ANOTHER TERM. The City Board of Canvassers on Saturday (May 18, 2019), proclaims Mayor Rosalina Jalosjos (2nd from right) as the winner in the mayoralty race in Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte. Her runningmate, Jimmy Israel Patrick Chan, and nine council aspirants were also victorious. (Photo by Gualberto M. Laput)
DAPITAN CITY, Zamboanga del Norte -- After six gruelling days of delayed counting and canvassing, incumbent Dapitan City Mayor Rosalina Jalosjos was proclaimed at 12:20 p.m. Saturday as the winner in the mayoralty race.
Jalosjos got 26,407 votes against her challenger, former mayor Evelyn Uy of nearby Dipolog City, who got 20,642 votes.
Dapitan, a third-class city has 50 barangays with 57,434 registered voters.
Jalosjos’ running mate, Jimmy Israel Patrick Chan, and nine council aspirants were also proclaimed winners.
Only one of candidates for councilor from Uy’s camp, Jezebel Balisado, entered the 10-seat Sangguniang Panlungsod.
The race has now shifted to the gubernatorial seat, where Zamboanga del Norte first district Rep. Seth Frederick Jalosjos, the nephew of Mayor Jalosjos, is in a tight race against incumbent Gov. Roberto Uy, Evelyn’s husband.
As of 11:10 a.m. Saturday, Gov. Uy received 212,106 votes against Rep. Jalosjos, who got 208,363 votes. There are more than 50 precincts still to be canvassed throughout this province. (PNA)
