BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental, Philippines — The winner in the recent mayoral race in Moises Padilla town, Negros Occidental province, has asked the court to dismiss the election protest filed against her by the outgoing mayor, saying the complaint lacked details of alleged election fraud or anomalies. Mayor Magdaleno Peña had filed an election protest against his rival, Vice Mayor Ella Garcia Yulo, and sought a recount of votes in 40 clustered precincts of Moises Padilla. ADVERTISEMENTThe Commission on Elections said Yulo won the mayoral race with 13,056 votes. Peña received 5,493 votes. —Carla P. GomezADVERTISEMENTSee the bigger picture with the Inquirer's live in-depth coverage of the election here https://inq.ph/Election2019Read NextLATEST STORIESMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 02, 2019 21:49 UTC