BARMM MP Rashdi Adiong tops Lanao del Sur’s 9th District polls
COTABATO CITY, Philippines – Member of Parliament Rashdi Adiong won by a landslide in the 9th District of Lanao del Sur, after the historic Bangsamoro parliamentary election results reached their conclusion.
Adiong obtained 35,362 or 76.88% of his district’s votes, according to Lanao del Sur’s total certificates of canvass on the Commission on Elections’ website.
His closest competitor, Anwar Galo-Lamping — a former municipal councilor in Lumba-Bayabao and the bet of the United Bangsamoro Justice Party — only got 6,432 or 13.98% of the votes. Trailing behind is Islamic scholar and Bangsamoro Party bet Jalal Abdul Bayabao with 4,200 or 9.13% of the votes.
Adiong, who hails from the influential Alonto-Adiong clan, ran under the banner of the Serbisyong Inklusibo-Alyansang Progresibo Party or SIAP, which is led by Lanao del Sur Governor Mamintal Adiong Jr. and his son, Lanao del Sur Vice Governor Mohammad Khalid Adiong. – Rappler.com
