COTABATO CITY (PNA) – Election officials declared a village chairperson aspirant here as winner via drawing of lots after he and his rival obtained equal number of votes on Monday, October 30.
Cotabato City Election Officer Norpaisa Paglala Manduyog administered the “drawing of lots” to determine who will assume as the new chairman of Barangay Rosary Heights 3 after both candidates, Sukarno Utto and Omar Pasawilan, earned 997 votes.Manduyog said the electoral board conducted the lots in the presence of candidates and the media to avoid speculations of cheating.
Cotabato City Mayor Bruce Matabalao, Cotabato City police chief Police Col. Querubin Manalang Jr., Bangsamoro Free Election Movement, and media witnessed the drawing of lots, held around 3:30 p.m., at the Cotabato City Central Pilot Elementary School. Pasawilan leaped as he was proclaimed winner, while Utto, visibly stunned, accepted his fate without saying a word.
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