BACOOR City residents on Saturday voted in favor of the merger of 49 villages into 18, allowing them to have a bigger share in national taxes, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Sunday.
About 90% of voters agreed to consolidate the villages in the plebiscite, which had 28% voter turnout, Comelec Chairman George Erwin M. Garcia told reporters in a Viber message.
Five of the villages were renamed after the election, with Zapote 5 being changed to Zapote 3; Ligas 3 to Ligas 2; P.F Espiritu 4 to P.F Espiritu 3; P.F Espiritu 7 to P.F Espiritu 5; and P.F Espiritu 8 to P.F Espiritu 6.
“Regardless as to whether the turnout was high or low, what is important is that the electoral exercise was peaceful and credible,” Mr. Garcia said.
On July 9, the town of Carmona, the wealthiest municipality in Cavite last year, was converted into a city after residents voted in favor of the measure. — John Victor D. Ordoñez
