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#HalalanResults: Cotabato mayor Guiani-Sayadi retains seat

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Arianne Apatan, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/05/14/20190514-guiani-sayadi.jpg"/></figure></div>COTABATO CITY - Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi was proclaimed Tuesday after retaining her seat as mayor of Cotabato City in the 2019 midterm elections.Guiani-Sayadi received 34,753 votes.She previously served as vice mayor but assumed the top post after her brother, then-Cotabato mayor Japal, died of cardiac arrest in 2016. Early this year, Guiani-Sayadi gained public attention following her strong opposition to the proposed inclusion of Cotabato City in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.However, “yes” votes prevailed in the city in the Bangsamoro plebiscite. But winning the mayoral race is a vindication for Guiani-Sayadi, she said.“Yung lahat ng pinagdaanan ko, lahat ng nangyari sa akin before the plebiscite after the plebiscite and now parang ang feeling ko nawala lahat yung nasa puso ko, yung bigat ng dibdib ko, because naramdaman ko yung pagmamahal ng Cotabatenos,&quot; she said.“Alam ko hindi nila ako iiwan and sa kanila nga sinabi ko, I will always be there for them, I will be their voice kung kailangan magsalita ako and kung ano man yung dapat kong itulong sa kanila hanggang sa kaya ko, gagawin ko.&quot;<div>LET THERE BE PEACE</div>Sayadi ran against Maguindanao 1st District Rep. Bai Sandra Sema who got 21, 655 votes. Sema was considered as the mother of the Bangsamoro Organic Law.Now, that the election is over, Sayadi called for peace and unity.“Hindi naman Christmas but sabi ko nga let there be peace kasi alam mo if you truly love a place like Cotabato City hindi natin dapat hilain ang kamay nung leader,&quot; she said.“Hinihingi ko yung tulong nila for me to effectively work as a mayor. Hindi maganda yung sa isang lugar maraming gulo sa ngalan ng tinatawag nating pagmamahal sa bayan, dapat makisama kayo.&quot;Meanwhile, Sayadi’s nephew incumbent Vice Mayor Graham Dumama also retained his seat with 33,439 votes.Another nephew, Jay-jay, a son of late mayor Jojo Guiani, topped the list of city councilors with 28,177 votes. He was followed by Bruce Matabalao, Dr. Ed Rabago, Johari Abu, Michael Datumanong, Abdillah Lim, Popoy Formento, Hassan Biruar, Freddie Ridao, and Christina Chua.

Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi was proclaimed Tuesday after retaining her seat as mayor of Cotabato City in the 2019 midterm elections.

Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi was proclaimed Tuesday after retaining her seat as mayor of Cotabato City in the 2019 midterm elections.

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#HalalanResults: Cotabato mayor Guiani-Sayadi retains seat

Arianne Apatan,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 15, 2019 12:35 AM PHT

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