The Comelec registers 60,500 candidates vying for various positions in the barangay and youth councils in the Bangsamoro region
COTABATO CITY, Philippines – In the town of Shariff Saydona Mustapha in Maguindanao del Sur province, candidates in all of its 16 barangays are unopposed.
In the 24 towns of Maguindanao del Sur, at least 6,574 candidates filed their respective certificates of candidacy. Of this number, 3,932 are candidates for barangay chairpersons and councilors, and 2,642 candidates for SK chairpersons and members. Approximately 60% of those who filed their certificates of candidacy are running unopposed, he noted.In Cotabato City, where a total of 1,596 candidates have filed their respective certificates of candidacy for positions in the city’s 37 barangays, some candidates need not worry about rival contenders, said city election officer lawyer Norpaisa Paglala-Manduyog.
In Maguindanao del Norte, provincial election supervisor Muamar Guyo reported that 8,228 candidates have filed their COCs in the province’s 12 towns, including Cotabato City.
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