Lanao Norte 1st district representative finally proclaimed

September 29, 2007 7:24 AM | 5 Comments | No TrackBacks

By Richel Umel Inquirer ILIGAN CITY, Philippines--The special Provincial Board of Canvassers (PBoC) of Lanao del Norte has proclaimed former Iligan City Councilor Vicente "Varf" Belm onte as the winning congressional candidate for the provinceâs first district, including this city. Belmonteâs proclamation on Wednesday came after the second division of the Comm ission on Elections (Comelec) in Manila finished the canvassing of the certific ates of canvass (CoCs) from the district, which also includes the towns of Lina mon, Kauswagan, Bacolod, Kolambugan, Maigo, Tubod and Baroy. Belmonte, of the United Opposition, garnered a total vote of 60,054 over his cl osest rivals, Angelique Badelles of Kampi (Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino or Pa rtner of the Free Filipino), who took 46,630 votes, and former Lanao del Norte governor Imelda Dimaporo of Lakas, who got 44,343 votes. Reached by the Philippine Daily Inquirer, parent company of INQURER.net, on Thu rsday, Belmonte said he already took his oath of office before Iligan City Coun cilor Voltaire Rovira, who is also one of his lawyers. Badelles had long conceded defeat based on figures from CoCs furnished to her p arty but Dimaporo said her lawyers are now studying what moves to take against Belmonteâs proclamation. Dimaporo told the Inquirer she is not yet giving up the fight. The delay in the proclamation of the winning candidate for the first congressio nal district was caused by the discovery of allegedly tampered CoCs from Maigo, Kauswagan and Bacolod towns during the provincial canvass in May. Initial figures, including those of the so-called tampered CoCs, Dimaporo was l eading by over 10,000 votes. But Belmonte filed petitions before the Comelec for the exclusion of the questi oned CoCs and urged the poll body to instead use its own copies and those of po litical parties in the canvassing. "Itâs over now. Justice and truth have prevailed," he said. Belmonte said among his priorities will be the delivery of development programs for his district and the creation of a separate district for the city. Vice Mayor Henry Dy said the creation of a separate district would be a welcome development. "Iliganons have long dreamed of a separate district because it will pave the wa y for more developments," he said.

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Pian | September 30, 2007 4:29 AM

TO ALL
I know this to be out of place. Please bear with me. I just want to create aw
areness by choosing the busy forum or the latest.
Do consider Dr. Martin Bautista for the next elections obviously (a senatorial
candidate of âAng Kapatiranâ together with Adrian Sison and Zosimo Paredes). H
eâs a 45-year-old gastroenterologist in the US who came home after 17 years. Y
ou can see from his background that he truly means service. For those who find
him to be a hypocrite for working abroad, do understand heâs a family man who
needs to sustain his family, that he will be able to keep his independence by n
ot relying on public funds to support his family. He helps his countrymen in h
is capacity but itâs just not enough for there are millions of Filipinos. Itâs
a good start in Philippine Politics to have him and his party around.
I urge you to forward/text/inform all your contacts about them. I believe they
only lack exposure thatâs why Iâm doing this. But I canât do it alone so Iâm
appealing to everyoneâs help. If all will inform their contacts about them and
urge them as well to forward, we might hit a million.
We cannot afford to be indifferent now if we want meaningful change. Otherwise
we only have ourselves to blame. BUT TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

BTW, Iâve posted this on the different topics just to be sure.

Kabayan | September 30, 2007 9:32 AM

After what the COMELEC did in the elections in this province, any result will b
e questionable.

Pian | November 4, 2007 11:03 AM

TO ALL
I know this to be out of place. Please bear with me. I just want to create aw
areness by choosing the latest topics.
Do consider Dr. Martin Bautista for the next elections obviously (a senatorial
candidate of âAng Kapatiranâ together with Adrian Sison and Zosimo Paredes). H
eâs a 45-year-old gastroenterologist in the US who came home after 17 years. Y
ou can see from his background that he truly means service. For those who find
him to be a hypocrite for working abroad, do understand heâs a family man who
needs to sustain his family, that he will be able to keep his independence by n
ot relying on public funds to support his family. He helps his countrymen in h
is capacity but itâs just not enough for there are millions of Filipinos. Itâs
a good start in Philippine Politics to have him and his party around.
I urge you to forward/text/inform all your contacts about them. I believe they
only lack exposure thatâs why Iâm doing this. But I canât do it alone so Iâm
appealing to everyoneâs help. If all will inform their contacts about them and
urge them as well to forward, we might hit a million.
We cannot afford to be indifferent now if we want meaningful change. Otherwise
we only have ourselves to blame. BUT TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

BTW, Iâve posted this on the different topics just to be sure.

beating the money changer | January 14, 2009 11:28 AM

IOWA | November 25, 2009 9:47 AM

as they say ... Coffee is a beverage that puts one to sleep when not drank :)

Lanao Norte 1st district representative finally proclaimed

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