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Village chief, 4 others carrying firearms nabbed at DavSur checkpoint
May 11, 2019, 1:47 pm
DIGOS CITY -- A barangay captain and his four fully-armed companions were arrested in a police checkpoint along Km. 80, Barangay Kiblagon in Sulop, Davao del Sur on Friday night. Major Francis Sonza, the provincial team leader of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), said the… Read More
Calabarzon cops ordered to go after vote buyers
May 11, 2019, 1:05 pm
CAMP GEN. VICENTE LIM, Calamba City -- The head of the Calabarzon Police Regional Office has warned that any person or candidate involved in vote-buying would be arrested as this constitutes a violation in the Omnibus Election Law. Brig. Gen. Edward E. Carranza’s stern warning came after two… Read More
BARMM, Region 12 officials optimistic of peaceful elections
May 11, 2019, 12:52 pm
KIDAPAWAN CITY -- Local government, police and military officials in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) are confident of peaceful elections on Monday. Abdullah Cusain, deputy executive secretary to BARMM chief Minister Murad Ebrahim, said… Read More
Cebuanos urged to cooperate with cops at Comelec checkpoints
May 11, 2019, 12:26 pm
CEBU CITY – The chief of the local police here on Thursday appealed to the public to stop giving negative interpretation of checkpoints being conducted on the streets and, instead, cooperate with the police to avoid inconvenience. Col. Royina Garma, Cebu City police chief , said they plan to… Read More
VCMs test run in Ilocos Norte goes smoothly: Comelec
May 11, 2019, 12:22 pm
LAOAG CITY—Except for some minor glitches--at least two vote counting machines that did not scan the sample ballots-- the final testing and sealing (FTS) of vote counting machines in Ilocos Norte went smoothly on Friday. The FTS involves the end-to-end test of the process, from the… Read More
Political supporter killed, 1 hurt in Zambo shooting
May 11, 2019, 11:51 am
MOLAVE, Zamboanga del Sur - A political supporter was killed while another one was wounded in a shooting incident fueled by political rivalry in this municipality, the police disclosed Friday. Maj. Willie Joy Pogado, local police chief, said the incident happened around 6:30 p.m. Thursday along… Read More
DepEd-NegOcc to launch 2019 Brigada Eskwela in 2 venues
May 11, 2019, 11:38 am
BACOLOD CITY -- The Department of Education (DepEd) Division of Negros Occidental will hold the simultaneous launch of the 2019 Brigada Eskwela in two venues on May 17. In the north, the kick-off event will be held at the Lopez Jaena National High School in Murcia town while in the south, it will… Read More
Daraga Vice Mayor Perete assumes mayoral post
May 11, 2019, 11:30 am
LEGAZPI CITY -- Daraga Vice Mayor Victor Perete assumed on Friday afternoon the mayoral post based on the order of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) designating him as acting town mayor following the detention of Mayor Carlwyn Baldo. Baldo, accused of double murder and… Read More
Motorcycle riders call for end to communist insurgency
May 11, 2019, 11:23 am
MANILA -- More than a thousand motorcycle riders all over Metro Manila on Saturday joined a day-long motorcade to advocate against the decades-long communist insurgency in the Philippines. As of posting, the “Ride! Ride! Ride! to End Communist Insurgency” movement was gathering volunteers… Read More
Palace clarifies Gretchen Ho, Hidilyn Diaz not part of ouster matrix
May 11, 2019, 11:14 am
MANILA -- Malacañang on Friday clarified that celebrity host Gretchen Ho, and Olympic silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz are not part of the ouster plot matrix against President Rodrigo R. Duterte. In an interview with reporters, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Ho and Diaz's names… Read More
Nearly 700 SD cards found 'corrupted' in final testing of VCMs
May 11, 2019, 10:20 am
MANILA -- Almost 700 Secure Digital (SD) cards to be used in the May 13 mid-term polls were found to be corrupted, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Friday. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez disclosed that as of 6 p.m., some 686 SD cards were found to be corrupted during the Final… Read More
Precinct Finder website now accessible: DICT
May 11, 2019, 10:16 am
MANILA -- Voters may now be able to know the polling precincts where they will vote for Monday’s mid-term elections. The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) announced on Friday that the public may access the Precinct Finder through its website… Read More
Rains over Mindanao Saturday due to LPA, ITCZ
May 11, 2019, 9:39 am
MANILA – Parts of Mindanao may experience rains on Saturday due to two weather systems, the weather bureau said. A low-pressure area (LPA) spotted 570 km. northeast of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, which is embedded in an intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), will bring cloudy skies with… Read More
BRP Gregorio Velasquez back from 2-month survey mission
May 11, 2019, 9:13 am
MANILA -- The BRP Gregorio Velasquez (AGR-702), a research vessel assigned to the Philippine Navy, arrived at Pier 13, Manila South Harbor on Friday after a two-month mission off the seaboards of Occidental Mindoro, Palawan, Tawi-Tawi, and Zamboanga Del Sur. The ship, which was designated Naval… Read More
Costumed fan crashes into PBA PH Cup Finals game
May 11, 2019, 8:40 am
MANILA -- A pitch invasion marred Game 5 of the PBA Philippine Cup finals between Magnolia and San Miguel on Friday night. A fan in a full Spider-Man costume ran to the court of the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City with 3:08 left in the game. However, the fan bumped into Junemar Fajardo,… Read More
Increased posts in Manila signals EU's growing interest in PH
May 11, 2019, 8:34 am
MANILA -- The establishment of more European diplomatic missions in Manila signaled the increased interest of the European Union (EU) in the Philippines, Ambassador Franz Jessen said as the bloc celebrated the 2019 Europe Day this week. "Since I arrived in 2015, three new EU diplomatic missions… Read More
Banner stories of Manila's leading newspapers, Sat., May 11, 2019
May 11, 2019, 7:21 am
INQUIRER -- LP blasts NP designation as main minority party PHILIPPINE STAR -- Church urges faithful: Don't sell your vote MANILA BULLETIN -- Hacking no threat to May 13 polls DAILY TRIBUNE -- Goons threaten DT lensman MANILA TIMES -- Manila Zoo deal in limbo MANILA STANDARD -- Rody: Not… Read More
PPCRV-Albay all set for May 13 polls
May 10, 2019, 9:16 pm
LEGAZPI CITY -- “It’s all systems go.” The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) chief in Albay said this on Friday, assuring their group's readiness for the May 13 mid-term national and local election. Fr. Rex Arjona PPCRV chairman, said they would be fielding 3,000… Read More
PRO-7 to take complaints vs. vote-buying seriously
May 10, 2019, 8:55 pm
CEBU CITY – In support of President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive to have a clean mid-term election on Monday (May 13), the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Central Visayas on Friday said it will take citizen’s complaints against vote buying and vote selling seriously. Brig. Gen. Debold… Read More
283 new soldiers finish 10-month training in Zamboanga
May 10, 2019, 8:42 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- New soldiers, who will be assigned to the Army’s 1st Infantry Division, have been challenged “to walk according to the living ideals of soldiery”. Brig. Gen. Roberto Ancan, Army’s 1st Infantry Division commander, issued the challenge Friday as keynote speaker of the… Read More
