Farmers, local voters stage protest against Negros Oriental town mayor

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, Philippines --- Over 3,000 farmers, local voters, and young people from different sectors held a protest rally in Mabinay town, Negros Oriental on Tuesday, May 10, due to alleged fraud in the municipal elections. Opposition candidate Carlo Ruiz told the Inquirer that the protesters wanted to call the attention of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to the numerous glitches reported during the conduct of the polls. "Those holding a rally cannot accept the results of the elections here. Corruption is rampant and ordinary persons are affected," he said. Ruiz said some of the votes did not reflect or go with the final transmitted election retur...

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