Newbie pols, slain bets proclaimed

THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) has proclaimed winning neophyte politicians who dominated the results of the May 13 polls in the regions, including two slain councilors in Negros Occidental and the widow of a lawmaker in La Union.

In the province of Rizal, Fidel Nograles, a political newbie, finished the two-decade reign of the Rodriguez clan after he was elected as congressman of the Second District.