NAGA CITY – After a failed attempt during the 2016 elections, Josefina Tallado, wife of Camarines Norte governor Edgar Tallado, finally won a seat in Congress in this year’s midterm election. Around 7 p.m. Wednesday, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Camarines Norte proclaimed Josefina as the new representative for the 1st district of the province. ADVERTISEMENTShe garnered 65,924 votes while rival Jojo Unico got 57,439 votes and Philip Peñaflor had 3,655 votes. In the 2016 elections, Josefina lost to Unico with over 2,000 votes for the same position. See 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 May 15, 2019 14:03 UTC