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Philippine elections begin with Duterte poised for presidency
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) – Voting begins in the Philippines on Monday to elect a new president, with anti-establishment firebrand Rodrigo Duterte the shock favourite after an incendiary campaign in which he vowed to butcher criminals. Polls opened at 6:00am and voting is to continue until 5:00pm, election officials said. Duterte, the longtime mayor of the southern city of Davao, has held a commanding lead over other presidential rivals in recent surveys as he hypnotised millions with profanity-laced tirades promising […]
Things to remember today, May 9, election day
(EAGLE NEWS) — Today, May 9, more than 54 million Filipino voters head to the polls for the National and Local Elections. Voting starts from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., based on Commission on Elections (Comelec) Resolution No. 10088. This 2016 elections has the longest voting period in Philippine history. It could help if you verify your precinct number first with the Comelec with its online voter verification. https://comelec.gov.ph/?r=2016NLE/VoterVerification Online status verification of one’s […]
Maagang pagboto ng mga nakatatanda at PWDs, isinulong
Isinusulong sa kongreso ang Early voting o maagang pagboto para sa mga Senior Citizen at Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) sa panahon ng eleksyon Kaugnay nito, hinimok ni Cebu Representative Gabriel Luis Quisumbing ang kaniyang mga kapwa kongresista na pagtibayin ang panukala para sa 17th Congress. Nakapaloob din sa proposal bill ni Quisumbing na atasan ang Comelec na magkaroon ng record para sa Registered voters na Senior citizens at PWDs para sa kanilang kakailanganin sa panahon […]
Comelec, handa na sa Eleksyon bukas.
All set na ang Commission On Elections sa ikatlong National Automated Polls sa bansa Bukas (tomorrow) pipili ang mga pilipino ng bagong pangulo at mahigit sa labing-walong libong iba pang bagong lider sa eleksyon.. Ayon kay COMELEC Chairman Andres Bautista umaasa siyang ang mananalo ay katangap tanggap at nirerespeto ng mga tao Sa araw ng eleksyon.Ang Comelec Board Of Election Inspectors (BEIS) at Election officers ang magpapatakbo ng VCM sa mga Polling center. Ang canvassing […]
2664 tauhan ng MMDA, Itatalaga malapit sa poll centers.
Nagtalaga na ang Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) ng mahigit sa dalawang libong ( 2,000) tauhan para matiyak ang maayos na daloy ng trapiko sa mga kalsadang malapit sa mga Polling Precinct sa kalakhang Maynila Bukod sa traffic management ang MMDA Personnel din ang mangangasiwa sa paglilinis sa mga lugar na pagdarausan ng eleksyon May itatalaga ring mga traffic enforcer sa tanggapan ng Commission On Elections (COMELEC) sa Intramuros, Maynila at sa Philippine International Convention […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
