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Blast rocks Maguindanao town hall ahead of election day
May 13, 2019, 8:00 am
DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao – A powerful blast from a grenade hit the town hall here around 1 a.m. Monday several hours before the distribution of election materials for the midterm polls. Nobody was hurt in the blast that was captured by closed-circuit TV cameras. Lt. Colonel Sabri Lakibul,… Read More
Twin blasts rock Cotabato City
May 13, 2019, 7:06 am
COTABATO CITY – Two successive blasts rocked a grassy area just outside the back fence of the city hall here on Sunday night. No one was hurt in the incident. The 10:15 p.m. blast at the proposed site of the Children’s Park in Purok Omar, Barangay Rosary Heights 10, occurred a few hours before… Read More
SMB, Magnolia to hold practice on Election Day
May 13, 2019, 6:40 am
MANILA -- Both Magnolia Hotshots and San Miguel Beer will be holding practices on Monday, election day, ahead of Game 7 of the Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup Finals. This after the Beermen forced the rubber match with a 98-86 win over the Hotshots in Game 6 at the Smart Araneta… Read More
SMB forces Game 7 vs. Magnolia in PBA PH Cup Finals
May 13, 2019, 6:37 am
MANILA -- San Miguel Beermen forced a seventh game in the PBA Philippine Cup Finals after romping over Magnolia Hotshots, 98-86, in Game 6 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Sunday night. Up by as much as 21 in first half only to see their lead drop to six after the third quarter, the… Read More
No use negotiating with Reds: NTF-ELCAC exec
May 12, 2019, 8:45 pm
MANILA -- An official of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) said there is no reason to conduct peace negotiations with communist rebels in view of the group’s plan to supplant the government even when a compromise is reached. This was the reaction of… Read More
Lanao Norte cop securing voting center shot dead
May 12, 2019, 7:44 pm
ILIGAN CITY -- A police corporal detailed with the Kapatagan Municipal Police Station (MPS) in Lanao del Norte succumbed to death after he was shot several times by riding in tandem in Barangay Panoloon, Sapad town past 3 p.m. Saturday. The victim, identified as Richard Garcia Gordiones, 30, a… Read More
Fake DQ order vs. CDO mayor worries Comelec execs
May 12, 2019, 7:39 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Top Commission on Elections (Comelec) officials have expressed concern over a disqualification order against a mayoral candidate allegedly issued by the poll body which was found out to be fake. Comelec Commissioner Luie Tito Guia said his colleagues were alarmed when they… Read More
Help secure PH future, PRRD urges voters
May 12, 2019, 7:36 pm
MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte urged Filipinos not to miss their chance to vote and help shape the country’s future. Duterte made this call in his speech during the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) miting de avance in Pasig City on Saturday (May 11) night. “Now more… Read More
Comelec sees high turnout of voters in Davao Region
May 12, 2019, 6:42 pm
DAVAO CITY -- The Commission on Elections in Davao Region (Comelec-11) expects more than 80 percent of the 2.8 million voters in Region 11 will cast votes on Monday’s election. Lawyer Michael Abbas, the Regional Director of Comelec-11, said a higher voter turnout is anticipated because of the… Read More
Pacquiao takes on Thurman for WBA welter super belt
May 12, 2019, 6:36 pm
MANILA -- Manny Pacquiao is set to take on American Keith Thurman for the World Boxing Association welterweight super title on July 21 (Philippine Time). "This summer just got a little hotter!" Pacquiao, the current WBA regular champ, said on his social media accounts in formally announcing the… Read More
Groups out to sabotage polls will not succeed: AFP spox
May 12, 2019, 6:08 pm
MANILA -- Groups that might be out to sabotage the May 13 mid-term elections will never succeed, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson, Marine Brig. Gen. Edgard Arevalo, said Sunday. He made this comment as he assured the public that those planning to disrupt Monday's polls at the… Read More
BARMM’s 1.98-M voters to troop to polls Monday
May 12, 2019, 5:27 pm
COTABATO CITY -- Almost two million registered voters in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) are expected to cast their votes for the May 13 polls. Based on the latest Commission on Elections (Comelec) data on their webpage, BARMM has 1,980,441 registered voters as of the… Read More
Pharmaceutical firm leads campaign to empower cancer patients
May 12, 2019, 5:18 pm
MANILA -- Pharmaceutical firm Roche Philippines has launched the "Strong for Someone" campaign over the weekend, with the goal of helping cancer patients know the vital information they need to fight the disease. "For several years, we've been developing solutions. How can we let the people know… Read More
MILF, MNLF, village chiefs’ help sought to ensure peaceful polls
May 12, 2019, 5:11 pm
COTABATO CITY -- Military authorities in Maguindanao and Sultan Kudarat provinces have sought the assistance of village officials, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) as front-liners to ensure honest, orderly and peaceful elections (HOPE) on… Read More
Malacañang honors moms on Mother's Day
May 12, 2019, 4:03 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang joined the world in celebrating Mother’s Day, noting that mothers deserve “the highest accolade” for their selflessness. “Today we pay tribute to all mothers of the world. To them belong the highest accolade there is to bestow,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador… Read More
2.2M voters in NegOcc, Bacolod to cast ballots on May 13
May 12, 2019, 3:41 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- Some 2.2 million registered voters in Negros Occidental, including its capital Bacolod City, will cast their ballots during the national and local elections on Monday. Data from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) showed that Negros Occidental has 1,889,200 voters in 12 cities… Read More
Basilan cops get hi-tech radio tranceivers for Monday's polls
May 12, 2019, 3:05 pm
ISABELA CITY, Basilan -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) has distributed hi-tech radio transceivers to boost the communication capability of the security forces tasked to render election security duty in this province.Col. Rufino Inot, provincial police director, in an interview said they… Read More
NegOcc ARB coop develops ecopark in Cadiz City
May 12, 2019, 2:59 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- The Dalayapan Agrarian Reform Cooperative (DARCO) is developing a 20-hectare ecological park in Barangay Caduha-an, Cadiz City in northern Negros Occidental. Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer I Milagros Flores said on Friday the Dalayapan Ecopark is expected to start… Read More
Election monitoring app to protect teachers, ease poll duties
May 12, 2019, 2:59 pm
(Photo caption: Ma. Teresa Montemayor)MANILA -- The Department of Education (DepEd) election monitoring mobile application seeks to protect and ease the workload of teachers with poll duties on Monday, an official said over the weekend. "The app was created for the protection of the teachers, and… Read More
‘Defective’ VCMs in Bataan undergo final testing, sealing
May 12, 2019, 2:52 pm
SAMAL, Bataan -- The Board of Election Inspectors (BEI) in a polling precinct here on Saturday afternoon conducted the final testing and sealing of a vote counting machine (VCM) that malfunctioned in a test last week. The machine was one of 10 VCMs in Bataan that underwent final testing and… Read More
