Christopher “Sheen” Gonzales. | PHOTO: Official Fb web page of Sheen Gonzales
TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Philippines – The son-in-law of Home Minority Chief Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan has unseated incumbent Rep. Maria Fe Abunda within the race for Japanese Samar’s lone congressional seat.
READ: Japanese Samar Rep. Abunda trails behind rival in unofficial depend
Christopher “Sheen” Gonzales, the previous Japanese Samar vice governor and mayor of Guiuan, clinched victory with a lead of 177,413 votes over Abunda’s 106,781 as proclaimed by the provincial board of canvassers on Tuesday, Could 13.
Abunda, sister of famend tv host Boy Abunda, was looking for a 3rd and remaining time period.
Gonzales is married to Libanan’s daughter, Eloisa. The congressional seat he received was beforehand held by Libanan for 9 consecutive years.
Gonzales’ victory was bolstered by widespread native assist, together with the backing of 19 out of Japanese Samar’s 22 incumbent mayors, who signed a public manifesto endorsing his candidacy.
Solely three mayors aligned themselves with Abunda.
In the meantime, Minority Chief Libanan is poised to start his second time period because the consultant of the 4Ps party-list after the group secured almost 1.5 million votes in Monday’s midterm elections.
“This vote of confidence from the Filipino individuals is a transparent affirmation of the work we’ve got accomplished – and a strong motivation for us to work even more durable to enhance lives,” Libanan stated in a press release.
The 4Ps party-list garnered the fourth-highest variety of votes nationwide, trailing solely behind Akbayan, Duterte Youth, and Tingog.
The group’s 1.5 million votes marked a big enhance of 650,000 votes from its 2022 tally. /jpv
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