There were speculations that the disappearance of BOC chairman Telesporo Descallar after the canvassing of 26 election returns last Tuesday, was a deliberate move to reverse the outcome of the municipal election results to favor mayoralty candidate Ruben Francisco "Cookie" Yatco, son-in-law of Comelec chairman Benjamin Abalos.
Yatco, husband of Abalos’ daughter Joy, was trailing behind re-electionist Mayor Hermes Perez when Descallar announced that he had to go to a hospital because of chest pain.
BOC secretary Romana Espinosa said Descallar has been in an undisclosed hospital since 2 p.m. Tuesday. — Rene Alviar