374 candidates vie for 190 elective posts in Misamis Occidental

By Rutchie C. Aguhob

Monday 22nd of October 2012

OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Oct. 22 (PIA) -- A total of 374 individuals have filed their certificates of candidacies (COC) for 190 elective posts in Misamis Occidental for the May 13, 2013 national and local elections.

One each of the 38 elective posts are for governor, vice-governor, congressman for District I, congressman for District 2, mayors and vice mayors of Misamis Occidental’s three (3) cities and mayors and vice-mayors for the provinces’ 14 towns.

About 40 elective posts are for five (5) members, each, of the Sangguniang Panglalawigan (SP) of the two (2) Congressional Districts, while 30 others are for 10 councilors each of the cities of Ozamiz, Oroquieta and Tangub.

Another 112 posts are for eight (8) councilors each of the towns of Aloran, Baliangao, Bonifacio, Calamba, Clarin, Concepcion, Don Victoriano, Jimenez, Lopez-Jaena, Panaon, Plaridel, Sapang-Dalaga, Sinacaban and Tudela.

Data at the Office of the Provincial Election Supervisor (PES), show that the most number of 132 candidates or 35 percent belong to the Liberal Party (LP), followed by the National Unity Party (NUP) with 82 or 22 percent, Independent, 68 or 18 percent, Nacionalista Party (NP), 46 or 12 percent, and United Nationalist Alliance (UNA), another 46 or 12 percent.

Meanwhile, the PES data also show that two (2) candidates each have filed their COC’s for the following posts: governor, vice-governor, congressman, first district and congressman second district; mayor and vice-mayor of Aloran, Baliangao, Clarin, Lopez-Jaena, Sinacaban, Ozamiz City and Tangub City, mayor of Plaridel and vice mayor of Bonifacio and Jimenez.

Likewise, three (3) candidates, each, have filed their COC’s for mayor of Bonifacio, Calamba and Don Victoriano Chiongbian and for vice-mayor of Jimenez and Plaridel.

Running un-opposed are one (1) candidate each for mayor and vice-mayor of Concepcion, Panaon, Sapang Dalaga, Tudela and Oroquieta City and vice-mayor of Calamba.

Running for members of the 8-post Sangguniang-Bayan (SB) are the following number of candidates: Sapang Dalaga, 8, Panaon, 9, Concepcion, 13, Tudela, 14, Bonifacio,16, Calamba, 16, Aloran, 17, Sinacaban, 17, Baliangao, 18, Don Victoriano Chiongbian, 19, Plaridel, 19, Lopez-Jaena, 20, and Jimenez, 25.

Also running for members of the 10-post Sangguniang Panglungsod (SP) are the following number of candidates: Oroquieta City, 12, Ozamis City, 22 and Tangub City, 23. (RCAguhob/PIA-Misamis Occidental)