Puentevella new Bacolod City mayor

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Former representative Monico Puentevella is the new city mayor of Bacolod

BACOLOD CITY, Philippines – After delays in canvassing over the use of wrong memory cards in 4 clustered precincts, the local Comelec office on Tuesday, May 14 proclaimed former representative Monico Puentevella as the new city mayor.

Puentevella, of the Pamilya Mabinuligay Kita sa Kauswagan, garnered a total of 105,685 votes. His lone opponent Jude Thaddeus Sayson of the Liberal Party, got 90,614 votes.

Sayson was the Iglesia ni Cristo’s (INC) choice for mayor.

Also proclaimed was Evelio Leonardia as representative of the lone district of Bacolod City. He received a total of 94,682 votes, a difference of 34,772 votes over his closest opponent Anthony Golez. – with a report by Paula Azurin/Rappler.com

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