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Presidential aspirant Mar Roxas casted his vote in Precinct 22A Rufina Andrada Santos Memorial School, Roxas City, Capiz. Roxas arrived in the polling place at 8:00 in the morning together with his wife, broadcaster Korina Sanchez-Roxas. His voting process lasted for about 10 minutes. After casting his vote, he faced the media to answer questions. Roxas was also accompanied by his mother Judy Araneta Roxas, his son Paolo, and other local candidates in Capiz. (Report […]
PARIS, France (AFP) Monday 5/9/2016 by Pascale MOLLARD Mariëtte Le Roux– Astronomers on Monday were preparing for one of the highlights of the skywatchers’ year, when the Sun, Mercury and Earth all line up — a phenomenon that happens just a dozen or so times per century. Mercury will be seen through telescopes as a black dot inching over the face of our star, providing a celestial spectacle — weather permitting — that will last seven and a half […]
MANILA , Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines holds national elections on Monday, following six years of strong economic growth under President Benigno Aquino who nevertheless has been criticized for failing to fix a devastating rich-poor divide. Below are key facts and figures on the Philippines and its political system: The country and its political system — The Philippines became an independent nation in 1946, following more than 400 years as a colony of either […]
Vice President Jejomar Binay, together with his son former Makati City Mayor Junjun Binay cast their vote in San Antonio National HighSchool in Makati City, Philippines.
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) – Voting begins in the Philippines on Monday to elect a new president, with anti-establishment firebrand Rodrigo Duterte the shock favourite after an incendiary campaign in which he vowed to butcher criminals. Polls opened at 6:00am and voting is to continue until 5:00pm, election officials said. Duterte, the longtime mayor of the southern city of Davao, has held a commanding lead over other presidential rivals in recent surveys as he hypnotised millions with profanity-laced tirades promising […]
(EAGLE NEWS) — Today, May 9, more than 54 million Filipino voters head to the polls for the National and Local Elections. Voting starts from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., based on Commission on Elections (Comelec) Resolution No. 10088. This 2016 elections has the longest voting period in Philippine history. It could help if you verify your precinct number first with the Comelec with its online voter verification. https://comelec.gov.ph/?r=2016NLE/VoterVerification Online status verification of one’s […]
As Filipinos make their big decision on May 9, Eagle Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) mounts its most extensive coverage of the Philippine elections dubbed Desisyon Ng Bayan 2016. EBC’s non-partisan election coverage will deliver balanced and accurate reports from its 101 bureaus across the nation. EBC’s election coverage will be aired over NET25, Radyo Agila stations in Quezon City, Lucena, Dagupan, Naga, Cebu and Davao; and Pinas FM 95.5. Each platform can also be viewed and heard via live streaming at […]
MANILA , Philippines — Malacanang urged the public to reflect on their election bets Saturday, noting our choice will mirror the nation. “During these last two days before the elections, let us ask ourselves if our candidate is truly the best we Filipinos can offer. On Monday, our choice will tell the world who we are as a people,” Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office Undersecretary Manuel Quezon III said in a radio […]
by Michel Comte Fort McMurray, Canada (AFP) — A ferocious wildfire wreaking havoc in Canada was expected to double in size Saturday, officials warned, cautioning that the situation in the parched Alberta oil sands region was “unpredictable and dangerous.” “This remains a big, out of control, dangerous fire,” Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said of the raging inferno the size of London that forced the evacuation of the city of Fort McMurray. Winds were pushing […]
(Eagle News) — Iglesia Ni Cristo members in Canada prepare food and other items to help victims of the forest fire still raging in Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada. Some of those affected by the wildfires have already reached Edmonton, Canada with harrowing tales of how they had escaped the infernal flames. The usual five hours of driving time from Fort McMurray to Edmonton became 15 hours of travel time because of heavy traffic […]
Iglesia Ni Cristo members in Canada prepare food and other items to help those in need in Canada, including the people affected by the raging forest fire in Fort McMurray, Canada. Many of residents in the areas where the fires continue to rage drove to Edmonton, as they tried to escape the wildfires that had engulfed their homes. (Eagle News Service)
