BAGUIO CITY(PIA)--The Apayao Provincial Police thanked the peacekeepers and the different election stakeholders for their cooperation and for performing their duties well to ensure a peaceful and orderly conduct of elections in the province.
"I would like to commend the dedication and bravery of all uniformed personnel from the PNP(Philippine National Police), Philippine Army, and BFP(Bureau of Fire Protection) deployed in different polling centers and other areas in the province of Apayao, for making it possible to achieve our ultimate goal to ensure a Secure, Accurate, Free/Fair 2022 National & Local Elections. Our concerted efforts had proven that, when there is unity, there is always a victory,” Provincial Director PCol. Reynaldo Ogay Jr.
With the peaceful conduct of election, the winning candidates were proclaimed sooner by their respective board of canvassers.
The Provincial Board of Canvassers chaired by Provincial Election Supervisor Atty. Ricardo Bulintao proclaimed unopposed candidate for Congressman, incumbent Governor Eleanor Bulut-Begtang, and for Governor, incumbent Congressman Elias Bulut Jr. The siblings are switching positions.
Incumbent Vice Governor Remy Albano was re-elected for his third and last term in office winning against Board Member Myla Ballesteros.
For Board Members, elected in the first District are Kyle Bulut, Alison Betat, Vincent Talattag, and Rosario Labueng, Jr.
For the second district, elected are Elmer Molina, Emiliano Galleon, Mcleen Julian and Elmer Canonizado.
In the municipalities, unopposed candidates include incumbent Mayor Josie Bangsil and Vice Mayor Noly Bullaoit of Luna; Mayor Evelyn Barsatan and Rolly Guiang of Santa Marcela; Mayor Shamir Bulut and Vice Mayor Martin Lawat of Calanasan, and Mayor Hector Reuel Pascua of Pudtol.
Pudtol Vice Mayor was also re-elected for this last term in office against Cupil Collado.
Incumbent Flora Mayor Rodolfo Juan and Kabugao Mayor Bensmar Ligwang were also reelected. Kabugao Vice Mayor-elect is Fabuous Tucjang.
In Conner, proclaimed mayor is Joe Bayaua while vice mayor is Alex Aswigue.
Bulintao affrmed the peaceful and successful conduct of elections despite some technical glitches with so
me vote counting machines and difficulty in sending election results especially in some areas with weak or no connectivity.
In Calanasan where most of the areas have no telecommunication signal, the electoral boards had to bring bring the VCM and the other election paraphernalia to the municipal hall to upload the election results to the MBOC.(JDP/RMC PIA-CAR)
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