2019 Compostela Valley renaming plebiscite
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Do you agree to change the name of the province of Compostela Valley to the province of Davao de Oro pursuant to Republic Act number 11297? Filipino: Pumapayag ka ba na palitan ang pangalan ng lalawigan ng Compostela Valley at gawing lalawigan ng Davao de Oro alinsunod sa Batas Republika bilang 11297? | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Outcome | Compostela Valley renamed into "Davao de Oro" | |||||||||||||||||||||
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On December 7, 2019, a plebiscite was held in the province of Compostela Valley, Philippines, to determine if its residents approved renaming their province to Davao de Oro.
Background
[edit]The province of Compostela Valley was carved out from Davao del Norte in 1998.[1] In early 2019, Republic Act No. 11297 was passed into law renaming Compostela Valley to Davao de Oro, subject to the province's residents' approval in a plebiscite.[2] The legislation was signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte on April 17, 2019 and the signing was made known to the public on May 23, 2019. The Philippine national government's Commission on Elections (Comelec) was tasked to supervise and conduct the required plebiscite.[3]
Republic Act No. 11297 was proposed as House Bill 7363, which was filed before the House of Representatives on May 15, 2018, and Senate Bill 1746, which was filed before the Senate on December 10, 2018. Representatives Pedro Acharon Jr., Ruwel Peter Gonzaga, and Maria Carmen Zamora were the proponents of HB 7363 and Senators Migz Zubiri and Sonny Angara were the proponents of the Senate counterpart of the House bill. The two proposed bills were consolidated on January 29, 2019. Supporters of the renaming said that renaming Compostella Valley to Davao de Oro would strengthen the association of the province with the rest of the Davao Region; prior to the plebiscite, Davao de Oro as Compostela Valley was the only province in the region without "Davao" in its name.[4]
As per Resolution No. 10614 of Comelec, all voters in the 11 municipalities of Compostela Valley who voted in the 2019 Philippine general election were eligible to participate.[2]
Preparations
[edit]Campaign
[edit]Since March 2019, the provincial government of Compostela Valley led by governor Jayvee Tyron Uy started the campaign to convince voters to approve the renaming of their province. Jayvee Uy's campaign was helped by Arturo Uy, his father and a former governor of his province.[1] The proposed name of "Davao de Oro" was formally launched on March 8, 2019 during the Bulawan Festival.[4]
Organization
[edit]Polling for the plebiscite was scheduled to run from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on December 7, 2019.[2] ₱54 million was allocated for the conduct of the plebiscite.[5] President Rodrigo Duterte also directed the police and the military to ensure the security of the province during the plebiscite.[6] A province-wide gun ban was imposed in Compostela Valley from November 7 to December 7, 2019 and at least one police checkpoint was set up in each of the province's 11 municipalities.[7]
Question
[edit]The question used in the ballot was in Filipino and voters were asked to vote either "yes" or "no". The question was:[1]
"Pumapayag ka ba na palitan ang pangalan ng lalawigan ng Compostela Valley at gawing lalawigan ng Davao de Oro
alinsunod sa Batas Republika bilang 11297?"
transl.
Do you approve of the change of the name of the
Province of Compostela Valley to Province of Davao de Oro
by virtue of Republic Act No. 11297?
Voters wrote "yes" or "no" or its equivalent in Filipino.[2]
Results
[edit]The results of the plebiscite were counted manually and submitted to the Provincial Plebiscite Board of Canvassers.[8]
According to COMELEC, the turnout was around 45 percent, with 178,953 participants out of 410,262 eligible voters. The majority favored the renaming, with 174,442 voting "yes" and 5,020 voting "no". Canvassing was slowed due to inconsistencies in the vote counts from four municipalities. The results were approved by COMELEC at 10:24 p.m. on December 8, 2019.[9][10]
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Choice | Votes | % |
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174,442 | 97.20 |
No | 5,020 | 2.80 |
Required majority | 50.00 | |
Valid votes | 179,462 | 99.73 |
Invalid or blank votes | 491 | 0.27 |
Total votes | 179,953 | 100.00 |
Registered voters/turnout | 410,261 | 43.86 |
Source: Manila Bulletin |
By municipality
[edit]The measure was accepted by overwhelming margins in all municipalities, with Compostela having the largest proportion of "no" votes.
Municipality | Yes | No | Valid votes | Invalid votes | Turnout | Registered voters | ||||||
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Total | % | Total | % | Total | % | Total | % | Total | % | |||
Compostela | 21,787 | 94.26 | 1,326 | 5.74 | 23,113 | 99.66 | 80 | 0.34 | 23,193 | 45.74 | 50,705 | |
Laak | 21,370 | 98.37 | 355 | 1.63 | 21,725 | 99.62 | 82 | 0.38 | 21,807 | 50.03 | 43,590 | |
Mabini | 9,270 | 97.9 | 199 | 2.1 | 9,469 | 99.28 | 69 | 0.72 | 9,538 | 40.93 | 23,306 | |
Maco | 18,464 | 98.17 | 345 | 1.83 | 18,809 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 18,809 | 41.75 | 45,051 | |
Maragusan | 16,364 | 98.87 | 187 | 1.13 | 16,551 | 99.81 | 31 | 0.13 | 16,582 | 47.53 | 34,887 | |
Mawab | 10,137 | 98.5 | 154 | 1.5 | 10,291 | 99.76 | 25 | 0.24 | 10,316 | 45.48 | 22,682 | |
Monkayo | 17,499 | 96.42 | 650 | 3.58 | 18,149 | 99.57 | 79 | 0.43 | 18,228 | 36.82 | 49,511 | |
Montevista | 12,367 | 97.93 | 261 | 2.07 | 12,628 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 12,628 | 49.73 | 25,394 | |
Nabunturan | 18,209 | 96.57 | 646 | 3.43 | 18,855 | 99.7 | 57 | 0.3 | 18,912 | 45.91 | 41,194 | |
New Bataan | 13,434 | 96.56 | 478 | 3.44 | 13,912 | 99.51 | 68 | 0.49 | 13,980 | 49.39 | 28,305 | |
Pantukan | 15,541 | 97.37 | 419 | 2.63 | 15,960 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 15,960 | 34.97 | 45,636 | |
Compostela Valley | 174,442 | 97.2 | 5,020 | 2.8 | 179,462 | 99.73 | 491 | 0.27 | 179,953 | 43.86 | 410,261 |
By legislative district
[edit]Likewise, the measure was accepted in both legislative districts of Compostela Valley.[11]
District | Yes | No | Valid votes | Invalid votes | Turnout | Registered voters | ||||||
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Total | % | Total | % | Total | % | Total | % | Total | % | |||
1st district | 81,451 | 96.56 | 2,902 | 3.44 | 84,353 | 99.7 | 258 | 0.3 | 84,611 | 44.81 | 188,802 | |
2nd district | 92,991 | 97.77 | 2,118 | 2.63 | 95,109 | 99.76 | 233 | 0.24 | 95,342 | 43.05 | 221,459 | |
Compostela Valley | 174,442 | 97.2 | 5,020 | 2.8 | 179,462 | 99.73 | 491 | 0.27 | 179,953 | 43.86 | 410,261 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Tocmo, Hernel (December 7, 2019). "Plebiscite held to rename Compostela Valley to Davao de Oro". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Compostela Valley or Davao de Oro? Plebiscite set". SunStar. December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ Ranada, Pia (May 23, 2019). "Compostela Valley renamed 'Davao de Oro' in new law". Rappler. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ a b "Davao de Oro, a dream closer". Sun Star Davao. May 22, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ Palicte, Che (September 22, 2019). "Renaming ComVal to Davao de Oro will spur dev't: guv". Philippine News Agency. Philippine National Agency. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ Caliwan, Christopher Lloyd (December 4, 2019). "PNP all set to secure Davao de Oro plebiscite". Philippine News Agency. Philippine National Agency. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ Cayon, Manuel (November 14, 2019). "Comval prepares for new name in December plebiscite as province bags awards on nutrition, pop control". BusinessMirror. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ Regelado, Edith (December 9, 2019). "Residents vote for renaming of Compostela valley to Davao de Oro". The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ Tomacruz, Sofia (2019-12-09). "Compostela Valley votes to rename itself Davao de Oro". Rappler. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ Balasbas, Rhommel (December 9, 2019). "Compostella (sic) Valley tatawagin nang Davao de Oro" [Compostela Valley now to be called Davao de Oro]. Radyo Inquirer 990 AM (in Filipino). Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ "Results of the Plebiscite to ratify the renaming of the Province of Compostela Valley as the Province of Davao de Oro". www.region11.dilg.gov.ph. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
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