SOCE FILING. A candidate for councilor of Dumaguete City files his Statement of Contribution and Expenses (SOCEs) with the Commission on Elections. The poll body said nine candidates in Negros Oriental and four in Dumaguete City failed to meet the deadline for filing on June 8. (Photo courtesy of Comelec-Negros Oriental) DUMAGUETE CITY - Nine candidates who sought various elective positions in the May 9 polls in Negros Oriental and four from here have failed to file their Statements of Contribution and Expenses (SOCEs) on June 8, the deadline set by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec records showed that at the provincial level, those who failed to submit their SOCEs were Aldo Munoz for vice governor; Acer Estrella and Karen Estrella, for House of Representatives, 3rd district; Eric Jabel and Jorame Andalajao, 1st district board member; and Franklin Culanag, Renz Macion, Bonbon Legaspi, and Tynee Teves, for 2nd district board member. In Dumaguete, those who have not filed th
Negros Oriental Provincial Election Supervisor, lawyer Eddie Aba. (PNA file photo by Judy Flores Partlow) DUMAGUETE CITY - A total of 45 candidates are vying for different elective posts in Negros Oriental for the May 9, 2022 polls. Records from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) provincial office showed that four are running for provincial governor; three for vice governor; six for Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) member of the 1st district; 18 for SP member of the 2nd district; and six for the 3rd district. Three winners are to be elected for the 1st and 3rd districts, respectively, while four slots in the SP are for the 2nd district, where this provincial capital is located. Meanwhile, for the House of Representatives, one is unopposed in the 1st district; two for the 2nd district; and five for the 3rd district. The four gubernatorial candidates are incumbent Governor Roel Ragay Degamo (Nacionalista Party); Gregg Gaudia Degamo (Independent); incumbent Vice Governor Edward Mark Macia
Negros Oriental Provincial Election Supervisor, lawyer Eddie Aba. (PNA file photo by Judy Flores Partlow) DUMAGUETE CITY - A total of 45 candidates are vying for different elective posts in Negros Oriental for the May 9, 2022 polls. Records from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) provincial office showed that four are running for provincial governor; three for vice governor; six for Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) member of the 1st district; 18 for SP member of the 2nd district; and six for the 3rd district. Three winners are to be elected for the 1st and 3rd districts, respectively, while four slots in the SP are for the 2nd district, where this provincial capital is located. Meanwhile, for the House of Representatives, one is unopposed in the 1st district; two for the 2nd district; and five for the 3rd district. The four gubernatorial candidates are incumbent Governor Roel Ragay Degamo (Nacionalista Party); Gregg Gaudia Degamo (Independent); incumbent Vice Governor Edward Mark Macia