Court grants ballot recount in Cambaro
CEBU, Philippines – Three ballot boxes were opened yesterday as soon as the Regional Trial Court granted a petition for a recount filed by a defeated candidate for barangay captain in the October election in Cambaro, Mandaue City.
Defeated reelectionist barangay captain Junil "Tata" Alindajao" Almodiel of barangay Cambaro yesterday said he had accepted his defeat but his supporters question the outcome in view of alleged erroneous counting.
Almodiel, 35, of Purok Batong, barangay Cambaro said supporters had raised money for the case, adding he never spent a single centavo for it.
The recounting was done at the court of Judge Carlos Fernando.
Almodiel's protest centered on the confusion brought about by one of the aspirants named Leonardo "Narding" Alindajao, who is known in the community as "Tata Alindajao."
Votes bearing the name were credited to Alindajao instead of to the petitioner.
The petitioner also questioned why the teachers allegedly rejected "Tata Almodiel" as a vote for him. (FREEMAN)
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