Lawyer Kendatu Laguialam, provincial election supervisor and PBOC chair, reconvened the board at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan session hall for the proclamation at 10:44 p.m. after nearly two days of delay due to defective secure digital or SD.
He said the problem affected the transmission of results from seven clustered precincts in the municipalities of Malungon, Malapatan and Maitum.
Based on the official results released by the Commission on Elections-Sarangani, Gov. Solon garnered a total of 175,010 votes to win his third straight term as governor, defeating for the second time independent candidate Mohamad Aquia who got 27,742.
Solon’s running mate, De Peralta, received a total of 146,750 votes while lone challenger, retired police officer Willie Dingane, got 26,825 votes.
In the congressional race, Senator Pacquiao’s younger brother Rogelio posted another overwhelming win for his second term with total votes of 182,491 while independent bet Jacob Arroyo only got 9,279 votes.
Elected as provincial board members were the senator’s brother-in-law Russel Jamora (PCM), George Falgui (PCM), Jess Bascuña (PCM) and Rosemarie Sayo (PCM) in the first district; and Ephraim Galzote (PCM), Irish Arnado (PCM), Joseph Calanao (PCM), Corazon Grafilo (PCM), Arman Guili (PCM) and Jose Tranquilino Ruiz in the second district.
Solon vowed to double his efforts to bring more services to residents, especially those situated in far-flung barangays and communities.
He cited the implementation of priority programs and projects, among them the improvement and expansion of the provincial hospital’s services, completion of the provincial sports complex and expansion of the local government’s education programs.
“We will continue to pursue a God-centered prosperity here in Sarangani,” he told reporters.[]
Rogelio said he will work on the expansion of economic activities in the province so it can generate more local income and not depend much on its Internal Revenue Allotment share from the national government.[]
