{"id":17410,"date":"2011-09-07T05:15:28","date_gmt":"2011-09-07T05:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newspaper.ctsi-logistics.com\/?p=17410"},"modified":"2011-09-07T05:15:28","modified_gmt":"2011-09-07T05:15:28","slug":"female-bets-rule-manamko-advisory-council-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/female-bets-rule-manamko-advisory-council-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Female bets rule man&#8217;amko advisory council election"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>By Clarissa V. David<br \/>\nReporter<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-width: 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/imgupload\/issx9999ns112455.jpg\" alt=\"The eight winners of the 2011-2012 Saipan Seniors Advisory Council election pose for a group photo at the Aging Center yesterday. From left to right: Christiana Michael, Teresita Sorroza, Alejandra Blas, Manuel Mesa, Meryalen Conrad, Elena Villanueva, Rita Reyes, Siyau Mu\u00f1a, and Maria Salinas. (Clarissa V. David)\" width=\"100\" height=\"62\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0Female senior citizens dominated the Saipan Senior Advisory Council election yesterday, occupying eight of the nine spots in the annual election by congregates at the Aging Center.<\/p>\n<p>Aging Office director Rose Mondala named the winners of the election, which finished at past 10am.<\/p>\n<p>Maria Salinas garnered the highest number of votes at 44. The other winners were Rita Reyes, Christiana Michael, Alejandra Blas, Meryalen Conrad, Teresita Sorroza, Elena Villanueva, Siyau Muna, and Manuel Mesa.<\/p>\n<p>Being the only male winner, Mesa was appointed sergeant-at-arms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI expected that more women will be elected because 90 percent of the congregates are women,\u201d Mondala said after announcing the results.<\/p>\n<p>Aging Office program coordinator Walter Manglona urged the winners to work hard for the man&#8217;amko on Saipan, reminding them that their selection is a vote of confidence by their fellow congregates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey all voted for you with confidence so you have to work very hard for the man&#8217;amko to represent them,\u201d Manglona told the winners.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview after the announcement of winners, Salinas expressed surprise and happiness at the outcome of the election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to thank everybody for their vote of confidence. I will do my very best to make the congregates happy,\u201d she told Saipan Tribune.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the qualities that made the other man&#8217;amko choose her, Salinas said she was \u201cprobably spotted as a unique person, they can talk to me, and I can give them sound advice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love everybody here. I want to present to the community our worth as man&#8217;amko,\u201d Salinas added.<\/p>\n<p>The counting of the ballots was held at the Aging Office conference room immediately after the election.<\/p>\n<p>The election had a 75-percent turnout, with only 50 of the 67 voters casting their ballots. Mondala noted that two registered voters recently became homebound clients.<\/p>\n<p>Of the 50 ballots, four were considered null and void since they had fewer or more than the required eight check marks. There were a total of 13 candidates who ran for election.<\/p>\n<p>Mondala, Manglona, staffers Antonia Hossain and Alex Laniyo counted and listed the ballots. Congregates Solis Adriano Jr., Benita Cepeda, Teddy Guiao, and Roger Hernandez served as witnesses during the counting of ballots.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Clarissa V. 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