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All Systems go for Desisyon Ng Bayan 2016

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 […]

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Malacanang asks public to reflect on election bets

  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 […]

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Duterte supporters complain of vote machines that count “automatic Roxas votes”

    (EAGLE NEWS) — Supporters of presidential candidate and Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte expressed apprehensions about massive electoral cheating on election day, May 9, as reports about vote-counting machines (VCM) mysteriously counting a vote for administration candidate Manuel “Mar” Roxas II for blank ballots during a machine testing in Lanao del Sur. The group called MRRD-NECC or  Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte National Executive Coordinating Committee said two of their election watchers tried the […]

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NGCP ready for election; contingency plans in place

ILOILO CITY, May 6(PIA)—The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines said it has put in place measures to ensure that the country’s power supply is geared up for the May polls. In a presentation during a forum facilitated by the PIA recently, Ben Doreza, NGCP operations and maintenance head in Iloilo, said the NGCP has already implemented its contingency plan. Among these contingency measures were the deployment of facilities and resources and the coordination with […]

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DPWH improves road access to tourism sites in Pangasinan

DAGUPAN CITY, May 7 (PIA) – Travelling to tourism sites in the western part of Pangasinan is now easy as access roads leading to must-see attractions in the area were given a face lift,  thanks to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Tourists visiting the Tondol beach in Anda town will be surprised not only with the fine and long stretch of wide white sand beach but also with the paved roadway leading […]

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Igorot security guard passes bar exam

BAGUIO CITY (PIA) — After ‘Carrot man”, another Igorot is trending on line and also is a source of inspiration for all. Roy Lawagan, a security guard who hails from Sagada, Mountain Province is among the country’s 1,731 new lawyers. Lawagan, who works at the Regional Office of the Commission on Audit – Cordillera in La Trinidad, Benguet was in awe when he received the good news on Tuesday. “Hindi pa din ako makapaniwala pero […]

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Comelec issues Notice of Counting and Canvassing

MANILA, May 7 – Pursuant to Comelec Resolution Nos. 10112 and 10113, the Special Board of Election Inspectors (SBEI) of Committee on Detainee Voting will CONVENE on May 11, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. and everyday thereafter, until terminated, at the Session Hall, Commission on Elections, 8th Floor, Palacio del Gobernador, Intramuros, Manila. Parties shall be notified if there is a need to change the venue stated above. This is contained in a notice of counting […]

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COMELEC officials inspect command center in PICC

QUEZON City, Philippines – The officials of the Commission on Elections personally inspected the COMELEC’s command center in the Philippine International Convention Center where the COMELEC will serve as the National Board of Canvassers. The complaints and queries of voters will also be received in the COMELEC Command Center. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Aimee Mendoza and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)

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Mayoralty candidate Bagatsing denies attendance of alleged Iglesia Ni Cristo members in his campaign event

QUEZON City, Philippines – Manila mayoralty candidate Amado Bagatsing denied that there will be members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo that will attend his “miting de abanse” while wearing bonnets to remain unidentified. Bagatsing added that he respects the decision of the Iglesia Ni Cristo leadership on who the Church will vote for in the May 9 elections. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Aimee Mendoza and Uploaded by Vince […]

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COMELEC fires hundreds of VCM technicians

QUEZON City, Philippines – The legal team of the Poe-Escudero camp revealed that the Commission on Elections fired hundreds of vote-counting machine technicians, arousing the Poe-Escudero camp’s suspicion that this is a sign of the alleged plan to cheat on the coming elections. The COMELEC and Smartmatic both denied the allegations. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Aimee Mendoza and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)

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Issue of who will regulate political ads, still unresolved

QUEZON City, Philippines – The issue of who will penalize the various black propaganda that appeared during the campaign period still remains unresolved. According to the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board, it is the Commission on Elections that has the power to regulate political ads as provided by the Fair Elections Act. On the other hand, the COMELEC said that it can only regulate the length of political ads and not the content. […]

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Over 2,200 students receive diplomas during NEU’s 41st commencement exercises

      QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Over 2,200 students from the tertiary and graduate levels received their diplomas during the New Era University’s 41st Commencement Exercises at the Iglesia Ni Cristo Tabernacle last April 29 and 30, 2016. With the theme, “Upholding Spiritual Fervor and Academic Excellence,” it was the first time since 2009 that the  commencement ceremonies of the Collegiate and Higher Education levels were divided into three batches to accommodate […]

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