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(Eagle News)–Reelectionist Senator Cynthia Villar continued to lead the Senate race on Sunday, May 19, based on partial and unofficial results from the Commission on Elections transparency server. Villar had 25,116,310 votes vis à vis Grace Poe’s 21,911,481 votes. In third place was Bong Go, with 20,453,347 votes. Below are the other Senate bets in the winning circle: 4. Pia Cayetano – 19,632,440 votes 5. Bato dela Rosa – 18,802,305 votes 6. Sonny Angara – […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers are expected over parts of the country today, May 19. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila and the rest of the country will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to localized thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao will have light to moderate winds and slight to moderate coastal waters.
(Eagle News)–The Light Rail Transit Authority is still conducting a probe of the two coaches that collided near the Anonas and Cubao stations on Saturday night, and left at least 30 people injured. LRTA spokesperson Hernando Cabrera said a report on the incident that saw one coach hit the other that was parked on the eastern railway track was expected in two to three days. The injured were rushed to the Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical […]
(Eagle News)–The proclamation of winning Senate and partylist bets will not push through on Sunday, May 19. Commission on Elections director Frances Arabe made the announcement on Saturday, May 18. According to Arabe, the Comelec was still waiting for certificates of canvas from 13 places and categories. These are: Lanao del Sur Isabela Zamboanga del Norte Zamboanga del Sur Washington DC Japan Saudi Arabia Kuwait Oslo Abuja Nairobi Tehran Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL) She […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has welcomed the release of three Filipino engineers who were taken hostage in Libya last year. In a statement, the DFA said the three Filipinos, who were not identified, arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 on Saturday morning on board flight PR 0659. They were accompanied by Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Hjayceelyn M. Quintana. The DFA, through the Office of the Undersecretary for […]
(Eagle News)—EcoWaste Coalition on Saturday, May 18, hailed the administration’s seriousness in having the trash shipped by Canada to the Philippines six years ago returned. Aileen Lucero, national coordinator group, made the remark in an interview over GMA News TV’s Balitanghali, after Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin announced the recall of Philippine envoys in Canada following the North American country’s failure to meet the May 15 deadline for the 103 containers of approximately 2500 tons […]
(Eagle News)—The Canadian government has expressed disappointment over the Philippines’ recall of its diplomatic envoys following Canada’s failure to meet the deadline on the return of the garbage shipment. In a statement, Brittany Fletcher, spokesperson for Canada’s Global Affairs Office, said despite this, “we will continue to engage with the Philippines to ensure a swift resolution of this important issue.” “Canada has repeatedly conveyed to the Philippine government its commitment to promptly ship and dispose […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.2-magnitude earthquake struck Aurora on Saturday, May 18. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 8 kilometers southwest of Dilasag at 3:13 a.m. The quake, of tectonic origin, had a depth of focus of 16 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–Reelectionist senator Cynthia Villar continued to cement her lead in the 2019 Senate race on Saturday, May 18, garnering over 3 million votes more than Grace Poe, who is in second place. Based on partial and unofficial results from the Commission on Elections transparency server, as of 4:53 a.m., Villar had 25,074,108 votes, vis à vis Poe’s 21,885,784 votes. Bong Go was still in third place, with 20,401,715 votes. Below are the other candidates […]
(Eagle News)–The Senate bets in the winning circle held on to their rankings in the Senate race as of Friday night, with 97.97 percent of nationwide election returns already canvassed based on partial and unofficial results from the Commission on Elections transparency server. Reelectionist senator Cynthia Villar was still at the top of the list, with 25,057,032 votes as of 9:53 p.m. She was followed by another reelectionist Grace Poe, who got 21,875,544 votes so […]
(Eagle News)–“I’m OK!” Bam Aquino issued this statement on Friday, May 17, the fourth day he figured still outside the Senate winning circle based on partial and unofficial results from the Commission on Elections transparency server. In a Facebook post, Aquino, the highest-ranking Otso Diretso bet in the Senate race so far in 14th place, said he had wanted to issue the statement after the official end of the counting of votes, but changed his […]
(Eagle News)–Some of the Senate bets in the winning circle have been given invitations for proclamation rites tentatively slated on Sunday, May 19, sources said. According to the sources, the invites were sent by the Commission on Elections. Each senator, based on the invite, is entitled to bring five companions, sources said. The sources said the Comelec was asking the names of the companions of the winning senators in advance for the rites tentatively at […]
