Ferdinand ‘Bong-Bong’ Marcos , vice-presidential candidate and son of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, cast his ballot in the presidential election at a polling station in Batac, Ilocos Norte.
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10 events that define Philippine President Aquino’s legacy
The Philippines holds elections on Monday to choose a successor to President Benigno Aquino. Here are 10 crucial victories and setbacks that came to define his six years in office: August 23, 2010: Hong Kong hostage crisis – Barely two months in office, Aquino faces his first major crisis when a disgraced policeman takes a busload of Hong Kong tourists hostage. The gunman and eight hostages are killed in a hail of gunfire hours later […]
Roxas votes in Roxas City, Capiz
Presidential aspirant Mar Roxas casted his vote in Precinct 22A Rufina Andrada Santos Memorial School, Roxas City, Capiz. Roxas arrived in the polling place at 8:00 in the morning together with his wife, broadcaster Korina Sanchez-Roxas. His voting process lasted for about 10 minutes. After casting his vote, he faced the media to answer questions. Roxas was also accompanied by his mother Judy Araneta Roxas, his son Paolo, and other local candidates in Capiz. (Report […]
VCM’s in some precincts in New Era Elementary School suffered glitches
The Vote Counting Machines (VCM) in some precincts in New Era Elementary School suffered technical problems. In Precinct 3489A, casting of votes was stopped for over an hour because the VCM won’t accept the ballots. The Commission on Elections sent a technician to check the dysfunctional machine and was operational after 45 minutes of repair. Meanwhile, there were also reports of a technical glitch in the VCM in Precinct 3468B, Cluster 1648, in the same […]
Boxing: Mayweather says McGregor fight ‘possible’
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Floyd Mayweather, already hinting at a ring return, says it’s “possible” he could come out of retirement to face mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor. “It’s possible,” Mayweather said Saturday while in Las Vegas for the fight between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Amir Khan. “It was a name that was shot at me,” Mayweather said in video posted by Fighthype.com. “The rumors that you all have been hearing are […]
Mercury rising: Astronomers gear for planetary alignment
PARIS, France (AFP) Monday 5/9/2016 by Pascale MOLLARD Mariëtte Le Roux– Astronomers on Monday were preparing for one of the highlights of the skywatchers’ year, when the Sun, Mercury and Earth all line up — a phenomenon that happens just a dozen or so times per century. Mercury will be seen through telescopes as a black dot inching over the face of our star, providing a celestial spectacle — weather permitting — that will last seven and a half […]
Hot-button issues in the Philippine presidential election
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) Monday 5/9/2016 –Monday’s Philippine presidential election to replace Benigno Aquino is likely to turn on five key issues that candidates agree weigh on the minds of many of the nearly 55 million voters: Crime Popular anxiety over Filipinos’ personal safety has pushed tough-talking Rodrigo Duterte to the top of the polls. The nation has been troubled for decades by Muslim and communist insurgencies, Islamist militants, clogged courts and a corrupt police force. Duterte has […]
Key facts on Philippine elections
MANILA , Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines holds national elections on Monday, following six years of strong economic growth under President Benigno Aquino who nevertheless has been criticized for failing to fix a devastating rich-poor divide. Below are key facts and figures on the Philippines and its political system: The country and its political system — The Philippines became an independent nation in 1946, following more than 400 years as a colony of either […]
Former President Ramos votes in Asingan,Pangasinan
Former President Fidel V.Ramos voted early in his hometown in Narciso Ramos Elementary School Asingan,Pangasinan. Around 7:00am, the former President arrived in the polling place together with some oh his relatives running for office. Local police did not provide extra security for the 12th President. After casting his vote, Ramos posed for pictures with other residents. Ramos supports presidential aspirant Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. .
Panama braces for online release of Panama Papers
by Juan José Rodríguez PANAMA CITY , Panama (AFP) — The Panama Papers scandal promises to deepen around the world on Monday when a journalists’ group with access to the digital cache of documents is to put many of them online. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) is to release the documents in a searchable database at 1800 GMT on Monday accessible to the public at offshoreleaks.icij.org. The US-based organization said the release “will […]
Seven dead in Philippine election day ambush
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) Monday 5/9/2016 – Seven people were shot dead and another was wounded when a convoy of vehicles was ambushed in the Philippines Monday just hours before polls opened for national elections, police said. Unknown gunmen opened fire on the jeep and two motorcycles before dawn in the town of Rosario, just south of the capital Manila, said Chief Inspector Jonathan del Rosario. The motive for the attack was not yet known. However the incident […]
N. Korea congress adopts policy to improve, expand nuclear arms
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AFP) — North Korea’s first ruling party congress for nearly 40 years formally adopted leader Kim Jong-Un’s policy of developing the country’s nuclear arsenal in tandem with the economy, state media said Monday. The congress, which opened on Friday, has largely been seen as an elaborate coronation for the 33-year-old Kim, securing his status as supreme leader and confirming his legacy “byungjin” doctrine of twin economic and nuclear development. On Sunday, the […]
