BAGUIO CITY – The Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) provincial and city offices in the Cordillera region have transmitted 1,457 certificates of candidacy (COCs) and certificates of nomination and acceptance (CONA).
Comelec Regional Director, lawyer Julius Torres, said in an interview that their provincial offices transmitted the COCs and CONAs individually.
“Our personnel made themselves busy for the transmittal to beat the (Oct. 11) deadline of submission to the central office,” Torres said in a message Friday.
In Abra, three individuals filed for a seat in Congress, two for governor, two for vice governor, 22 for members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial board) in Districts 1 and 2, and the mayors, vice mayors, and councilors for 27 municipalities.
In Apayao, two are vying for governor, one for vice governor, one for a seat at the House of Representatives, and eight for members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, aside from the mayors, vice mayors, and councilors for the towns of Calanasan, Flora, Luna, Santa Marcela, Pudtol, Kabugao, and Conner.
In Baguio City, seven are vying for a position in Congress, five for mayor, two for vice mayor, and 43 for councilor.
In Benguet, four filed for governor, five for Congress, four for vice governor, 29 for members of the provincial board for Districts 1 and 2, and the mayors, vice mayors, and councilors of the 13 municipalities.
In Ifugao, four are vying for governor, four for Congress, two for vice governor, 20 for members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan aside from the mayors, vice mayors and councilors for 11 municipalities – Mayoyao, Aguinaldo, Lamut, Tinoc, Alfonso Lista, Kiangan, Hingyon, Hungduan, Asipulo, Lagawe, and Banaue,
In Kalinga, two filed COCs for governor, three for Congress, four for vice governor, 16 for members of the Provincial Board, and the mayors, vice mayors, and councilors for the municipalities of Balbalan, Lubuagan, Tinglayan, Pinukpuk, Rizal, Tanudan, and Pasil and the component city of Tabuk.
In Mountain Province, two filed their COCs for governor, five for vice governor, two for Congress, and 22 for Sangguniang Panlalawigan members, aside from the mayors, vice mayors, and councilors for the municipalities of Barlig, Besao, Bauko, Bontoc, Natonin, Paracelis, Sabangan, Sadanga, Sagada, and Tadian. (PNA)
