Southern Leyte solon re-elected in one district but will represent two

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Southern Leyte Rep. Roger Mercado shot two birds with one stone.

He won in his re-election bid last May 13, but will now sit as the congressman for two congressional districts of the province.

Mercado, former chairman of the House Committee on Constitutional Reforms, won over Lakas-CMD congressional bet Gerardo Dator during the May 13 polls. Mercado represents the PDP-Laban. Mercado said he will be representing the first district that is composed of Maasin City, Machrohon, Padre Burgos, Limasawa, Malitbog, Tomas Oppus, and Bontoc.

 

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