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(Eagle News)–Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde on Monday, May 13, said vote buying in the May 13 elections has been “massive.” “Nakikita natin is massive talaga yung vote-buying incidents, talagang kaliwa’t kanan,” he said in a press conference in Camp Crame. According to Albayalde the 79 incidents of vote buying recorded so far involved 240 violators. Of the 240, 213 were arrested while 10 are at large. It was unclear if the figure included […]
(Eagle News)–Quezon City mayoralty bet Vicente “Bingbong” Crisologo was arrested on Sunday night for being implicated in an alleged vote-buying incident. The police said also arrested were his son, Edrix, and several other individuals in Barangay Bahay Toro. ” Ang report sa akin ng pulis ay dumating si Crisologo, minura ang lahat ng pulis at tinakot na kakasuhan,” Quezon City Police District chief Police Brigadier General Joselito Esquivel Jr. said in a report over radio […]
(Eagle News)– Scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected in parts of the country on Monday, May 13, election day. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Batanes and Cagayan will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to a frontal system affecting Northern Luzon. Flash floods or landslides due to scattered light to moderate rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy […]
(Eagle News)—Filipinos began to troop to polling precincts today, May 13, to cast their votes for their preferred candidates as the midterm elections are held. Several national and local posts are up for grabs–24 senators, 243 district representatives, 59 partylist representatives, among others—during the polls, which started once polling precincts opened at 6 a.m. The Commission on Elections has said voting hours will be longer this 2019 midterm elections, and will last until 6 p.m. […]
(Eagle News)—-President Rodrigo Duterte paid tribute to all mothers on Sunday, May 12. In his Mothers Day message in a video uploaded on his former aide Bong Go’s Facebook page, Duterte wished mothers “a very happy and contented life.” “I know how is it to be a mother because may nanay ako at nakita ko ang hirap at ginhawang ginawa niya para sa pamilya niya. Pero mabuhay kayong lahat mga nanay,” he said. He was referring […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, blamed Senator Grace Poe for the continuing congestion problems on Edsa. In a speech in a campaign rally in Davao, Duterte said Poe had refused to grant the money to fund projects that would bring about solutions. This is the first time Duterte publicly named Poe, even as the chief executive already hinted at a senator who he said was to blame for Edsa’s traffic woes in previous speeches […]
(Eagle News)–Scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected in the country today, May 12. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Caraga, Davao Region, Northern Mindanao and Central Visayas will hace cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the low pressure area located 355 kilometers east of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur as of 2 a.m. Flash floods or landslides due to scattered light to moderate rains and severe thunderstorms are possible. Ilocos […]
(Eagle News)–Around 16,000 policemen will be deployed in Metro Manila to secure the May 13 polls. In a statement, National Capital Region Police Office director Guillermo Eleazar said more are also on standby for any eventualities. “The highest level of readiness is expected in all police offices and units,” he said. He said he has “guided all NCRPO police officers to act in accordance with their mandate and conscience – to be above political affairs, […]
(Eagle News)–A court has granted Daraga, Albay Mayor Carlwyn Baldo furlough to vote on Monday, May 13. Baldo is currently detained in the Legazpi City Jail after he surrendered to the Legazpi Regional Trial Court Branch 10, which had issued a warrant for his arrest for the murder of Ako Bicol Rep. partylist Rodel Batocabe and his aide, Orlando Diaz. He also faces six counts of frustrated murder in connection with the incident in December […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Education is deploying more than 500,000 teachers and personnel for the elections on Monday, May 13. In a statement, Education Secretary Leonor Briones said apart from deploying 531,307 officials, teachers and personnel, the agency is turning 36,830 schools into poll centers. “DepEd stands one with the country in hoping and working for honest and peaceful elections,” Briones said. Briones also reminded all those on duty that they are prohibited from electioneering and […]
(Eagle News)—The Manila International Airport Authority has allocated more parking slots at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1. In an advisory, MIAA said the additional 200 slots was “in response to the growing number of airport users.” The airport authority said the additional slots are in Parking C which was previously designated as parking for airport transport providers. “Standard parking fees apply to all users,” MIAA said.
(Eagle News)—A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Sur on Saturday, May 11. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 64 kilometers southeast of Marihatag at 7:05 a.m. The depth of focus of the quake was 19 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
