IT was all over but the shouting three weeks before the election when Mayor Belen T. Fernandez and Vice Mayor Brian C. Lim were already known to lead the Dagupan City government the city for another three-year term when both their opponents withdrew their respective candidacies.

Being unopposed, both were officially proclaimed one after the other by the City Board of Canvassers led by Acting City Election Officer lawyer Nathaniel D. Siaden, City Prosecutor Joven M. Maramba and Schools Division Superintendent Froserfina J. Bravo on Monday night at the Sangguniang Panlungsod.

While both were unopposed, votes cast for them and their opponents, namely Celia C. Lim (for mayor) and Barangay chairman Bryan Kua whose names appeared in the ballots, were still tallied

The votes as canvassed for mayor were Fernandez 37,620, C. Lim 37,494; for vice mayor, B. Lim had 61,736 against Kua’s 9,431.

In the bid for council seats, re-electionist Maybelyn C. Fernandez topped the race anew for the third consecutive time, her last and final term of office.

Joining her in the winners’ circle are her teammates in the Team Belen, Dennis Canto, a newcomer; and incumbent Councilors Alvin Coquia; Jose Netu Tamayo; Jeslito Seen and Marvin Fabia.

Luis Samson Jr. placed second in the overall tally, followed by incumbent Redford Erfe-Mejia. Independent candidate Nicanor Aquino landed in sixth place while incumbent city councilor Guillermo Vallejos completed the 10 elected members of the SP. All four belong to the BSL Team.

The ten elected councilors were officially proclaimed on May 10.

“Itutuloy po natin ang unliserbisyo and we will give more attention to education,” said Mayor Fernandez.

Siaden told local media that election in the city was generally peaceful and orderly with the help of the Dagupan City Police Station under P/Superintendent Christopher N. Abrahano, the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) and Lente local chapter.

Siaden admitted though that six contingency Voters Counting Machine (VCM) had to be used when six VCMs bogged down that extended the transmission of election returns in some precincts up to 7:00 a.m. the following day.

Of the 105,183 registered voters in the city, the total number of voters who actually voted in the 163 clustered precincts was 86, 860 with an 82.57 percent voter’s turnout. (With report from Joseph Bacani_CIO)

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