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QUEZON City, Philippines – Senator Antonio Trillanes IV recognized the victory of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte in the presidential race. Trillanes added that he also respects the wishes of the Filipino people. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte cannot explain his feelings as he gains a lead of millions over his contenders. Duterte added that if he wins, he will work hard for the Filipino people. He also said that now is the time of healing and that the campaign period is over and it is now time to be united and to move on. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Various celebrities proudly showed their finger with indelible ink as they exercised their right to vote. The social media was abuzz with various posts from popular personalities. On the other hand, the KathNiel love team earned the ire of netizens due to their selfies while holding their ballots. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – Senator Bongbong Marcos said that the vice presidential race is not yet over as the official canvassing of votes is yet to start. Marcos took an early lead in the partial and unofficial results based on the transparency servers of the PPCRV and the KBP but Camarines Sur Representative Leni Robredo was able to surpass him. Marcos added that he will wait for the results of the counting of the National […]
(Eagle News) — The lead of Liberal Party vice-presidential candidate Leni Robredo widened on Tuesday morning, May 10, as votes counted for her totalled 13,286,907 compared to the previous frontrunner Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who has 13,144,856 votes. As of the 9:20 a.m. latest partial and unofficial quick count of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) based on the election returns from the Commission on Elections, Robredo’s lead over Marcos is now 142,051 votes. Presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte, […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – No untoward incidents regarding teachers were reported by the Department of Education. The department said that the elections were generally peaceful and no teacher was harmed. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/z4u4HVCRVUA
QUEZON City, Philippines – In the National Capital Region, the election was generally peaceful, despite the incidents of malfunctioning vote counting machines. According to the National Capital Region Police Office, voters were able to go to their precincts and exercise their right to vote. The Philippine National Police remains under full alert. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/z4u4HVCRVUA
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Commission on Elections recorded 150 vote-counting machines that experienced malfunction at yesterday’s elections. According to COMELEC Commissioner Rowena Guanzon, most of the malfunctioning vote-counting machines were immediately replaced. The COMELEC added that these incidents were more acceptable compared to the last automated elections were 1, 300 machines experienced technical problems. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
(REUTERS) The presumptive winner of the Philippine election on Monday said that if he became president he would settle rows over the South China Sea with multilateral talks that would include allies the United States, Japan and Australia as well as claimant nations. Rodrigo Duterte, the tough-talking mayor of Davao City, said China should respect the 200 nautical mile Exclusive Economic Zone granted to coastal states under international law and should team up with […]
Why is presidential candidate and Davao City Mayor such a phenomenon in the May 9 elections. In this part 3 of the May 7, 2016 episode of ASEAN in Focus weekend, two political experts tackle this and the importance of the having good foreign relations with the international community, particularly the United States. ASEAN in Focus resident resource person Dr. Carlos Tabunda Jr., an executive fellow of the Development Academy of the Philippines, interviews […]
MANILA, May 10 (PIA) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc sitting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBoC) is looking to proclaim the winning 12 senators one week after the conduct of the May 9 polls. In a press briefing on Monday, Comelec Chairman Juan Andres Bautista said that seven days is a safe projection but they will try to make the proclamation earlier. “I think one week is a good target but […]
In this first part of the May 7 episode of ASEAN in Focus weekend edition, the Philippine elections on May 9 is analyzed in the context of the ASEAN community. The May 9 elections is a very crucial event, with the next Philippine president steering the country in this era of the ASEAN community. The most powerful posts of president and vice-president will be voted for, with the winners serving one six-year term. Also […]
