The tension heightens as the Department of Interior and Local Government and BARMM separately recognize the political rivals.
MAGUINDANAO DEL SUR, Philippines – Tension gripped the town of Pandag in Maguindanao del Sur again as a politician who asserted that he won the mayoral post in 2022 attempted to take over the municipal government again.
The rivals’ camps have been engaged in a legal battle since after the May 2022 elections. Mangudadatu was proclaimed the winner by the Commission on Elections last year, but Balayman protested and brought his case to a Regional Trial Court which favored a recount. Both have since filed appeals and counter-appeals.
But Khadafeh’s lawyer, Israelito Torreon, said the recent COMELEC en banc resolution did not declare or recognize Balayman as the election winner. But two days after his first oath-taking in 2022, an injunction order was issued, preventing him from assuming office. “There are higher authorities aside from MILG. They are not the only government agency or official that can issue a certification,” Balayman said.
Tension earlier gripped Pandag town on November 24, 2022, following a commotion inside the municipal hall involving Governor Mangudadatu, Khadafeh’s wife and Vice Mayor Zihan Mangudadatu, and their supporters.
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