Former Rota senator Jovita Maratita Taimanao and retired Rota police officer Joel Gogue Charfauros filed yesterday their candidacies as independents for Senate seats. <\/p>\n
Taimanao, accompanied by some supporters, submitted her petition for nomination at the Commonwealth Election Commission in Susupe yesterday afternoon.<\/p>\n
It is a crowded race on Rota. Seven are running for two Rota Senate seats, five are battling for the mayoral seat, and three will be duking it out for a lone House position. <\/p>\n
CEC acting executive director Kayla Igitol said for Charfauros, he filed his candidacy before CEC Rota commissioner Leilani I. Manglona.<\/p>\n
Manglona then notified the CEC office yesterday morning about Charfauros\u2019 submission of nomination.<\/p>\n
Last Friday, Malcolm Jason Omar filed his candidacy as an independent for House of Representatives under precinct 4. <\/p>\n
Precinct 4 covers Tanapag, San Roque, and Capitol Hill areas.<\/p>\n
Last Friday, Lucia Songsong Manglona also filed her candidacy as a non-partisan for the Rota Municipal Council.<\/p>\n
Nineteen, mostly from Rota, have filed their candidacies so far since the submission of petitions for nomination started last July 9. <\/p>\n
Aug. 8 is the deadline for submission of nominating petitions and candidacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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