Bontoc candidate wins election with a coin toss
Tired of a recount in the event of a tie? Try coin tossing.
Yup, the Philippine Commission on Elections allows the toss of a coin or drawing of lots to break a tie in an election.
In fact, this was the case in a head-to-head battle for the last spot of town council somehwere in the Mountain Province. Candidates Brian Bellang and Benjamin Ngeteg were tied for the eighth and last spot on the council of Bontoc town in Mountain province. To break the tie, election supervisor Mary Umawing suggested a coin toss.
Bellang, 37, a neophyte politician, chose heads and won, according to a Philippine Inquirer report.
‘At first, it was hard to explain the feeling when I won, but I was happy that I won,’ he said, adding that Ngeteg, a relative, had agreed to the tie-breaking flip.
As long as it’s an honest coin, this might be a fairer method of winning than counting ballots. 
[source: monster&critics; image]
Tags: Philippine elections, coin toss, tie-breaker
2 Comments
Maybe this should be the method to be used in the 2010 elections? Fair, and absolutely no cheating.
Glad they didn’t cheat using the “doble kara”(dual face)coin for the toss!