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258 Bulacan inmates to cast votes inside jail
May 12, 2019, 1:07 pm
CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan -- A total of 258 inmates of Bulacan provincial jail will cast their votes in Monday's local and national mid-term elections. Retired police colonel Fernando Villanueva, provincial jail warden, said on Sunday the voting of the inmates will be conducted inside the… Read More
2.8K policemen ready to serve as election inspectors: DILG
May 12, 2019, 1:01 pm
MANILA – A total of 2,838 personnel from the Philippine National Police (PNP) are ready to serve as Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) deputized by the Commission on Election (Comelec) on Monday’s polls, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) official said Sunday.… Read More
PH forest product exports up in Q1 2019: PSA
May 12, 2019, 12:11 pm
MANILA -- The country’s January to March’s free-on-board receipts for forest product exports increased further this year, according to the latest data of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The 2019 first quarter export receipts, according to the PSA, totaled USD84.17 million to exceed… Read More
Cloudy skies with rain showers over PH on Sunday
May 12, 2019, 12:00 pm
MANILA -- Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with rain showers will prevail over most parts of the archipelago due to localized thunderstorms affecting the whole country, the weather bureau said Sunday. Cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and localized thunderstorms will affect Metro Manila, the… Read More
DavNor governor’s race heats up as election campaign ends
May 12, 2019, 11:57 am
DAVAO CITY -- The fight for governor of Davao del Norte province continued to heat up as political mudslinging was carried out even on the final days of the campaign period for Monday’s election. Edwin Jubahib, who is running for governor against Rodney del Rosario, made a last-ditch effort to… Read More
CORDS for Region 12 meet Army, PNP to ensure peaceful polls
May 12, 2019, 11:55 am
KIDAPAWAN CITY -- Department of Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol, concurrent Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security (CORDS) for Region 12, met Saturday with police and military officials and informed them of Malacañang’s order to address vote buying and political terrorism… Read More
Banner stories of Manila's leading newspapers, Sun., May 12, 2019
May 12, 2019, 9:46 am
INQUIRER -- DU30 to supporters: Ok to take cash for 'Fare' PHILIPPINE STAR -- An election of many firsts MANILA BULLETIN -- A mother's love comes in many forms DAILY TRIBUNE -- 'Good one' pierces magic 12 MANILA TIMES -- Villar, Poe, Cayetano lead pre-poll survey MANILA STANDARD -- Pre-poll… Read More
679 Zambo inmates to vote in Monday polls: BJMP
May 11, 2019, 8:35 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) announced that 679 persons deprived of liberty (PDL) are set to cast their votes in this city in Monday’s mid-term elections. Chief Insp. Nathaniel Aljas, Zamboanga City Jail warden, said on Friday the voting of the PDLs will be… Read More
Most of elective posts in Apayao uncontested
May 11, 2019, 8:34 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- All candidates for elective positions in the provincial level in Apayao -- congressman, governor, vice governor and members of the provincial board including the elective posts in five out of the seven towns, from mayor down to councilor-- are unopposed. Records at the local… Read More
PAF airlifts poll paraphernalia, personnel to Tapaz, Capiz
May 11, 2019, 8:09 pm
ILOILO CITY -- Two days before the mid-term elections, members of the Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) and election paraphernalia for the three far-flung villages of Tapaz, Capiz were flown to their respective assignments by the Philippine Air Force Tactical Operations Group 6 (PAF-TOG 6) on… Read More
Over 18K national, local posts at stake in Monday’s polls
May 11, 2019, 7:41 pm
MANILA — A total of 18,072 national and locals positions are at stake in the May 13 mid-term polls. Based on Commission on Elections (Comelec) data, of the said number, voters will be electing 12 senators and 61 seats for party-list organizations. For local polls, registered voters in the… Read More
El Niño continues to scorch Legazpi City
May 11, 2019, 6:41 pm
LEGAZPI CITY -- The continuous effect of El Niño has led to the increase in the number of cracked agricultural land areas here, an official of the City Agricultural Office (CAO) said on Friday. City agriculturist Jess Kallos said from 325-hectare of agricultural land affected by the prolonged dry… Read More
Private sector workers to get 30% add'l pay on Election Day: DOLE
May 11, 2019, 6:22 pm
MANILA--— Private sector employees who will report to work on Election Day will receive an additional 30 percent in their daily pay, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Saturday. In Labor Advisory No. 07, Series of 2019, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said employees… Read More
No more campaigning on eve of polls: Comelec
May 11, 2019, 6:14 pm
MANILA -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reminded national and local candidates as well as their supporters that campaigning is no longer allowed on Sunday (May 12), a day before the mid-term polls. "No campaign on Sunday. The people must be given a time for silence for them to be able to… Read More
DOLE releases TUPAD workers’ wages
May 11, 2019, 6:14 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique -- The release of the wages of the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced (TUPAD) workers in Antique is ongoing, an official of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Friday. Virginia Misajon, Labor and Employment Officer III of DOLE… Read More
Tension bars political rallies in Eastern Samar town
May 11, 2019, 6:08 pm
GUIUAN, Eastern Samar -- The group of lone district congressional aspirant Christopher Sheen Gonzales failed to hold their campaign rally on Friday evening. The group cancelled the event after a big truck allegedly owned by their opposing camp parked at the center of the town’s plaza and placed… Read More
Baguio sectors beef up drive vs. vote-buying, selling
May 11, 2019, 6:06 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- Representatives from various sectors here took to the streets a final push against vote- buying and vote-selling on Saturday, two days before the mid-term elections. “This is to strengthen the resolve of the citizens to fight vote-buying and vote-selling towards a clean election… Read More
Cops to monitor real-time poll updates online
May 11, 2019, 5:58 pm
LAOAG CITY -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) is making use of modern tools to monitor real-time updates of the May 13 polls in various parts of the country. The Ilocos Region (Region 1) will be among those that will use the real-time computer system after the Regional Online Election… Read More
Last day of campaign period in Antique peaceful: police
May 11, 2019, 5:47 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique -- An official of the Antique Provincial Police Office (APPO) said Saturday the last day of the campaign period for the May 13 mid-term polls is peaceful with no reported untoward incident from any of the municipal police stations. APPO Deputy Director for… Read More
W. Visayas kicks off Brigada Eskwela on May 17
May 11, 2019, 5:44 pm
ILOILO CITY -- After election duties, educators in Western Visayas will again prepare for the opening of classes, starting with the kick-off of the annual Brigada Eskwela to be launched in Silay City, Negros Occidental. Dr. Victor G. de Gracia Jr., Officer-in-Charge at the Office of the Regional… Read More
