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Roxas concedes to Duterte
Liberal Party standard bearer Mar Roxas on Tuesday conceded to Davao City Mayor Rodriigo Duterte in the Presidential Race. “Galangin at tanggapin natin ang pasya ng ating mga kababayan”, Roxas told his cheering supporters gathered at the Liberal headquarters in Quezon City. He wished his rival success in the presidency. “Digong, I wish you success. Ang iyong tagumpay ay tagumpay ng ating bansa.” In his concession speech, Roxas also thanked all those who helped his campaign. […]
Duterte claims Philippine presidency, vows crime crackdown
DAVAO, Philippines (AFP) 5/10/2016 –Incendiary Philippine politician Rodrigo Duterte vowed a relentless crackdown on crime after claiming a landslide presidential victory built on foul-mouthed populist tirades that exposed deep voter anger at the establishment. The 71-year-old firebrand stormed to victory in Monday’s election, securing an insurmountable lead of nearly six million votes over his nearest rival, as a growing global howl for strong, populist leaders swept across the Southeast Asian nation. Duterte, the longtime mayor […]
Trillanes concedes on the race for VP
Vice presidential candidate, Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV conceded the race for the country’s second top post. “As our countrymen await the final victor, I hereby concede defeat in the vice-presidential race. I humbly submit to the will of the people for they are sovereign in our democracy. May God bless our country,”Trillanes said in a statement. Partial and unofficial results as of 11 a.m. from the KBP and EBC Unofficial Election Results showed that Trillanes was fifth […]
VP Binay will respect election results
QUEZON City, Philippines – Vice-President Jejomar Binay said that he will accept the results of the elections and that he continues to call for the respect of democratic institutions. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Trillanes recognizes Duterte’s victory
QUEZON City, Philippines – Senator Antonio Trillanes IV recognized the victory of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte in the presidential race. Trillanes added that he also respects the wishes of the Filipino people. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Duterte says “move on”
QUEZON City, Philippines – Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte cannot explain his feelings as he gains a lead of millions over his contenders. Duterte added that if he wins, he will work hard for the Filipino people. He also said that now is the time of healing and that the campaign period is over and it is now time to be united and to move on. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video […]
Celebrities post selfies during elections
QUEZON City, Philippines – Various celebrities proudly showed their finger with indelible ink as they exercised their right to vote. The social media was abuzz with various posts from popular personalities. On the other hand, the KathNiel love team earned the ire of netizens due to their selfies while holding their ballots. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Vice Presidential race not over – Marcos
QUEZON City, Philippines – Senator Bongbong Marcos said that the vice presidential race is not yet over as the official canvassing of votes is yet to start. Marcos took an early lead in the partial and unofficial results based on the transparency servers of the PPCRV and the KBP but Camarines Sur Representative Leni Robredo was able to surpass him. Marcos added that he will wait for the results of the counting of the National […]
Robredo lead over Marcos widens
(Eagle News) — The lead of Liberal Party vice-presidential candidate Leni Robredo widened on Tuesday morning, May 10, as votes counted for her totalled 13,286,907 compared to the previous frontrunner Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who has 13,144,856 votes. As of the 9:20 a.m. latest partial and unofficial quick count of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) based on the election returns from the Commission on Elections, Robredo’s lead over Marcos is now 142,051 votes. Presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte, […]
No teacher harmed – DepEd
QUEZON City, Philippines – No untoward incidents regarding teachers were reported by the Department of Education. The department said that the elections were generally peaceful and no teacher was harmed. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/z4u4HVCRVUA
Elections in the NCR, generally peaceful – PNP
QUEZON City, Philippines – In the National Capital Region, the election was generally peaceful, despite the incidents of malfunctioning vote counting machines. According to the National Capital Region Police Office, voters were able to go to their precincts and exercise their right to vote. The Philippine National Police remains under full alert. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/z4u4HVCRVUA
