It's LP landslide win in Inopacan for 2016 national & local elections

Congratulations to those who made it. For those who didn't, don't despair. It's not the end of the road. If your desire is really to serve Inopacan and the Inopacnons, you can still do it in hundred other ways. It could be better and more honorable than of becoming a  politician.

Mayor Loloy Lumarda and his vice, Jojo Pua, were uncontested. Thus, they both won even before the election.

All 8 LP candidates for Inopacan councilors won the 2016 election. All 4 Independent candidates didn't make it. 

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Winners

Name	Political Party	Votes
VILLARUBIN, ALEJANDRO	LP	5,691
PUA, SABING	LP	5,514
SUMABONG, EFREN	LP	5,376
DE LOS SANTOS, JEAN	LP	5,236
JOSEPH, TAGOLOY	LP	5,175
CHIONG, ARIEL	LP	5,076
SIAO, DIOSDADO	LP	4,897
MANAPSAL, EUFRONIO	LP	4,748

Non-winners

Name	Political Party	Votes
RULETE, FERNANDO	Independent	4,469
DEGORIO, FRANCISCO	Independent	4,150
LLOREN, ALFREDO	Independent	3,817
PERANDOS, KAP ANING	Independent	2,164

The following are COMELEC election results based on COC (click or tap the image to enlarge):

Source: https://www.pilipinaselectionresults2016.com/#/coc

Mayor Lumarda is unopposed in 2016 for his 3rd term

The final list as recorded in the record book of COMELEC Inopacan

The incumbent municipal mayor, Loloy Lumarda, runs unopposed for his third term as mayor of Inopacan along with his vice mayor, Dodo Pua, who is also unopposed. They and the SM member candidates in their ticket filed their Certificates of Candidacy (COC) in the Commission on Election (COMELEC) office in Inopacan on October 14, 2015.
This probably is the first time in the history of Inopacan that a mayoral bet and his vice run unopposed in municipal election. 

Ex-mayor Al Lloren, who in previous elections ran as the contending mayoral bet of the Tingog Leytenhon political party, came last in the afternoon of October 16, 2015,  to file his COC as an independent candidate for Sangguniang Bayan member. Among those who are vying to become an SB Members are 3 more independent candidates: Anecito B. Perandos, Francisco P. Degorio, and Fernando B. Rulete.

Mayor Loloy Lumarda of Inopacan. Photo from mayor Lumarda's FB account

Jean Galo de los Santos runs for SB Member to continue the political legacy of her husband, the incumbent councilor and former town mayor Atty. Belo de los Santos. Micmic Buhi and Dodong Evangelista are not in the list this time.   

According to the Comelec's rule, though unopposed, mayor Lumarda and his vice mayor still need more than just one vote to be proclaimed winner. This means that the unopposed candidate still need to open one ballot box from one precinct before proclaiming the winner as the Comelec is required to have a record of votes for candidates even if unopposed. In previous elections where an automated system of voting was used, there was a need for votes to be opened from a whole polling precinct.

When the filing of COC in Comelec ended on October 16, 2015, the following is the final list of aspiring candidates for the upcoming May 09, 2016 local election in the municipality of Inopacan:

• Silvestre Tilao Lumarda - Mayor (Liberal Party)
• Rogelio Dotollo Pua, Jr. - Vice Mayor (Liberal Party)
• Ariel Cristino Chiong - SB Member (Liberal Party)
• Zenaida Galo de los Santos  - SB Member (Liberal Party)
• Sabino Degracia Pua  - SB Member (Liberal Party)
• Diosdado Piamonte Siao - SB Member (Liberal Party)
• Alejandro Papas Villarubin - SB Member (Liberal Party)
• Eufronio Bayhonan Manapsal - SB Member (Liberal Party)
• Ernesto Bulacan Joseph - SB Member (Liberal Party)
• Efren Lucero Sumabong - SB Member (Liberal Party)
• Anecito Beltran Perandos - SB Member  (Independent)
• Francisco Peras Degorio - SB Member  (Independent)
• Fernando Bisnar Rulete - SB Member  (Independent)
• Alfredo Delalamon - SB Member (Independent)

The record book of COMELEC Inopacan

Edgie with Maria Sarah Gonzaga-Lanugan and Elena Corcilles Inocente of Inopacan local COMELEC office.

Inopacan ABC president shot dead

Celso Malanguis was the incumbent Brgy. Chairman of Brgy. Conalum and the president of the Association of Barangay Captains (ABC)  in Inopacan, Leyte.

The barangay chairman of Inopacan, Leyte was shot dead by still unidentified motorcycle-riding gunmen (riding in tandem) last Monday morning (September 23, 2013), four days before the start of barangay election period.

The crime scene (video grab from TV Patrol Tacloban). Malanguis just came from a session meeting in the new Inopacan Municipal Hall. On his way home, he dropped by at the Agrivit store in Brgy. Tao-taon to buy some feeds for his chicken when gunmen intently shot him, hitting his head that caused his instantaneous death.

Celso Espinosa Malanguis, 48, was shot in front of a livestock supply store along the national highway in Barangay Conalum.

Police said possible motives are Malanguis' campaign against illegal drugs or the barangay and SK elections next month.

 

The crime scene (video grab from TV Patrol Tacloban). The slained Brgy. Chairman of Brgy. Conalum and president of Inopacan ABC sustained one gunshot wound in the head. According to the store attendant who witnessed the incident, the attacker shot Mr. Malanguis from behind at close range.

Mrs. Daria Malanguis, the victim's wife, said her husband was also ambushed in 2010. It was also around the time of the barangay polls.

She added that a grenade was also lobbed at their residence three days before the mid-term elections last May.

At the wake (video grab from GMA's Saksi TV news).

This post is partly a reprint of ABS-CBNnews.com report. Click here for the original post 
Click here to check the TV Patrol Tacloban 
Check also this related news of GMA's Saksi news report (Kabi-kabila na ang kaso ng karahasan laban sa mga opisyal ng barangay, naitala bago ang Barangay Elections)

COMELEC RESULTS OF INOPACAN MAY 13, 2013 LOCAL ELECTION

Source: COMELEC  

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Result of May 10, 2010 Local Election in Inopacan, Leyte

INOPACAN, LEYTE and the Inopacnons

The result of the May 10, 2010 local election in Inopacan, Leyte

Congratulations to our new set of local executive leader, his vice, and councilors.

May you uphold the true meaning and purpose on why the majority of Inopacnons have chosen you last Monday.

Your term to serve our town and townspeople is not long to last. It's what you will do in your term that would last forever.

MABUHI KAMO!