Pimentel ranks 4th for CDO hometown polls on Senate race

Reelectionist Senator Aquilino ‘Koko’ Pimentel III. PHOTO FROM VIDEO ON SEN. PIMENTEL FACEBOOK PAGE

MANILA, Philippines — Reelectionist Senator Koko Pimentel failed to get the top spot for the senatorial race in the election held in his hometown of Cagayan de Oro, ranking only fourth place based on the unofficial and partial results of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) tally.

A PPCRV update on Wednesday afternoon recorded that Pimentel, running under the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), gained 146,182 votes while reelectionist Senator Cynthia Villar beat him by 16,776, garnering 162,958 votes.

Meanwhile, Pimentel’s party-mate, former Special Assistant to the President Christopher “Bong” Go topped the senatorial race  in Cagayan de Oro with 170,237 votes.

Here are the following candidates that are included in the “Magic 12” of Cagayan de Oro:

– Christopher Bong Go – 170, 237

– Bato Dela Rosa – 164, 008

– Cynthia Villar – 162,958

– Koko Pimentel – 146,182

– Pia Cayetano – 134, 175

– Sonny Angara – 131,078

– Francis Tolentino – 129,239

– Grace Poe – 121,496

– Imee Marcos -111,433

– JV Ejercito – 94,060

– Lito Lapid – 70,362

– Jinggoy Estrada – 70,330

(Editor: Jonathan P. Vicente)