(Reuters) — Presidential candidate Grace Poe was swamped by supporters and journalists as she cast her ballot in Manila on Monday (May 9) for the national elections. Poe stood in line outside the polling station before going inside the building to vote. Poe, a senator, is seen as the most likely candidate to challenge the hard-talking mayor Rodrigo Duterte who has dominated in the last opinion polls. Poe’s pro-poor platform has resonated among Filipinos, as […]
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Mar Roxas votes in Capiz
(Eagle News) — Liberal Party presidential candidateManuel “Mar” Roxas II voted in precinct 722-A in Poblacion 5, Roxas City, Capiz. He was accompanied by his wife, broadcaster and television personality Korina Sanchez. Before voting, Roxas first ate at a “carinderia” in a public market in Roxas City. He immediately headed to the Liberal Party headquarters in Quezon City where he continued to monitor the elections.
Weather aids firefighters battling blaze in Canada oil region
by Michel COMTE FORT MCMURRAY, CANADA (AFP) –– Authorities battling a forest fire in Canada looked to Mother Nature for more help Monday, as cooling temperatures and rain slowed the spread of the blaze that had forced the evacuation of an entire city. There was more good news too, with the amount of land charred less than originally feared and the last of 25,000 people trapped north of Fort McMurray in Alberta province safely evacuated in […]
Prince Harry opens Invictus games for military disabled
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Britain’s Prince Harry on Sunday opened the Invictus games for disabled war veterans and awarded the first gold of the 2016 event to France. Harry, fifth in line to the throne and patron of the games, welcomed sportsmen, women and supporters to the huge event in Orlando, Florida, being broadcast by sports network ESPN. “Their stories are as amazing as they are unique. They focus on what can be achieved, rather […]
ICYMI: Random manual audit starts
QUEZON City, Philippines – The selection process of municipalities and cities that will be included in the Commission on Election’s Random Manual Audit. The RMA Committee will be aided by the Philippine Statistics Authority. According to the COMELEC Resolution, one precinct is chosen for each congressional district for the RMA. The random manual audit aims to detect and prevent discrepancy by comparing the number of votes recorded by the vote-counting machines with the number of […]
ICYMI: VP Binay warns against widespread electoral fraud
QUEZON City, Philippines – Vice President Jejomar Binay and his son, former Makati City Mayor Junjun Binay voted early in the morning. After voting, VP Binay warned against the alleged widespread cheating this election. Binay added that he saw several signs of cheating. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
ICYMI: PNP reports election related incidents
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Philippine National Police recorded 160 election-related incidents but only 29 are considered as validated election-related incidents. These include the grenade-throwing incident in Salvador, Lanao Del Norte as well as the burning of a classroom, with said incidents causing delays in the start of the elections. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
ICYMI: Presidentiables and Vice-Presidentiables vote early
QUEZON City (May 9) – Several of the presidential and vice-presidential candidates were early worms as they went to their voting precincts early in the morning to vote. This includes Vice-President Jejomar Binay, his running mate Senator Gringo Honasan and Rep. Leni Robredo. Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago was also one of the first to vote wherein she made a comment about the use of cardboard boxes where the voting receipts were placed. Liberal Party standard-bearer Mar […]
ICYMI: Interview with COMELEC’s James Jimenez
QUEZON City, Philippines (May 9) – In the NET 25’s live coverage of the national and local elections, Desisyon Ng Bayan 2016, Commission on Election’s James Jimenez tackles the issue regarding malfunctioning vote-counting machines as well as the possibility of extending the voting period due to the malfunctioning of the VCMs. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)
Sen. Poe casts her vote in Manila
COMELEC: Voting Hours may be extended in precincts with malfunctioning VCM
COMELEC Spokesperson James Jimenez, in an interview with NET25’s Desisyon ng Bayan 2016 Special Coverage, said that voting hours may be extended when there are verified malfunctions of Vote Counting Machines (VCM) in polling precincts. Jimenez explained that malfunctions would have to be verified by their technicians and replaced if need be, a process will surely take some time thus the need for the extension of voting hours. But Jimenez clarified that some reports of […]
Sen.Grace Poe votes in San Juan City, Metro Manila
Presidential candidate Senator Grace Poe casts her vote in Sta.Lucia Elementary School, San Juan City.
