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Comelec proclaims Uy as Catbalogan Mayor, 3 Tans leading election results in Samar

By NINFA B. QUIRANTE

CATBALOGAN CITY – Catbalogan City election officer Salvador Cruz as Chairman of the City Board of Canvassers at 12:50 midnight today, declared Coefredo ‘Tekwa’ Uy as the winner of the mayoralty race in Samar’s capital city.

Uy has another Uy opponent, Judge Alma Uy, which he beat by close to ten thousand votes.

The Board of Canvassers also decided to proclaim nine out of ten Sangguniang Panglungsod members as one barangay Cagutsan from an island named Sierra has yet to report voting results for their 648 voters.

However, Cruz maintains that the results will not affect Uy’s lead and that of his Vice Mayor elect Art Gabon.

The winning councilors is lead by Uy’ s lovely daughter Stephanie Uy-Tan followed by Ernesto Arcales, Jovito Redaja, Christine Joy Escober, Rodrigo Perez, Rodolfo Aquino, Teodoro Ilagan, Joselito Mendoza and Maximo Pescos.

Cruz added that the 10th councilor will be proclaimed late today with the result of the 87th final precinct.

Meanwhile, in the provincial scene, the three Tans, mother Milagrosa, daughter Sharee Ann Tan and son Stephen James Tan are leading the race in the top positions of Samar’s political landscape.

Milagrosa Tan, although earlier disqualified is seeking the second district congressional seat. Daughter Sharee Ann is seeking the gubernatorial post, trading places with mom Milagrosa.

Neophyte Stephen James leads the Vice-Gubernatorial race. Stephen is husband to Catbalogan Mayor Uy’s daughter Stephanie. But the couple belongs to opposite parties as their parents are known to be ‘kontra-pelo’ (rivals) in politics in Samar.

This has been the second day when the Samar Provincial Board of Canvassers have stood vigil until the wee hours of the morning, to receive electronically transmitted results from the municipalities.

As of press time some nine vote-rich towns have yet to transmit their results. Comelec Supervisor standing as PBOC chair is Atty. Corazon Montallana as joined by Provincial Prosecutor Lluz, and DepEd Samar Division Assistant Superintendent Bernardo Adina.

Comelec has declared a relatively peaceful election especially that there are no reported election-related incidents in the city and in Samar province. (PIA-Samar)

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