Bong Lacson secures last term as Negros Occidental governor

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Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson wins by a landslide, garnering more than 900,000 votes

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has won his reelection for a third and final term by a landslide.

He was proclaimed the runaway winner by the Negros Occidental Provincial Board of Canvassers on Tuesday, May 13, after garnering 911,614 votes.

He defeated his four contenders, including Wantan Palanca, who was endorsed by former president Rodrigo Duterte.

Proclaimed winner in the vice gubernatorial race was Negros Occidental 4th District Provincial Board Member Jose Benito Alonso, who, like Lacson, also won by a landslide against lone opponent Rosemarie Dreyfus, with 680,339 votes.

Likewise, Victorias City Mayor Javi Benitez and Negros Occidental Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer were also proclaimed on Tuesday as winners for the Lower House’s representatives in the 3rd and 4th districts, respectively.

Provincial Board Member Pal Guazon was also proclaimed reelected in the 2nd District, while Provincial Board Member Andrew Montelibano was declared reelected along with  Bambi Depasucat as his partner in the 3rd District.

Term-limited Bago City Mayor Nikko Yulo, alongside Paula Alonso, was also proclaimed a winner as a member of the Provincial Board in the 4th District.
Other winners at the provincial level will be proclaimed as soon as the Provincial Board of Canvassers completes the provincial tally. – Rappler.com