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A special election for Zamboanga del Norte's 1st district seat in the House of Representatives of the Philippines was held on August 26, 2002. Held due to Representative Romeo Jalosjos being dropped from the rolls after being convicted with finality for rape of a minor, Jalosjos' sister won the special election convincingly. ==Campaign== The House of Representatives dropped incumbent representative Romeo Jalosjos from the rolls after his conviction for rape of a minor was rendered final by the Supreme Court on November 15, 2001. Jalosjos, who was accused of rape in 1996, was originally convicted by the Makati Regional Trial Court a sentenced to two life terms aside from penalties from six counts of lasciviousness , but still won reelection in 2001. The vacancy caused the House of Representatives to ask the Commission on Elections to call for a special election. Four candidates filed the paperwork to run for the vacant seat: *Cecilia Jalosjos Carreon, Piñan mayor and Jalosjos' sister (Partido ng Demokratikong Reporma-Lapiang Malaya). *Orlando Salatandre Jr., former member of the Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Board, and one of the defense counsels of Ruben Ecleo, Jr. *Archie Adaza, son of former Representative Artemio Adaza (Lakas-NUCD-UMDP). *Elias Pamatong, legal counsel of Nur Misuari. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zamboanga del Norte's 1st legislative district special election, 2002」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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