Antonia Manibusan Tudela took the lead for Saipan and Northern Islands Municipal Council with 6,271 votes, Joseph Romaldo E. Santos is ahead for the Tinian and Aguigan Municipal Council with 827 votes, while William Apatang Taitano is the No. 1 vote-getter for the Rota Municipal Council, according to the Commonwealth Election Commission\u2019s unofficial tally.<\/p>\n
On behalf of her siblings as well as their parents, Taitano\u2019s daughter, Deandra Taitano, took to Facebook to extended her \u201cmost heartfelt appreciation and love to every Gilita (people residing in Rota) who had voted for Taitano in this year\u2019s general elections.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c[Thank you] for allowing him and believing in him to be a part of a team that will assist in the improvement that will affect our entire beautiful island Luta. For that we are grateful,\u201d said Taitano. \u201cGod bless our Luta and the entire CNMI.\u201d<\/p>\n
For his part, Michael Napu King Aldan, who is in second place for the Tinian and Aguigan Municipal Council seat, thanked all those who supported him. \u201cI would also like to thank my family and my committee who for the last four months worked tirelessly to help ensure my success. Your hard work and dedication will be forever embedded in my heart,\u201d said Aldan, adding that none of this would\u2019ve been possible if it weren\u2019t for them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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