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ILOILO City, Philippines — Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. confirmed his “running virtually unopposed” tag in the 2022 polls after the Provincial Board of Canvassers declared his victory on Wednesday, May 11.
Out of the over 1.2 million registered voters in Iloilo province, 891,980 voted for Defensor, who ran under the National Unity Party and the Uswag Ilonggo Party.
Meanwhile, his opponent, independent candidate Nolbert Gil of Pototan town, only got 25,919 votes.
The governor’s 2019 opponent, former 4th district representative Ferjenel Biron of the Nacionalista Party, opted to run for his old congressional seat, citing a “gentleman’s agreement” with the governor.
One of the terms in the supposed agreement was that Defensor would not field a running mate against Nacionalista’s incumbent Vice-Governor Christine “Tingting” Garin. — Rappler.com
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