Ferdinand Tubban

Ferdinand Tubban is a Filipino politician from the province of Kalinga in the Philippines. He is currently serving as a Governor of Kalinga. He was first elected as Mayor of Tabuk City and served there for three terms.[1] He is the first Governor of the province to be elected under protest.[2] In the 2019 Philippine general election on May 13, 2019, he defeated the then Vice Governor James Edduba by just ten votes.[3]

The Honorable

Ferdinand Tubban
Governor of Kalinga
Assumed office
June 30, 2019
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byJocel Baac
Personal details
BornKalinga, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Political partyPDP–Laban

Initially, the rival former Vice-Governor declared not to protest due to lack of money but after Edduba's supporters pass the hat and convinced Edduba that it was not about him but about his supporters, Edduba's camp filed a motion before the Commission on Elections against Tubban. [4]In February, 2020, the motion filed by Edubba before the Commission on Elections showed that Edduba recovered a net of seven votes, which is more than the required “substantial recovery” of 20 percent. Aside from the seven votes, the former vice governor had a total of 20 claimed ballots in his favor, which is more than enough to offset the winning margin of Tubban in the 2019 polls. Edduba, who ran under the Lakas Christian Muslim Democrats party, now has a winning margin of 17 votes.[5][6] As of September 28, 2020, the case is pending before the Commission on Election.[7]

References
  1. https://www.facebook.com/tabuk.gov.ph/posts/1222331261144993
  2. "Election protest looms as Kalinga Governor elect wins by 10 votes". Philippine News Agency. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  3. "Ferdinan Tubban is the elected Governor of Kalinga". ABS-CBN News. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  4. https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1228894/edduba-widens-lead-over-tubban-in-initial-kalinga-poll-recount
  5. https://mb.com.ph/2020/02/14/edduba-widens-lead-over-tubban-in-kalinga-gubernatorial-poll-recount/
  6. https://manilastandard.net/lgu/luzon/317154/edduba-widens-lead-over-tubban-in-kalinga-recount.html
  7. https://www.comelec.gov.ph/?r=References/ComelecCases/EPC



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