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Bilang ng mga napapatay ngayong election period pumalo na sa 33

(Eagle News) — Umakyat na sa 33 ang bilang ng mga namamatay ngayong panahon ng eleksyon. Ito ang inanunsyo ni Philippine National Polcie Chief Oscar Albayalde sa isinagawang news briefing sa Camp Crame nitong Lunez, ika-14 ng Mayo. Inihayag naman ng opisyal na nakapagtala na ng 36 na election-related violent incident mula ng magsimula ang election period. Pito aniya rito ang kumpirmadong election-related violent incidents. “This is lower compared to the 2013 elections of 109 […]

Mahabang pila, nawawalang pangalan at mainit na panahon naman ang reklamo ng mga botante sa Surigao City

SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte (Eagle News) – Maaga pa lamang ay mahaba na ang pila ng mga boboto sa iba’t ibang presinto sa Surigao City. May mga nakatalagang pulis at naglagay din ng information table ang Commission on Elections (Comelec)  para sa mga gustong magtanong o nagkaproblema sa kanilang precinct number at polling place. Marami ang nagrereklamo dahil hindi nila makita ang kanilang pangalan sa master list ng Comelec at ang iba ay nalipat ng […]

Most Asian markets rise after Wall St rally, ringgit sinks

HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Most Asia markets rose Monday as investors built on last week’s rally, with another healthy lead from Wall Street providing support, but oil prices retreated from their three-and-a-half-year highs. Malaysia’s ringgit sank almost one percent but stocks were up 0.5 percent in Kuala Lumpur as trading resumed after last week’s general election that saw a shock win for 92-year-old former premier Mahathir Mohamad. While analysts had expected a sharp drop […]

N. Korea will never fully give up nuclear weapons: top defector

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea will never completely give up its nuclear weapons, a top defector said ahead of leader Kim Jong Un’s landmark summit with US President Donald Trump next month. The current whirlwind of diplomacy and negotiations will not end with “a sincere and complete disarmament” but with “a reduced North Korean nuclear threat,” said Thae Yong-ho, who fled his post as the North’s deputy ambassador to Britain in August 2016. […]

Seguridad sa pagbobotohan ni Pangulong Duterte, kasado na

(Eagle News) — Mahigpit na seguridad ang ipinatutupad sa loob at labas ng Daniel R. Aguinaldo High School sa Matina, Davao City kung saan boboto ngayong araw si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Ito ang tiniyak ng principal ng eskuwelahan na si Arlene Pernes, dahil sa inaasahang pagdagsa ng mga tao upang masilayan si Pangulong Duterte. Ayon kay Pernes, nakahanda na ang crowd control sa oras na dumating na ang Pangulo para bumoto. Inilabas na rin ang […]

Farmer arrested for alleged vote-buying

TAYUG, Pangasinan (Eagle News) – A farmer was arrested after he allegedly tried to buy votes in Tayug, Pangasinan on Monday, May 14. The suspect was identified as Martin Fabia, 62, resident of Brgy. Lichauco, Tayug. Based on initial investigation, Fabia offered Php300 to Criselda Sardon in exchange for her support for Felomino Vidad, but she refused to accept the money. He allegedly made the offer twice. Incumbent Brgy. chair Antonio Jacob passed by and […]

Comelec: No poll hitches in Metro Manila so far

(Eagle News)–The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday, May 14, said there were no reports of poll hitches in Metro Manila so far. “But we are continuing to monitor all of the other places,” Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said in a press briefing at the Comelec command center in Manila. According to Jimenez, so far, in Maguindanao, “we are good.” All polling centers were also open in Basilan and Sulu. As for Regions 1, Caraga […]

Kakulangan ng mga voting official dahilan ng pagbagal ng botohan sa ibang presinto sa isang paaralan sa Bulacan

  STA. MARIA, Bulacan (Eagle News) – Ilang oras mula nang opisyal na mag-umpisa ang halalan ay nag-uumpisa na rin ang build-up ng mga pila sa bawat presinto sa Paaralang Elementarya ng Sta. Clara. Ito ay hindi katulad kaninang alas 7:00 ng umaga na mabilis lang ang proseso ng pagboto. Ayon sa mga watchers, ang matagal ay ang pamamahagi ng mga balota. Mapapansin rin na mayroon lamang tatlong opisyal sa bawat presinto: Una ay ang […]

Davao Mayor Sara Duterte casts vote in Davao

(Eagle News) –  Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte  cast her vote in her precinct inside the Daniel R. Aguinaldo High School in Barangay Matina in Davao on Monday, May 14. Mayor Sara arrived in the area past 9:40 accompanied only by her security. She cast her ballot at 9:45 a.m. President Rodrigo Duterte is also expected to cast his vote today at the same school.

In photo: One of the sites in Australia of a successful worldwide youth church summit

  Youth members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) from Australia participated in the recently held worldwide event called Binhi Summit that saw young members of the Church, aged 12 to 17 years old, from all over the world actively engaging in activities for their development. This worldwide event was organized and approved by the Church Administration of the INC with the leadership of the Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo and the […]

DOLE to employers: Observe pay rules for work rendered on May 14

(Eagle News) – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has reminded employers to strictly observe “pay rules” for workers for the May 14 special non-working holiday. The reminder was contained in Labor Advisory No. 8 Series of 2018 issued by DOLE Undersecretary Ciriaco Lagunzad. If an employee did not work, the “no work, no pay” principle shall apply unless there is a company policy granting payment on a special day, DOLE said. If working […]