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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
20 killed in 43 election-related incidents: PNP
May 12, 2019, 2:10 pm
MANILA -- A total of 20 persons were killed in 43 incidents a day before the May 13 polls, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Sunday. PNP spokesperson, Col. Bernard Banac said the figure involved election-related incidents recorded from January 13 to May 11. A total of 24 persons were also… Read More
Avail of legal aid, DILG urges electoral board members
May 12, 2019, 2:04 pm
MANILA -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is urging teachers and other individuals serving as electoral boards in Monday's polls to avail of legal assistance under Republic Act 10756 or the Election Service Reform Act for any legal harassment or problem they encounter in… Read More
Catholics celebrate 102nd anniversary of Fatima apparitions
May 12, 2019, 2:03 pm
MANILA – The Catholic Church will celebrate on Monday the 102nd anniversary of the famous Fatima apparition reverberating same message made by the Blessed Virgin Mary calling mankind to repent now for the world to attain a genuine and lasting peace. “The apparitions of Mary in 1917 at Fatima… Read More
Ex-Sen. Alvarez withdraws from congressional race due to vote-buying
May 12, 2019, 1:47 pm
MANILA -- Former Senator Heherson Alvarez has withdrawn from his bid to represent the fourth legislative district of Isabela due to “massive vote-buying.” Alvarez, in a statement, said he could no longer participate in the congressional race since vote-buying violated the freedom of people to… Read More
84 nabbed for vote buying, selling in NCR
May 12, 2019, 1:45 pm
MANILA -- Authorities arrested 84 persons allegedly carrying out vote buying activities in separate police operations in five cities of Metro Manila, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Director, Maj. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, said Sunday. Eleazar said that of the 84 persons arrested, 60… Read More
PRRD wishes moms 'contented life’ on Mother’s Day
May 12, 2019, 1:40 pm
MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte greeted mothers in the Philippines and around the world Happy Mother’s Day as he wished all of them to live a “happy and contented” life. Duterte’s greeting was posted on the official Facebook page of former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) and… Read More
2.4M Soccsksargen residents to cast votes in Monday polls
May 12, 2019, 1:29 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Some 2.431 million residents in Region 12 or Soccsksargen are expected to troop to polling centers and cast their votes in Monday's local and national mid-term elections. Lawyer Renato Magbutay, Commission on Elections (Comelec)-12 regional director, said on Sunday the… Read More
Postponement of polls for SoCot 1st district seat stays: Comelec
May 12, 2019, 1:28 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Elections for the first legislative district representative of South Cotabato province and this city remained suspended even as the Supreme Court (SC) has started proceedings over a petition seeking for the polls to push through on Monday. Lawyer April Mitchor-Miguel, city… Read More
