MILF-BACKED WINNERS. Lawyer Mustapha Nasroding (center), the Cotabato City acting election officer and city board of canvassers chairperson, proclaims Tuesday night (May 10, 2022) mayor-elect Bruce Matabalao (in green shirt) and vice mayor-elect Butch Abu (in white) as winners in the May 9 polls. Both elected officials ran under the United Bangsamoro Justice Party, the political arm of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. (Photo lifted from Bruce Matabalao Facebook Page) COTABATO CITY - The Commission on Elections Board of Canvassers (Comelec-BOC) proclaimed Tuesday night the winners for the mayoral and vice mayoral positions in this city. Lawyer Mustapha Nasroding, acting city election officer and board of canvassers' chairperson, proclaimed former city councilor Bruce Matabalao as mayor-elect and Butch Abu as vice mayor-elect at about 11 p.m. Both Matabalao and Abu belong to the United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP), the political arm of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). M