The candidates for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in Negros Occidental increased to 20,465 on Wednesday, Provincial Election Supervisor Ian Lee Ananoria said on Thursday, August 31.
There were 6,946 6,946 new bets who filed their COCs on Wednesday, he said.
There were 420 additional bets for punong barangay, 4,047 for Sangguninag Barangay member, 361 for SK chairperson and 2,118 for SK member.
That brought the total number of candidates for punong barangay from Monday to Wednesday to 1,203, Sangguninag Barangay member – 11,270, SK chairperson – 1,211 and for SK member – 6,781.
The filing of COCs will end on Saturday, September 2.*