Ilocos mayor, son offer peace; bloodshed averted
>> Sunday, May 30, 2010
By Mar T Supnad
SANTIAGO, Ilocos Sur- The father and son tandem who won this town’s top two elective posts offered Wednesday reconciliation to their opponents after groups of two losing mayoral candidates swooped down at the municipal hall, then stoned the Commission on Elections office during counting of ballots.
“We behaved and preferred not to confront the supporters of our two mayoral opponents to avoid clashes and bloodshed since elections had been finished and the people have spoken,” said vice mayor-elect Josefino Miranda who is the outgoing mayor.
His son Michael will assume his former post as mayor-elect.
“Our men during that night wanted also to swoop down at the municipal hall to confront the supporters of Redentor Cardenas and Joselito Miranda, Sr. who ran berserk and had the office of the Comelec stoned. But I decided not to move since we have won, anyway,” said the vice-mayor elect.
Josefino’s son mayor-elect Michael garnered 5,048 votes trailed by Cardenas who got 2,563 followed by Joselito Sr. who garnered 1,780 votes.
In the vice mayoral race, Josefino got 5,557 votes followed by Joselito Miranda Jr., who got 2,826.
Santos Sabado landed third who got 787 votes.
Cardenas and Joselito Sr. accused Comelec officials here of being biased by giving favors allegedly to Josefino and his son Michael.
Mayor-elect Miranda offered peace and reconciliation to his opponents, saying the election had been finished and they better accept the will of the majority of Santiago folks.
“When I lost before with only 300 votes when I first ran for mayor, I did not react and accepted my fate. But now, when we won in landslide victory, they cannot accept it; they should be sport enough in the game of politics,” the vice mayor-elect said.
“We behaved and preferred not to confront the supporters of our two mayoral opponents to avoid clashes and bloodshed since elections had been finished and the people have spoken,” said vice mayor-elect Josefino Miranda who is the outgoing mayor.
His son Michael will assume his former post as mayor-elect.
“Our men during that night wanted also to swoop down at the municipal hall to confront the supporters of Redentor Cardenas and Joselito Miranda, Sr. who ran berserk and had the office of the Comelec stoned. But I decided not to move since we have won, anyway,” said the vice-mayor elect.
Josefino’s son mayor-elect Michael garnered 5,048 votes trailed by Cardenas who got 2,563 followed by Joselito Sr. who garnered 1,780 votes.
In the vice mayoral race, Josefino got 5,557 votes followed by Joselito Miranda Jr., who got 2,826.
Santos Sabado landed third who got 787 votes.
Cardenas and Joselito Sr. accused Comelec officials here of being biased by giving favors allegedly to Josefino and his son Michael.
Mayor-elect Miranda offered peace and reconciliation to his opponents, saying the election had been finished and they better accept the will of the majority of Santiago folks.
“When I lost before with only 300 votes when I first ran for mayor, I did not react and accepted my fate. But now, when we won in landslide victory, they cannot accept it; they should be sport enough in the game of politics,” the vice mayor-elect said.
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