CANDIDATES for 27 positions in the city will run unopposed for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections on Oct. 30, according to a Comelec official.
Lawyer Gay Enumerables, acting regional director of Comelec XI said 11 of unopposed candidates come from the third district.
These are the barangays of Biao Joaquin, Dacudao, Inayangan, Lamanan, Lampianao, Megkawayan, Mintal Proper, Malamba, Tacunan, Tamayong, and Toril.
Meanwhile, the punong barangay position in 2-A, 10-A, 18-B, 23-C, 24-C, 34-D, 36-D, 39-D, Catalunan Grande, and Matina Aplaya will have no opposing candidate.
Moreover, Enumerables said there are six uncontested races in the second district for the position of barangay captain. These are Buhangin Proper, Indangan, Tomas Monteverde, Paradise Embak, Colasas, and Mahayag.
Davao Region has a total of four million regular and SK voters.
Based also on their record, a total of 47,637 aspirants for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) filed their certificates of candidacies (COCs) from Aug. 28 to Sept. 2.
The aspirants in the Oct. 30 polls are eyeing positions in 1,162 villages in the region.
They consist of 2,932 punong barangay or village chair candidates; 25,587 for sangguniang barangay (SB) or village councilor; 3,050 for Sangguniang Kabataan or the youth organization chairpersons; and 16,068 for SK members in 43 municipalities and six cities.
Comelec XI data showed that in Davao Oriental, 442 filed for PB; 3,852 for SB; 463 for SK chairpersons; and 2,494 for SK members while in Davao City, those seeking positions for PB numbered 471; SB (4,569); SK chairpersons (493); and SK members (2,497).
In Davao del Sur, 575 filed for PB; 4,792 for SB; 585 for SK chairpersons; and 3,287 for SK members, while in Davao de Oro, 581 filed for PB; SB (5,079); SK chairpersons (601); and SK members (3,258).
In Davao del Norte, 602 are vying for PB; 5,236 for SB; 632 for SK chairpersons; and 3,560 for SK members, and in Davao Occidental, 261 filed for PB; SB (2,059); SK chairpersons (276); and SK members (972).
