Gov. Yap loses bid for 2nd term in Bohol, to quit local politics
BOHOL Governor Arthur C. Yap has conceded as unofficial results show he lost in his bid for a second term by a wide margin to one of the province’s congressional representatives.
“We have fought the good fight and the people have spoken,” Mr. Yap, who ran under the PDP-Laban party, said in a statement posted on his official Facebook page early Tuesday.
The governor, who previously won three terms as representative of Bohol’s 3rd District and was secretary of agriculture under the Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo administration, said he is quitting local politics.
“To all who supported me in my political journey, I will forever be grateful to all of you even as I announce the closure of my involvement in local politics.”
The incoming governor is incumbent Bohol 2nd District Rep. Erico Aristotle C. Aumentado, who had 469,312 votes against Mr. Yap’s 283,599, based on 99.88% of returns collated by ABS-CBN through the Commission on Election’s transparency media server.
Mr. Aumentado won three consecutive terms in the House of Representatives beginning 2013. He was a principal author of several approved laws, including the Balik Scientist Act, Salary Standardization Law of 2020, and the Retail Trade Liberalization Act.
Bohol’s local economy, mainly driven by agriculture and tourism, was badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic and last year’s typhoon Odette or known internationally as Rai. — MSJ
