Dumaguete Election Winners Proclaimed
DUMAGUETE CITY— the election winners of the polls that concluded yesterday have been proclaimed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in its different elective positions in Dumaguete City.
For the mayoral position, Lawyer Felipe Antonio “Ipe” Remollo (Ind) won with 29,518 votes over his opponent incumbent Vice Mayor Woodrow Maquiling Sr. (NPC) who got 27,132 votes. For vice mayor, incumbent Councilor Franklin Esmeña Jr. (NPC) topped the race with 28,499 votes while incumbent Councilor Antonio Remollo (LP) came in second with 24,824 votes.
City Councilor Election Winners
The 10 councilors who earned a seat in office includes Alan Gel Cordova (LP), 32,740 votes; Karissa Tolentino (LP), 32,409; Agustin Perdices (LP), 29,195; Eslao Alviola (Ind) 29,039; JV Imbo (NPC), 28,001; Joe Kenneth Arbas (LP), 27,522; Lani Ramon (LP), 27,004; Michael Bandal (LP), 24,586; Manny Arbon (LP), 24,500; and Chaco Sagarbarria (NPC), 22,797
The acting election officer of Dumaguete, Atty. Andre Villasis proclaimed the winning candidates around 1 a.m. Tuesday. He also confirmed that the polls in the Negros Oriental area was peaceful and experienced only minor glitches that mainly involved the vote counting machines (VCM).
