Istarul, Ingatun Gumuntul is a candidate for Municipal Vice-Mayor of Tipo-Tipo, Basilan in the local races, with the support of the United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP). He will be on the ballot on May 9 under the name ISTARUL, INGATUN (UBJP).
This candidate is running for the position of Municipal Vice Mayor. The vice mayor is responsible for presiding over the sangguniang bayan (municipal council) and signing warrants for expenditures appropriated for its operation, appointing officials and employees of the sangguniang bayan, with exceptions provided in the Local Government Code, exercising the powers and perform the duties and functions of the municipal mayor in cases of temporary vacancy, and assuming the municipal mayor’s office in the event of a permanent one.
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