THE Commission on Elections yesterday proclaimed the son of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla as the new representative in Congress for Cavite’s 7th District.
Cavite Board member Crispin Diego “Pinggoy” Remulla emerged as the winner in the special election held last Saturday.
The 7th District of Cavite is composed of the towns of Indang, Amadeo, Tanza and Trece Martires City.
Comelec officials proclaimed the young Remulla at the Sangguniang Panglunsod Plenary Hall inside the Cavite Provincial Capitol.
Remulla replaced his father, “Boying” Remulla, who was appointed Justice Secretary by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. shortly after the May polls last year, resulting in the vacancy.
The younger Remulla garnered 98,474 votes, beating former Trece Martires City mayor Melencio De Sagun (46,530), Lito Aguinaldo (1,610) and Mike Santos (1,068).
The total turnout of votes represented 42.11 percent or 149,581 counted votes out of 355,184 registered voters.
Meanwhile, the special election in the 7th District of Cavite was generally peaceful according to reports from the Trece Martires City Police Station, and the Municipal Police Stations of Indang,, Amadeo and Tanza.
Cavite Police Provincial Office Director Col. Christopher F. Olazo said 688 police personnel and 56 from the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Coast Guard were deployed in Amadeo, Tanza, Indang and Trece Martires City to ensure a safe, secure and peaceful election.
“Overall, there were no recorded untoward incidents related to the special election and no reported or seized any kind of deadly weapons,” Olazo said.
