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Rising to national prominence on account of a bloody massacre widely believed to be instigated by his political rivals, Esmael “Toto” Mangudadatu earned a second term as governor of Maguindanao. Mangudadatu and his running mate Datu Lester Sinsuat, both members of the Liberal Party, were proclaimed by the provincial board of canvassers on Wednesday night, May 15. He won by a landslide, garnering 195,473 compared to his rival Tucao Mastura’s 94,678. Mastura said they were thinking of filing an electoral protest and that they are gathering evidence of vote buying, intimidation, and irregularities involving PCOS machines. Mangudadatu was proclaimed even with results from 2 more municipalities still not canvassed because the Provincial Board of Canvassers determined that given Mangudadatu’s lead, Mastura’s numbers would not be able to catch up with those of the incumbent governor. In 2009, Mangudadatu’s wife, sister, and supporters were killed in the infamous Maguindanao Massacre where 58 people were killed.
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