HARBIN, May 12 (Xinhua) Harbin in northeast China Heilongjiang Province started to orderly resume normal life and production under strict COVID-19 prevention
WINNING DUO. Datu Akmad Mitra Ampatuan (black polo shirt) and his son, Engr. Marop Ampatuan (green shirt), are proclaimed mayor-elect and vice mayor-elect, respectively, of Sharif Aguak town, Maguindanao on Wednesday (May 11, 2022). The father-son tandem won by landslide margines against their rivals. (Photo courtesy of Shariff Aguak LGU) SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao - A father-son tandem has pulled off a landslide win as mayor and vice mayor of this town. Rowaida Kalid, municipal election officer and chairperson of the town's board of canvassers, said Thursday that Datu Akmad Mitra Ampatuan and his son Engr. Marop Ampatuan were proclaimed as mayor-elect and vice mayor-elect, respectively. "Both overwhelmingly won against their political rivals," Kalid told reporters in an interview. Before the election, the younger Marop served as the town's local chief executive since 2016. The board also proclaimed the councilors-elect of Shariff Aguak based on the election returns f
BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases in hardest-hit countries by the Center for Systems Scien
PROCLAIMED. Former Zamboanga del Norte first district Rep. Seth Frederick Jalosjos is proclaimed as Dapitan City mayor-elect Tuesday (May 10, 2022). Jalosjos prevailed over an old political foe, Zamboanga del Norte Gov. Roberto Uy, by a margin of 5,895 votes. (Photo lifted from Seth Frederick Jalosjos' Facebook account) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Former Zamboanga del Norte first district Rep. Seth Frederick Jalosjos won as Dapitan City mayor against an old opponent by a margin of 5,895 votes. Jalosjos garnered 33,031 votes over Zamboanga del Norte Gov. Roberto Uy's 27,136 votes in Monday's elections. While on his third term as a congressman, Jalosjos lost to Uy in the 2019 Zamboanga del Norte gubernatorial race. "I'm very happy. I feel vindicated to say the least, not with our last bout, but for governor in 2019 and right now, I can't explain by words how I feel," Jalosjos said in a statement Thursday. "This is the first time that I'll be learning how to le
WOMEN LEADERS. Three women in Davao Region are proclaimed governors-elect in the May 9, 2022 elections. Neophytes Yvonne Rono Cagas (left) won in Davao del Sur and Dorothy Gonzaga, (center) former Court of Appeals (CA) associate justice, triumphed in Davao de Oro, while Corazon Malanyaon ran unopposed in Davao Oriental. (Photo taken from the candidates' respective Facebook Pages) DAVAO CITY - Three female governors have been proclaimed election winners in the Davao Region. The women leaders are Corazon Malanyaon who ran unopposed in Davao Oriental's gubernatorial race; neophyte candidate Dorothy Gonzaga who defeated an incumbent rival; and another neophyte Yvonne Rono Cagas, who bested two male opponents to clinch Davao del Sur's gubernatorial seat. Cagas is the wife of outgoing Governor Marc Cagas. She defeated opponents Carl Jason Rama-Bautista and lawyer Israelito Torreon. Gonzaga, meanwhile, is a former Court of Appeals (CA) associate justice. She defeated incumbent gov