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BY BELLY M, OTORDOZ
ORMER Camarines Norte Rep. Catherine
Barcelona-Reyes has appealed to the
, Supreme Court (SC) to resolve the issue
concerning the fightful candidate to lead the
province of Carnarines Norte as govemor.
to incum- about 44,000 votes in the May
Barcelona-Reyes' lost
bent Cov. Edgardo Tallado by 13 elections. Tallado got 149,002
to sort CamNorte gov seat
vorcs against 104,6]3 for Reyes
1.734 for BP Balmeo.
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Howevet Reyes' counsel Ar-
chimedes Yanto said the former
congressman is the rightful win-
ner because Tallado's certificate
of candidacy was canceled by the
ComeleCs First Division.'
He added that this decision was
affirmed by the Commission on
Elections (Comelec) en banc on
the ground that the 2019 elections
is alreadyTallado's fourth term.
Volunteers Against Crime and
Cormption provincial coordinator
Norberto Villamin and former Ca-
palonga mayor Senandro Ialgalado
filed Tallado's disqualification at
the Cornelec, meriting ihe com-
mission's favorable decision.
Howeler, 'ltrllado was able rc run
for a fourth term when he secured a
s Quo Ante Order (SQAO) ftom
Stat
the high court on May 10, wtrich
ordered the Comelec to include
Tallado in the list of gubematorial
candidates in Camadnes Norte.
The Supreme Court ruling is
based on his daim that his term
was intemrpted due to the dismisal
from the service imposed upon him
by 0re Office of the Ombudsman.
Based on his statement this makes
him eligible to seek another tenn
to complete his 'three full terms."
Yanto said they had already filed
a motion to lift the SQAO and thal
it was now pending at the high
tribunal.
He also said they were prayin5
their motion would be resolved
before the oathtaking for tht
province' officials takes place, an<i
the rightful governor be installe

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