SORSOGON HOLDS ELECTION IN REMAINING 38 BRGYS, OCT 27

News release

SORSOGON PROVINCE (Oct. 27) – Provincial Election Supervisor Atty. Calixto Aquino in an interview shows optimism that election in all barangays in this province will finally be over today, Oct. 27.

Aquino said this following yesterday’s postponement of election in thirty eight barangays in Donsol town due to lack of ballots.

He said that as of 10:00 AM on Monday, Oct. 25, Donsol receives only 4,000 ballots, short of 18,462 ballots to provide the town’s total voting population of 22,462.

“With this circumstance, the Municipal Election Officer in consultation with the Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) and barangay officials in the said town deemed it wise to conduct partial election in 13 barangays where the 4,000 ballots earlier received can be utilized,” said Aquino.

With the arrival of the needed ballots at around 10:00PM last night, election was pushed through at exactly 7:00 AM this morning in the remaining barangays of Donsol and is expected to end at 3:00 o’clock this afternoon.

“By tomorrow or even tonight, we already expect results,” said Aquino.

Other areas in Sorsogon that declared postponement were the towns of Pilar, Gubat, Castilla, Juban and Irosin and five other barangays in Sorsogon City however, all these areas were able to hold elections yesterday and have already proclaimed the winning candidates both for Barangay and SK posts.

Meanwhile, amidst criticisms Atty. Aquino remains composed and was thankful that no untoward incidents were noted both in the conduct of election and in terms of peace and order situation in the whole province since Monday.

Asked as to the turnout of voters, Aquino said it is still very early for him to determine particularly that they are still waiting for complete reports from the Election Officers of different towns and one city of Sorsogon.

The province of Sorsogon has a total voting population of 391,282 for barangay and 29, 659 for the Sangguniang Kabataan.

Of this number, a total of 1,371 candidates filed their candidacy for Punong Barangay, 10, 956 for Barangay Kagawad, 1, 465 for SK chairman and 7, 317 for SK kagawad. (Bennie A. Recebido, PIA Sorsogon)