FOLLOWING are links to articles VERA Files had written on the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Elections in the province of Tawi-Tawi. VERA Files is reposting these stories in preparation for the scheduled general registration of voters in the provinces of ARMM on July 9 to July 18, 2012.
Governor’s ally gains control of contested Turtle Islands • May 17, 2010
BONGAO, Tawi-tawi.—After last Monday’s election, the hotly contested Turtle Islands in this province is now under the control of an ally of the governor, who has come under fire for buying one of the islands.
The Turtle Islands are a group of seven islets just a hop away from Sandakan in Malaysia in the southernmost tip of the country. The islets are a protected area, a sanctuary and nesting ground of the endangered giant turtles.
Elected Turtle Islands mayor was Lakas-CMD candidate Mibaral M. Tang who got nearly 70 percent of the total 2,887 votes cast. Tang is returning to the post, which he lost to incumbent mayor Omarkhan H. Aripin of the Nacionalista Party in 2007. This time around, it was Aripin who was defeated. »Read More
