CEBU, Philippines - Dili gihapon kadawat si outgoing Cebu city vice mayor Joy Young sa iyang kapildihan bisan naproklamar na niadtong Huwebes ang kaatbang nga si Councilor Edgar Labella nga maoy mopuli kaniya.
"We refuse to concede at least for mayor and vice mayor positions. We received several reports of manipulation. But we are still on the process of filtering and investigating. Our lawyers are getting affidavits from witnesses," matud pa sa naparot nga si Young ngadto sa mga reporters.
Matud pa nga duna nay mga sample ballots nga giandam nga pabor kang Labella ug reelected Mayor Michael Rama nga giingong ilang nabantayan ug kini base sa impormasyong ilang nadawat sa usa ka private employee ug usa ka senior citizen.
Iyaha usab gipasanginlan ang Team Rama nakigkunsabo sa Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs), nga iyang gipasanginlang "gipalit" pinaagi sa P10,000 christmas bonus.
"I don't want to drag the teachers down. But we are investigating their possible involvement," matud ni Young.
Nagplano karon ang Bando Osmeña Pundok Kauswagan (BOPK), nga buhion ang ilang mosyon nga i-manual count ang mga gipangluwa nga balota tungod kay gamay ra gyud og labaw si Labella.
"They (Comelec) cannot tell us how many. We understand that they are busy so we are going to wait for their answer. Bisan wala na basaha sa (PCOS) machine, mibotar baya ‘tong mga tawhana,†matud pa ni Young.
Apan si Rama mihimakak sa gipasangil kanila. “Luoyang Michael Rama mao pa’y giguba, mao pa’y tikasan, how can that be possible nga kanang vote buying should only come from a group that has a lot of money and I don’t claim having money," matud ni Rama.
"First of all, we are all Cebuanos. Political affiliations are nothing. We should work together for the betterment of Cebu City. I will convince my fellow members of the legislative department, as their head, to support the projects of Mayor Rama. If they see that something is wrong, then they talk. But if the project is good for the city, why obstruct the mayor?," matud pa ni Labella.
Gipasalig niyang ang mosunod nga konseho mas “participative†ug “objective†ug dili “obstructivist†o kadtong magsige lang og babag sa mga proyekto. (Jessa Chrisna Marie Jala Agua ug report nila ni Jessa Celocia, Marrielle Palaubsanon CNU Interns/EIM) (BANAT NEWS)