78 percentage of the total votes in the city, the document showed.

Meanwhile, Commission on Elections data showed that 208,736 out of 328,384 registered voters in Las Piñas cast their votes in Monday’s polls for a 63.56 percent voter turnout.

Camille ran under the Nacionalista Party.

Meanwhile, her mother Cynthia continues to lead the Senate race with 24, 324, 394 votes as of 10:10 a.m., Tuesday, May 14, 2019. (Editor: Cenon B. Bibe Jr.)