DAVAO CITY — The Province of Compostela Valley will soon have its new name after majority of its constituents agreed to ratify Republic Act 11297 renaming it to Davao de Oro.
The “Yes” votes garnered an overwhelming 174,442 while the “No” votes got 5,020 during the plebiscite last December 7.
Commission on Election (Comelec) 11 regional director lawyer Remlane Tambuang, who also acted as the chairman of the Provincial Board of Canvassers, made the announcement inside the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Session Hall, around 10 p.m. on December 8. This after all the election returns from the 11 towns were counted.
During the proclamation, Tambuang said the plebiscite recorded a 43.86 percent voting turnout from the 410, 261 total number of voters in the province.
However, the official said the low turnout will not affect the result of the plebiscite since the law stated this would only need a simple majority.
He said the possible reason why there were only few people who went out and vote was they already knew the result.
Meanwhile, the Compostela Valley Police Provincial Police Office (CVPPO) declared that the conduct of plebiscite was generally peaceful. (Armando B. Fenequito Jr.)
http://tempo.com.ph/2019/12/09/yes-vote-for-davao-de-oro/
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