ICYMI. The 27-year-old son of Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. unseats the incumbent Ria Fariñas. PHVote WeDecide
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – The Commission on Elections Board of Canvassers for Ilocos Norte proclaimed political neophyte 27-year-old Sandro Marcos the winner in the heated race for the province’s first district representative.to the 83,034 votes of incumbent Ria Fariñas, the daughter of veteran politician Rodolfo “Rudy” Fariñas. and be called the congressman-elect of the 1st district of Ilocos Norte.
The young Marcos’ challenge was the reason Rudy came out of retirement to challenge the governor post, which he also lost to incumbent Matthew Manotoc, son of Senator Imee Manotoc.For decades, the two dominant political families drew clear political bases in the province. The Fariñases had the 1st district and the capital city of Laoag; the Marcoses controlled the capitol and the 2nd district., who defeated Cheyville Fariñas in the mayoral race, is estranged from the heirs of the late dictator.“I think my past experiences have actually well prepared me for this moment,” Sandro said in March as he cited his past stint working at the Office of the House Majority Leader.
On the campaign trail, Marcos said that he would push for laws that would spur agribusiness in the province, economic recovery, and sustainability of education and businesses. –John Michael Mugas is a Luzon-based fellow and an awardee of the Aries Rufo Journalism Fellowship.
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