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9 new city brgy captains elected
By:
KIT BAGAIPO
Nine
incumbent barangay captains in the city's 15 barangays fell
to their respective opponents while four others were re-elected
for another term.
Meanwhile,
the fate of reelectionist Cabawan barangay captain Apolonio
Onyot still hangs in the balance as he tied with his contender,
incumbent kagawad Armand Cadayday. Both garnered 198 votes.
(See separate story)
Incumbent
barangay captains Glorivic dela Serna of Poblacion 2, Dionisio
Remolador of Poblacion 3, Faro Cabalit of Taloto and Niño
Racho of Poblacion 1 were all reelected.
Although Racho was not elected barangay captain, he assumed
the post after Celestino Dohig resigned in 2005.
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In
barangay Bool, Nestor Mendez triumphed over incumbent
Joseph San Jose. Mendez had 707 votes against San Jose's
633.
Booy
kagawad Eutorgio Telmo Jr. won over incumbent barangay
captain Prudencio Arabejo. Telmo had 1,799 votes against
the 1,020 votes of Arabejo.
Incumbent
Dampas barangay captain Elvira Macalandag lost her bid
to former Sangguniang Kabataan federated president Fredison
Ingles in what is considered by many as an upset victory.
Ingles garnered a total of 1,297 votes over Macalandag's
786.
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In
barangay Dao, first kagawad Fortunato "Atoy" Cosap
pulled a victory against incumbent barangay captain Florencio
Cornell. Cosap had a total of 1,110 votes while Cornell garnered
958.
Manga
first kagawad Leda Saco won by a big margin, with 1,440 votes,
over reelectionist barangay captain Victorioso Claro who had
a total of 626 votes.
In
barangay Mansasa, Manolo Blanco, a newcomer in politics, beat
the incumbent Leopoldo Pahang. Blanco had 1,189 votes against
Pahang's 1,057.
Come-backing
former barangay captain Gildardo Bustamante likewise won over
incumbent Antonio Caseñas Jr. in San Isidro. Bustamante
garnered 786 votes over the 631 of Caseñas.
Incumbent
Tiptip barangay captain Antonio Restauro also lost his reelection
bid to another newcomer Marcelo Epe. Restauro had 443 votes
while Epe had 769.
In
barangay Ubujan, Timoteo Maglahus, who garnered 661 votes,
beat incumbent Segundina Botero who garnered 618 votes.
Cogon
kagawad Philipp Besas won the race for barangay captain against
a strong opponent, former barangay captain and provincial
treasurer Nestor Balatero. Besas obtained 3,509 votes while
Balatero garnered 2,705.
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