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Thursday, May 16, 2013

NEWS | Gwen now Congresswoman


Suspended Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has been declared winner in a hotly-contested election for Representative of Cebu's Third Congressional District vacated by his younger brother Pablo John Garcia who ran as Governor.

Garcia leads her rival Geraldine Yapha by just 1,984 votes after garnering 105,424 votes as against Yapha's 103,440.

Still serving a six-month suspension meted by the Office of the President for a case filed by the late Vice Governor Greg Sanchez, Garcia left the Cebu Provincial Capitol after being holed up inside for more than a month to campaign for the congressional post in Cebu's Midwest.

She also campaigned for her brother who is now trailing Hilario Davide, Jr, son of Former Chief Justice Hilario Davide Sr. in the race for the province's top executive post.


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