PNP says polls generally peaceful
By Dominic B. dela
Cruz
Staff Reporter
Laoag City elections officer
Atty. John Paul Martin said he expects election protests asking for recount
from losing candidates in the recent barangay elections. He specifically
identified Barangays 61 Cataban and 14.
He explained that
he expects calls for recounts as the winning margin for the winner in the said
barangays was only one vote.
The city’s
Commission on Elections records show that Allan Dela Cruz won over Daniel
Pascua in Barangay Cataban with votes of 162 to 161. While in Barangay 14,
Marconi Mariano got 199 votes over Jewyn Sales’ 198 votes.
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As of press time,
Martin said no one has yet to file a formal protest at the Metropolitan Trial
Court for Cities. However, he said those in the aforementioned barangays have
already signified their intentions to file a protest.
He said that his
office already issued certified true copies of pertinent documents to be
attached in the petition as one of the requirements.
“Ngem saan na a kayat a sawen a pan-panigan
mi didiay ag prot-protesta it’s just pure assistance tapnu ma-exercise da met diay
legal remedy available under the law. Kasi
karbengan da met ti agprotesta,” Martin explained.
The election officer
hopes that the protest’s result would be accepted by both candidates.
He also announced
that all winners were already proclaimed on the night of the election day
although there were some who requested for a ceremonial proclamation in his
office.
The winning
candidates will formally assume their office on November 30 at 12:01 pm. This will
also follow the end of the terms of offices of incumbent Sangguniang Kabataan
officials. The SK election, which was supposed to have been synchronized with
the barangay elections was suspended, and the window given for it to push
through was from October 28, 2014 to February in 2015.
Though Martin said
that the fund allocated for the SK will remain but it will only be used for SK
affairs or for youth development.
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