PADRE BURGOS, Quezon: This sleepy town will soon be writing history as the first municipality here to ask for a recount of votes over suspicious counting of ballots for the mayoralty post.

Independent mayoralty candidate Nora Hernandez said they are poised to file a recount protest questioning the results of the canvassing by the municipal board of canvassers (MBoC), where a slim margin of 56 votes was recorded between her and incumbent Mayor Roger Panganiban.

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