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Kaka Bag-ao trailing in Dinagat Islands race; Ecleos poised for return

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MANILA — Dinagat Islands may have a new governor soon after incumbent Arlene &quot;Kaka&quot; Bag-ao fell behind her opponent in the 2022 local race.As of 6:32 p.m. Tuesday, Vice Governor Nilo Demerey Jr. was leading the gubernatorial race with 33,993 votes.Demerey was leading by more than 8,000 votes over incumbent governor Bag-ao, who had 25,552 votes.The tally is sourced from the Comelec Transparency Server, reflecting 98 percent of the election returns transmitted there from 147 of 150 clustered precincts.Bag-ao had been dubbed the &quot;Dragon Slayer&quot; by the local media over her victory over the influential Ecleo political dynasty in the province in 2019.In the vice-gubernatorial race, Benglen Ecleo was leading with 32,446 votes, ahead of independent bet Sanny Seco who had 20,499 votes.Ecleo is a son of Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association, Incorporated founder Ruben Edera Ecleo Sr. and brother of murder convict Ruben Ecleo Jr.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/13/21/ruben-ecleo-jr-cult-leader-dies-bilibid">Cult leader and murder convict Ruben Ecleo Jr. dies</a></li></ul>Other members of the Ecleo clan are also poised to secure local positions in the province.Gwen Ecleo-Pols is among the top contenders in the race for board member of Dinagat Islands&#x27; second district, while Alan Ecleo is also leading the congressional race.<div>Bookmark the <a href="https://halalanresults.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN News Halalan results page</a> to see the partial unofficial tally of election returns.</div><div>For live updates, see ABS-CBN News&#x27; <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/09/22/halalan-2022-abs-cbn-news-updates-on-philippine-elections">Liveblog</a>. </div>

Dinagat Islands may have a new governor soon after incumbent Arlene 'Kaka' Bag-ao fell behind her opponent in the 2022 local race.