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==Simunul, Tawi-Tawi has new elected mayor== | |||
*Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=409721 | |||
*March 2, 2012, 7:16 pm | |||
:by (PNA) | |||
FFC/LAM/TPG/utb | |||
ZAMBOANGA CITY, March 2 (PNA) -– The town of Simunul, a 4th class municipality in Tawi-Tawi province, has a new mayor. | |||
This, as the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 5 in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, has annulled the proclamation of Nazif Ahmad Abdurahman and declared Benzar Tambut as the duly elected mayor of Simunul town. | |||
In a 45-page decision, the Court has annulled Abdurahman's proclamation after Tambut filed an election protest praying among others, that an order be issued annulling and setting aside the proclamation of Abdurahman as the winner in the May 10, 2010 automated elections. | |||
In his protest, Tambut assisted by election lawyer Quirino Esguerra Jr., enumerated various irregularities allegedly conducted and/or perpetrated by Abdurahman and/or his followers and cohorts. | |||
Tambut has contested and impugned the results of six of the total 20 clustered precincts for the mayoralty position. | |||
Tambut and Abdurahman were among six candidates who ran for mayor. | |||
Earlier, Abdurahman was proclaimed as the winner in the mayoralty race having garnered the highest votes cast and canvassed during the May 10, 2010 election with a total of 2,955 votes as compared to Tambut who obtained 2,386 votes, the second highest ranking in the race of six aspirants for mayor. | |||
However, the Court, after the revision and judicial appreciation of ballots, has annulled Aburahman's proclamation since it found out that Tambut garnered 2,329 votes while Abdurahman garnered a total of only 1,933 votes. | |||
The decision, dated February 10, 2012, was penned by RTC Branch 5 Acting Presiding Judge Peter Eisma. | |||
The municipality of Simunul has 15 barangays and with a a population of 31,962 people in 4,910 households according to the 2000 census of the National Statistics Office (NSO) | |||
==Negosasyon patuloy sa paglaya ng 2 dinukot na European fotogs sa Tawi-Tawi== | ==Negosasyon patuloy sa paglaya ng 2 dinukot na European fotogs sa Tawi-Tawi== | ||
*Source: http://mindanaoexaminer.com/news.php?news_id=20120227013019 | *Source: http://mindanaoexaminer.com/news.php?news_id=20120227013019 | ||
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“They are still here in Tawi-Tawi and the operation is continuing and we wanted this problem resolve as soon as possible,” dagdag pa nito. (Mindanao Examiner) | “They are still here in Tawi-Tawi and the operation is continuing and we wanted this problem resolve as soon as possible,” dagdag pa nito. (Mindanao Examiner) | ||
==Extreme measures== | ==Extreme measures== | ||