A FORMER ship captain has won the mayoral race in Bohol despite an election that was said to be rife with vote-buying and intimidation.

Edgardo "Boy" Arcay won the Panglao elections with 13,650 votes against Aya Montero-Caindec's 9,591 votes. Caindec is the daughter of incumbent mayor Leonila Montero.

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