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(Eagle News)–Former Vice President Jejomar Binay and another voter were given replacement ballots after an electoral board ruled it was not their fault their first ballots became dirty. The Commission on Elections had said this was the reason why their first ballots were rejected by the VCM in the first place. “Dito sa case ni former VP Binay, ‘yung balota niya nalaglag dahil dinumog ng tao ‘yung electoral board nung ayaw tanggapin ng machine so […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte cast his vote at his precinct in Davao on Monday, May 13. The President, who was accompanied by Honeylet Avanceña, arrived at the Daniel R. Aguinaldo National High School past 4 p.m. He filled out his ballot at Precinct 1245A, Cluster Number 361, and inserted the same into the vote-counting machine. The VCM readily accepted the President’s ballot. Duterte has endorsed several candidates for the elections, including his longtime aide Bong […]
(Eagle News)—Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol’s voting in Kidapawan was delayed on Monday, May 13, after the vote-counting machine refused to accept his ballot. In a Facebook post, Piñol said after an hour of waiting following the rejection, he asked the 3-member electoral board in his polling precinct in Paco to examine what went wrong. He said after a “thorough inspection,” the chairperson noticed that there was a “ballpen marking on the edge of the ballot.” […]
(Eagle News)—-Quezon City representative and mayoral candidate Vicente Crisologo has been released pending further investigation. Crisologo was ordered released by the Quezon City Prosecutors Office a day after he was nabbed for allegedly trying to stop the arrest of his supporters who were supposed to be engaged in vote-buying in Barangay Bahay Toro. Apart from Crisologo, his son Edrix and over 40 others were arrested. The younger Crisologo had said in a television interview that […]
(Eagle News)—The Philippine National Police has ruled the blasts in Maguindanao and Cotabato were not election-related. In a press conference, PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde said those behind the blasts in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao around 1 a.m. and in Cotabato City at 7:10 a.m. merely wanted to “make themselves known.” He noted the blasts followed another incident at a vacant lot in the Cotabato City Hall compound around 10 p.m. on Sunday. “They are not […]
(Eagle News)–The Commission on Elections is expected to convene as the National Board of Canvassers today, May 13. But the NBOC will be adjourned right after since no elections returns are expected today with voting hours expected to last until 6 p.m., the Comelec said. According to the poll watchdog, the NBOC will reconvene on Tuesday, May 14. The board’s official opening marks the start of the canvassing of votes. The results to be counted […]
(Eagle News)—-Sixteen barangays out of the 50 in Dapitan City have broken voting machines and SD cards, Senator Koko Pimentel said on Monday, May 13. According to Pimentel, reports of the same came from the following barangays: 1. Larayan 2. Napo 3. Potol 4. Talisay – 3 vcms 5. Potungan – 2 vcms 6. Taguilon 7. Masidlakon 8. Sigayan 9. San vicente 10. San pedro 11. Tag ulo 12. Oro 13. Dawo 14. Antipolo 15. […]
(Eagle News)–“Unintended inefficiency?” This was the question posed by Senator Panfilo Lacson on Monday, May 13, following reports some vote-counting machines in polling precincts malfunctioned. “First time, maybe. Second time, we’ll.. okay, let’s see. Third time, let’s bring them to court, or strangle them,” Lacson said in a Tweet. Reports of VCMs malfunctioning were rampant in parts of Metro Manila. Senator Grace Poe’s voting for instance was delayed in San Juan after the VCM rejected […]
Moira Encina Eagle News Maliban sa mga nagkaaberyang vote counting machines, hindi gumana ang VRVM o Voter Registration Verification Machines sa ilang polling precincts sa Maynila. Ilan sa mga ito ay ang Rosauro Almario Elementary School, Manuel L. Quezon Elementary School at Magat Elementary School. Ang lungsod ng Maynila na pangalawa sa may pinakamaraming botante sa buong bansa na mahigit 1 milyon ay isa sa mga napiling pilot areas ng Commission on Elections para sa […]
(Eagle News)–At least five people were reported hurt in a shooting incident in a polling center in Sulu. A Net 25 report by Eagle News reporter Mar Gabriel, citing information from the Philippine National Police, said the shooting took place at Titipan Elementary School in Panglima Estino past 6 a.m. Earlier, the PNP said two explosions occurred in Datu Odin Sinsuat town in Maguindanao. The first blast took place past 1 a.m. while the second one happened […]
(Eagle News)—In these pictures, other political figures are seen casting their votes in their respective polling precincts on Monday, May 13. Senator Koko Pimentel cast his vote with his wife Kathryna Yu-Pimentel in Cagayan de Oro. Vice President Leni Robredo for her part voted at the Tabuco Central School in Naga. Senator Grace Poe cast her vote at the Sta. Lucia Elementary School in San Juan, but her ballot was rejected several times. She is […]
(Eagle News)–Several candidates went early to their respective polling precincts on Monday, May 13, to cast their votes in the midterm elections. Senator JV Ejercito was with his wife Cindy when he cast his ballot at the Xavier school in San Juan. Isko Moreno, who is running for mayor of Manila, was wearing a white T-shirt when he arrived at the Manuel L. Quezon Elementary School in Manila to cast his ballot. Ronald Dela Rosa, […]
