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(Eagle News)–Reelectionist senator Cynthia Villar continued to cement her lead in the 2019 Senate race on Saturday, May 18, garnering over 3 million votes more than Grace Poe, who is in second place. Based on partial and unofficial results from the Commission on Elections transparency server, as of 4:53 a.m., Villar had 25,074,108 votes, vis à vis Poe’s 21,885,784 votes. Bong Go was still in third place, with 20,401,715 votes. Below are the other candidates […]
(Eagle News)–The Senate bets in the winning circle held on to their rankings in the Senate race as of Friday night, with 97.97 percent of nationwide election returns already canvassed based on partial and unofficial results from the Commission on Elections transparency server. Reelectionist senator Cynthia Villar was still at the top of the list, with 25,057,032 votes as of 9:53 p.m. She was followed by another reelectionist Grace Poe, who got 21,875,544 votes so […]
(Eagle News)—The Department of Public Works and Highways on Friday, May 17, advised motorists to use alternate routes with some portions of Edsa and C5 slated to undergo reblocking and repair. In an advisory, the DPWH said the construction work will start on this day at 11 p.m. and will end on Monday, May 20, at 5 a.m. Below are the affected portions: Edsa Southbound – MRT truck lane, fronting Solid North Transit Inc. terminal […]
(Eagle News)–“I’m OK!” Bam Aquino issued this statement on Friday, May 17, the fourth day he figured still outside the Senate winning circle based on partial and unofficial results from the Commission on Elections transparency server. In a Facebook post, Aquino, the highest-ranking Otso Diretso bet in the Senate race so far in 14th place, said he had wanted to issue the statement after the official end of the counting of votes, but changed his […]
(Eagle News)–Some of the Senate bets in the winning circle have been given invitations for proclamation rites tentatively slated on Sunday, May 19, sources said. According to the sources, the invites were sent by the Commission on Elections. Each senator, based on the invite, is entitled to bring five companions, sources said. The sources said the Comelec was asking the names of the companions of the winning senators in advance for the rites tentatively at […]
(Eagle News)–Eleven more Filipinos in war-torn Libya will be repatriated to the Philippines, Philippine Chargè d’Affaires Elmer Cato said. In a Tweet, Cato said the Filipinos were evacuated from Tripoli. He said this brings to 55 the number of Filipinos evacuated by the government since the conflict in Libya broke out on April 4. Early this month, the Department of Foreign Affairs raised an Alert Level over Tripoli and nearby areas, calling for a mandatory […]
(Eagle News)—The expected victory of candidates endorsed by President Rodrigo Duterte in the midterm elections “could bode well for policy continuity during the President’s remaining term.” This is according to Fitch Ratings Sovereigns team associate director Sagarika Chandra, who issued a statement on Friday, May 17, four days after the polls. “The results of the mid-term elections suggest President Duterte and his allies would secure a majority in the Senate,” Chandra said. Based on Friday’s […]
(Eagle News)—The rankings of senatorial bets in the winning circle were unchanged on Friday afternoon, with 97.88 percent of nationwide election returns canvassed, based on partial and unofficial results from the Commission on Elections transparency server. As of 2:02 p.m., reelectionist Senator Cynthia Villar still led the pack with 25,039,000 votes, followed by another reelectionist senator, Grace Poe, with 21,863,184 votes. Bong Go was still in third place, with 20,364,534 votes. Below are the other […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea is experiencing its worst drought in over a century, official media reported Friday, days after the World Food Programme expressed “very serious concerns” about the situation in the country. The isolated, impoverished North — which is under several sets of sanctions over its nuclear weapon and ballistic missile programs — has long struggled to feed itself and suffers chronic food shortages. It recorded its worst harvest for a […]
(Eagle News)–With Bato dela Rosa getting closer to winning a seat in the Senate, Human Rights Watch called on the International Criminal Court to investigate him for his alleged crimes when he was police chief. In a statement, Carlos Conde of the HRW’s Asia division, said although the Philippines has officially withdrawn from the ICC, it can still probe “killings during the anti-drug campaign, can still investigate alleged crimes against humanity that occurred while Dela […]
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — Vietnam has sentenced 10 people to death for smuggling meth, ketamine and ecstasy across the country by train, state media reported Friday as the communist country deepens its crackdown on drugs. The gang shifted 300 kilograms (660 pounds) of drugs from northern Vietnam to the southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City between 2015 and 2016, according to state-run media on Friday. Five men and five women were given the […]
by Ivan Couronne WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — SpaceX postponed launch of 60 satellites into low-Earth orbit that was scheduled for Thursday night, possibly until next week, citing a need for software updates. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral was to be the first of potentially thousands in its Starlink project to beam broadband internet across the planet. “Standing down to update satellite software and triple-check everything again,” said a tweet from […]
