Ferdinand Tubban
Ferdinand Tubban | |
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Governor of Kalinga | |
In office June 30, 2019 – June 30, 2022 | |
President | Rodrigo Duterte |
Preceded by | Jocel Baac |
Succeeded by | James Edduba |
Mayor of Tabuk, Kalinga | |
In office June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Camilo Lammawin |
Succeeded by | Darwin C. Estrañero |
Personal details | |
Born | Kalinga, Philippines |
Political party | PDP–Laban |
Ferdinand Tubban is a Filipino politician from the province of Kalinga in the Philippines. He is a former Governor of Kalinga. He was first elected as Mayor of Tabuk and served there for three terms.[1]
Election protest
[edit]He is the first Governor of the province to be elected under protest.[2] In the 2019 Philippine general election on May 13, 2019, he defeated the then Vice Governor James Edduba by just ten votes.[3]
Initially, the rival former Vice-Governor declared not to protest due to lack of money but after Edduba's supporters pass the hat and convinced Edduba that it was not about him but about his supporters, Edduba's camp filed a motion before the Commission on Elections against Tubban.[4] In February, 2020, the motion filed by Edubba before the Commission on Elections showed that Edduba recovered a net of seven votes, which is more than the required “substantial recovery” of 20 percent. Aside from the seven votes, the former vice governor had a total of 20 claimed ballots in his favor, which is more than enough to offset the winning margin of Tubban in the 2019 polls. Edduba, who ran under the Lakas Christian Muslim Democrats party, now has a winning margin of 17 votes.[5][6] As of September 28, 2020, the case is pending before the Commission on Election.[7] He eventually lost his reelection bid in the May 9, 2022 Philippine general election to Edduba.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tabuk City Kalinga on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-27.[user-generated source]
- ^ "Election protest looms as Kalinga Governor elect wins by 10 votes". Philippine News Agency. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Ferdinan Tubban is the elected Governor of Kalinga". ABS-CBN News. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Edduba widens lead over Tubban in initial Kalinga poll recount". 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Edduba widens lead over Tubban in Kalinga gubernatorial poll recount". Manila Bulletin. 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Edduba widens lead over Tubban in Kalinga recount". Manila Standard.
- ^ "Official COMELEC Website :: Commission on Elections".
- ^ See, Dexter (18 May 2022). "Edubba finally wins in Kalinga". Manilatimes.net. Retrieved 2022-08-30.