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(Eagle News) – Presidential candidate and survey front runner Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte voted past 2 p.m. on Monday, May 9, becoming the last of the “presidentiables” to cast his vote on election day. Duterte, wore a checkered red polo, when he went to his polling precinct at the Daniel R. Aguinaldo National High School to vote. He was accompanied by his common-law-wife, Cielito “Honeylet” Avanceña. The Davao City mayor has been […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — At least 10 people died across the Philippines in election day violence on Monday, as gunmen attacked polling stations, ambushed vehicles and stole vote counting machines, police said. However authorities described the violence as isolated incidents and that the overall conduct of the elections — which will see tens of millions of people cast their votes for president and 18,000 other positions — was peaceful. In the worst attack, seven people were […]
(Reuters) — Presidential candidate Grace Poe was swamped by supporters and journalists as she cast her ballot in Manila on Monday (May 9) for the national elections. Poe stood in line outside the polling station before going inside the building to vote. Poe, a senator, is seen as the most likely candidate to challenge the hard-talking mayor Rodrigo Duterte who has dominated in the last opinion polls. Poe’s pro-poor platform has resonated among Filipinos, as […]
(Eagle News) — Liberal Party presidential candidateManuel “Mar” Roxas II voted in precinct 722-A in Poblacion 5, Roxas City, Capiz. He was accompanied by his wife, broadcaster and television personality Korina Sanchez. Before voting, Roxas first ate at a “carinderia” in a public market in Roxas City. He immediately headed to the Liberal Party headquarters in Quezon City where he continued to monitor the elections.
QUEZON City, Philippines – Vice President Jejomar Binay and his son, former Makati City Mayor Junjun Binay voted early in the morning. After voting, VP Binay warned against the alleged widespread cheating this election. Binay added that he saw several signs of cheating. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines (May 9) – In the NET 25’s live coverage of the national and local elections, Desisyon Ng Bayan 2016, Commission on Election’s James Jimenez tackles the issue regarding malfunctioning vote-counting machines as well as the possibility of extending the voting period due to the malfunctioning of the VCMs. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)
COMELEC Spokesperson James Jimenez, in an interview with NET25’s Desisyon ng Bayan 2016 Special Coverage, said that voting hours may be extended when there are verified malfunctions of Vote Counting Machines (VCM) in polling precincts. Jimenez explained that malfunctions would have to be verified by their technicians and replaced if need be, a process will surely take some time thus the need for the extension of voting hours. But Jimenez clarified that some reports of […]
The Philippines holds elections on Monday to choose a successor to President Benigno Aquino. Here are 10 crucial victories and setbacks that came to define his six years in office: August 23, 2010: Hong Kong hostage crisis – Barely two months in office, Aquino faces his first major crisis when a disgraced policeman takes a busload of Hong Kong tourists hostage. The gunman and eight hostages are killed in a hail of gunfire hours later […]
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 […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) Monday 5/9/2016 –Monday’s Philippine presidential election to replace Benigno Aquino is likely to turn on five key issues that candidates agree weigh on the minds of many of the nearly 55 million voters: Crime Popular anxiety over Filipinos’ personal safety has pushed tough-talking Rodrigo Duterte to the top of the polls. The nation has been troubled for decades by Muslim and communist insurgencies, Islamist militants, clogged courts and a corrupt police force. Duterte has […]
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 […]
