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The City Comelec, which was assisted by nine City Hall employees during the elections, claimed no knowledge of the anomaly, but stated during an interview with DxCC that ballots should be preserved for three years. Emano and then mayor Constantino Jaraula described the finding as "a setup" by the opposition, but in June, a City Hall employee, Federico Gempesaw, said he threw one metic ton of "sample ballots" to the dump site. Emano then admitted during an interview with DxCC that he told Gempesaw to do so, although he was still vice-mayor at that time, and had no executive authority. He insisted that Gempesaw threw only sample ballots.

Days later, ballot boxes -- some opened and broken -- were found in an isolated store room of the City Engineer's Office, instead of in the City Treasurer's Office as required by law. Several members of the media and contending political parties were allowed to enter the room. But two days later, it was closed. Lawyers of Uy alleged that the dumping of the ballots, the hidding of ballot boxes, the reconfiguration of flash cards for the election machines on the night of May 9 and dawn of May 10, among other anomalies, are signs of election cheating.

Today, many residents in Cagayan de Oro express suspicion that cheating occured during the 2010 Philippine elections, recalling that years ago, the Supreme Court found Emano guilty of electoral cheating. Two sources contacted by the webmaster to give a list of "newly elected officials" in Cagayan de Oro have not provided any document, too. For this reason, and until the case is resolved in court, this page will display only the officials prior to May 10, 2010.

But a revised list is available in the City Hall website.

For videos of lost-and-found election materials, see this youtube amateur commentary.

Most respected mayor of Cagayan de Oro

Many residents consider Justiano R. Borja the most admired and respected mayor of Cagayan de Oro. A graduate of Silliman University, Borja started his government service in 1954. He was responsible for the phenomenal growth of the city since 1959, when he opened the Cogon Market. A statue built in his honor stands at the Golden Friendship Park, made by National Artist for Sculpture Napoleon V. Abueva.

Historian and anthropologist Dr. Antonio J. Montalvan II wrote that Borja was called the Arsenio Lacson of Cagayan de Oro because "he was, above all, no-nonsense. He ruled without fear or favor. He had political will. Most importantly, he remained simple and would walk to and from his office without any bodyguards. His funeral cortege, which I personally witnessed, was attended by legions of Cagay-anons, many of whom openly wept at the sight of his bier which was placed atop a decorated float. Shops and establishments were closed for business at their own behest."

Montalvan adds: "Borja is the only city mayor who has been given multiple honors, proof of how much he was loved by the city that he served so well. There is JR Borja St., JR Borja Memorial City Hospital, and the statue. He was the only city mayor of Cagayan de Oro given a doctorate degree honoris causa in public administration by Xavier University ... Many male babies were named Justiniano, complete with the nickname of Tiñing ... Raf Benaldo, who served as undersecretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), once told me that Tiñing Borja has become the benchmark for the city's public servants, a fact that, sadly, no one has capably equaled." -- Elson T. Elizaga