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Committee selects cities, municipalities for 2019 manual audit
May 13, 2019, 2:02 pm
MANILA -- The Random Manual Audit (RMA) committee on Monday has finally selected the cities and municipalities covered in the RMA process on May 15. Composed of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), and the Legal Network for Truthful Elections (Lente),… Read More
Voting going smoothly in Bataan
May 13, 2019, 2:00 pm
SAMAL, Bataan -- Voting is going smoothly in 167 voting centers in the 237 barangays of 11 towns and one city in Bataan as of noon on Monday, a local poll official said. The province has a total of 545,507 registered voters. Gilda Rodrigo, assistant provincial election supervisor, said all 695… Read More
Skippers try to stay in PBA D-League Foundation Cup playoff race
May 13, 2019, 2:00 pm
MANILA -- Marinerong Pilipino makes its last stand in the 2019 PBA D-League when it faces Perpetual on Tuesday at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig. The Skippers need a victory in the 2 p.m. tiff against the Altas to keep themselves in the Foundation Cup playoff race. "At least yung chance nandyan… Read More
80% - 85% of 4.8M voters in W. Visayas expected to troop to the polls
May 13, 2019, 1:49 pm
ILOILO CITY -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) 6 (Western Visayas) is expecting 80 percent to 85 percent of the region’s 4,808,839 registered voters to cast their votes on Monday. Comelec data showed that Negros Occidental has the highest number of registered voters in the region, with… Read More
Residents protest alleged vote-buying in Laguna town
May 13, 2019, 1:41 pm
STA. CRUZ, Laguna -- On the eve of the May 13 elections, some 100 protesters here rallied in front of the house of reelectionist governor Ramil Hernandez in Bay town, following an alleged vote-buying incident involving a village councilor and a supporter in Sitio 4, Barangay Oogong in this capital… Read More
Senior citizens cast vote via express lane
May 13, 2019, 1:38 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique -- Senior citizens, who came early to exercise their right of suffrage, said the express lane established in the polling precincts was very helpful for them. Eden Enriquez, 85 years old of Barangay Mag-aba in Pandan town, said in an interview the express lane has… Read More
3 congressional bets, 22 others sure winners in NegOcc
May 13, 2019, 12:42 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- Former Fourth District Rep. Jeffrey Ferrer leads the list of candidates in various positions in the province, who are just awaiting proclamation after running unopposed. Initially, Ferrer, the running mate of gubernatorial bet, incumbent Vice Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, was… Read More
Over 13K teachers report real-time woes via poll monitoring app
May 13, 2019, 12:09 pm
MANILA – The lack of pre-election paraphernalia and unavailability of transportation service are the common problems reported by the teachers with poll duties through the election monitoring app, an official of the Department of Education (DepEd) said Monday. In a press briefing in Pasig City,… Read More
Persons with special needs among 'early birds' in Taguig polls
May 13, 2019, 12:08 pm
FULFILLING DUTY TO COUNTRY AMID DISABILITY. Federico Jose, 70 and John Michael Malan, 23, were among the firsts to cast their votes at Sta. Teresa Elementary School in Taguig on Monday, (May 13, 2019). (PNA photos by Gladys Pino) MANILA -- For a wheelchair-bound senior citizen and a totally… Read More
26 liquor ban violators nabbed in Soccsksargen
May 13, 2019, 12:05 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- At least 26 persons have been arrested in Soccsksargen (Region 12) for violating the ban on selling and consumption of alcoholic products in line with the ongoing elections. Brig Gen. Eliseo Tam Rasco, regional director of the Police Regional Office (PRO)-12, said Monday the… Read More
36 voter verification machines malfunction in Maguindanao town
May 13, 2019, 11:32 am
COTABATO CITY -- Election officials assigned in several voting precincts in Pagalungan, Maguindanao have resorted to the manual procedure after 36 Voter Registration Verification Machines (VRVMs) bogged down Monday. “The machines were earlier tested and functioned well but it malfunctioned on… Read More
Comelec to voters: Report 'rejected' ballots to BEIs
May 13, 2019, 11:14 am
MANILA — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday urged voters to report to the chairman of the Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) in the polling centers poll-related problems, particularly rejected ballots. “Make sure that the ballot is preserved by the Chairman of the Board of… Read More
More security personnel deployed in Abra
May 13, 2019, 10:40 am
BAGUIO CITY -- A significant number of the Cordillera region's security forces from the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have been deployed in Abra province, an election hotspot, to secure the ongoing mid-term polls. "It is expected that Abra will be… Read More
Abra town mayoralty bet detained for physical injury
May 13, 2019, 10:37 am
BAGUIO CITY -- Bangued, Abra mayoralty bet Ryan Luna has been brought to custody of the Provincial Police Office on Monday morning after allegedly hitting a voter. Abra Provincial Police Office (PPO) director, Colonel Alfredo Dangani, said he brought Luna to the custody of the provincial police… Read More
Go out, vote despite blasts: AFP tells voters
May 13, 2019, 10:28 am
MANILA -- Despite three explosions that rocked three unpopulated areas in Cotabato City and Maguindanao, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday assured voters that security forces are on top of the situation and that they should go out and casts their ballots. In an interview with… Read More
Second blast rocks Maguindanao town
May 13, 2019, 10:24 am
COTABATO CITY -- A second blast rocked the town of Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao at 7:10 a.m. Monday, some six hours after the first blast shook the town hall in the area. “Nobody was hurt in the two blasts,” said Lt. Col. Sabri Lakibul, police chief of Datu Odin Sinsuat, adding that… Read More
Isolated rains over PH on Election Day
May 13, 2019, 10:01 am
MANILA – Isolated rains will prevail over most parts of the country as Filipinos cast their votes in Monday’s mid-term polls. The frontal system affecting northern Luzon will cause cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over Batanes and Cagayan, the Philippine Atmospheric,… Read More
Defective VCMs, SD cards disrupt voting in parts of Soccsksargen
May 13, 2019, 9:59 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Voting in some parts of Region 12 or Soccsksargen were disrupted on Monday morning due to problems with Vote Counting Machines (VCM) and the secure digital or SD storage cards. Lawyer Renato Magbutay, Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Region 12 director, said their… Read More
4 nabbed for vote-buying in Pangasinan town
May 13, 2019, 9:59 am
AGUILAR, Pangasinan -- Police officers and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agents nabbed four persons following a report of alleged vote-buying in barangay Buer here on Sunday. Aguilar police chief, Capt. Rommel Sembrano, in an interview Monday, said they received a report of alleged vote… Read More
‘Bikoy’ remarks a 'rehash': Palace
May 13, 2019, 9:58 am
MANILA -- Malacañang on Sunday night dismissed anew the remarks of Peter Joemel Advincula, who claimed to be “Bikoy” in the “Ang Totoong Narcolist” videos, saying his tagging of administrations to the illegal drug trade is nothing new. Advincula, who earlier sought legal assistance from… Read More
