By Tracy Cabrera
INTRAMUROS, Manila — Political allies of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Grand Coalition (BGC) secured six of the nine available parliamentary slots in Lanao del Sur to dominate the first-ever Bangsamoro parliamentary elections.
According to Commission on Elections (Comelec) provincial election supervisor Mohammad Nabil Mutia, chair of the provincial board of canvassers, proclaimed all nine winners, including Princess Pala Amera Gandamra, wife of Marawi City vice mayor Majul Gandamra.
Gandamra, who ran under the banner of Serbisyong Inklusibong-Alyansang Progresibo (SIAP) Party for the First District of Lanao del Sur, garnered 62,086 votes over her closest rival, Abdulrahman Tahir, candidate for the United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP), who took only 8,293 votes.
The eight other winning candidates were named as Hamza Gauraki (UBJP) for the Second District; Rauf Adiong (SIAP), nephew of Lanao del Sur governor Mamintal Adiong Jr., for the Third District; Lampa Pandi (UBJP), Fourth District; Arimao Asumi (SIAP), Fifth District; Hosni Macapodi (SIAP), Sixth District; Rayyan Mindalano (SIAP), Seventh District; Arrie Balindong (UBJP), Eighth District; and Rashdi Adiong (SIAP), Ninth District.
Following the BGC’s overwhelming victory, Governor Adiong issued a call for unity and reconciliation among all political parties that took part in the historic BARMM parliamentary vote.
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