Comelec gets Basilan COC in ARMM elections

The Regional Board of Canvassers (RBOC) started canvassing yesterday afternoon a certificate of canvass (CoC) from Basilan province for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) elections.

Still leading in the elections are Lakas NUCD-UMDP candidates Parouk Hussin, for governor, and Mahid Mutilan, for vice governor.

The Partial results counted at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Manila for governor are as follows: Hussin, 70,821, Ibrahim Paglas III, independent, 20,379 votes.

For vice governor, Mutilan, Lakas NUCD-UMDP candidate, leads with 64,774 votes, followed by Benjamin Loong, independent, with 23,245 votes.

There are 128,728 registered voters in Basilan. The total number of voters who actually voted was 93,253.

About 72.50 percent have been canvassed in the province of Basilan. The Comelec is still awaiting for the CoCs from the other provinces and the lone city of the ARMM. — Sandy Araneta