South Cotabato gov gets reelected

South Cotabato Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo, Jr | South Cotabato official website

KORONADAL CITY––The Provincial Board of Canvassers officially proclaimed at 11:46 a.m. on Wednesday the reelectionist South Cotabato Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo, Jr. winner. This is his second term.

Commission on Elections official results show Tamayo with 253,944 votes.

He defeated three-term South Cotabato 2nd District Rep. Ferdinand Hernandez (PDP-Laban), who conceded defeat Tuesday afternoon. Hernandez garnered 229,628 votes.

Tamayo, national president of the Partido Federal ng Pili[pinas (PFP), has called for unity for the continued progress of South Cotabato.

Also proclaimed at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan session hall were Tamayo’s running mate, former governor Arthur “Dodo” Pingoy, Jr. He defeated incumbent Vice Gov. Vicente de Jesus (PDP-Laban).

Also proclaimed at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan session hall was Tamayo’s running mate, former governor Arthur “Dodo” Pingoy, Jr. He defeated Vice Gov. Vicente de Jesus (PDP-Laban).

Former Polomolok mayor Ed Lumayag (PFP) clobbered Danny Nograles (PDP-Laban) for the first district congressional seat.

In the second district, former Koronadal City mayor and Vice Mayor Peter Miguel (PFP) trounced former South Cotabato Gov. Daisy Avance Fuentes (NP) and Tantangan town Mayor Benjamin Figueroa (Promdi).

Tamayo’s partymates also won a majority for provincial board seats.

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