Vs. Commission on Elections) — adopted the recommendation of its legal department to direct the Special Provincial Board of Canvassers for the Province of Southern Leyte to count the votes cast in the May 2019 elections. Roger Mercado was certified as the duly elected representative on December 16, 2019 by the Southern Leyte Provincial Board of Canvassers, and took his oath as the representative of the Lone Congressional District the next day.
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) followed its legal department's advice to direct the Special Provincial Board of Canvassers for Southern Leyte to count votes from the May 2019 elections. Roger Mercado was certified as the elected representative on December 16, 2019 by the Southern Leyte Provincial Board of Canvassers and took his oath as the representative of the Lone Congressional District the next day.