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Rest of PHL affected by easterlies (Eagle News) — The Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Mindanao. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the easterlies are also affecting the rest of the country. PAGASA said as a result, cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms are expected in Mindanao. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, […]
Asks Filipino nation for their support in case he wins as the 17th PHL president By Neah Mangawang for Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Presidential frontrunner Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. addressed the nation shortly after 11:00pm on Monday, May 9, via his Facebook page, expressing his sincere gratitude to his supporters and the Filipino people who believed in him, his running-mate Sara Duterte, and their message of unity. Marcos, Jr. acknowledged that while […]
(Eagle News) — Benjamin Magalong will return as Baguio City’s chief executive after he was proclaimed the winner of the mayoralty race by the Commission on Elections. Reelectionists Faustino Olowan and Mark Go also retained their vice mayoral and congressional posts, respectively. In a statement, Magalong, a former chief of the Philippine National Police’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, thanked his supporters for their trust. “I am inspired to serve you even better and set […]
Zamora’s running mate Warren Villa also reelected as vice mayor (Eagle News) — San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora won his reelection bid in the city after he was proclaimed the winner by the city’s Board of Canvassers on Monday night. Zamora, who ran under the PDP-Laban party, garnered 66,883 while his rival, PMP’s Jun Usman, got 9,413 votes. Also winning reelection as vice mayor was Zamora’s running mate, Warren Villa. He garnered 55920 votes as […]
By Doren Manzanero Eagle News Service (Eagle News) – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) described as “relatively peaceful” the national and local elections held on Monday, May 9, 2022. In a press briefing, Comelec Chair Saidamen Pangarungan concurred with the assessment of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) that the May 9 polls is generally peaceful, as compared to previous years. “As confirmed by our security partners, […]
By Neah Mangawang Contributor (Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) said that asking voters to leave their ballots in the precinct in case vote counting machines (VCM) fail to operate was part of the poll body’s protocol and was not a scheme to defraud voters. In a press briefing on Monday, May 9, COMELEC Commissioner George Garcia told reporters that voters should not be confused and should not jump into conclusion that there […]
Sara Duterte leads VP race with 30.5M votes compared to Pangilinan’s nearly 9M votes as of 5:47 am, May 10, 2022 UPDATE as of 6:34 a.m., May, 10, 2022 (Eagle News) — Former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., further widened his lead in the May 9, 2022 presidential race based on partial and unofficial count of election returns from 95 percent of clustered precincts, according to the Commission on Elections’ Transparency Server as of early […]
(Eagle News) – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc has formally convened as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC) for Senators and Party Lists for the May 9, 2022 elections. Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan presided over the session, where counsels of candidates and political parties as well as members of the media witnessed the opening of plastic boxes containing the consolidation and canvassing laptops. “Now it’s almost near the closing of voting here in […]
(Eagle News) – Around 280 power outages have been reported since Sunday evening, May 8, with at least 20 power outages recorded on election day itself, May 9, 2022. The Manila Electric Company (MERALCO), the largest power distributor in the country, reported on the 20 power outages that happened on election day, while the National Electrification Administration (NEA) reported a total of 262 power interruptions since Sunday evening, from 7 p.m. of May 8 until […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Millions of people in Beijing stayed home on Monday as China’s capital tries to fend off a Covid-19 outbreak with creeping restrictions on movement. Beijing residents fear they may soon find themselves in the grip of the same draconian measures that have trapped most of Shanghai’s 25 million people at home for several weeks. Officials there have said the eastern powerhouse city is winning its battle against China’s worst outbreak […]
by Ferdinandh Cabrera with Cecil Morella in Manila Agence France Presse Three security guards were killed Monday when gunmen opened fire at a polling station in a restive region of the southern Philippines, police said, as millions of Filipinos voted in national elections. Elections are a traditionally volatile time in a country with lax gun laws and a violent political culture, but police said this season had been comparatively peaceful. The deadly shooting happened […]
by Andrew Beatty with Mikhail Flores in Magarao Agence France-Presse BATAC CITY, Philippines (AFP) — Millions of Filipinos thronged primary schools and other polling stations Monday to elect a new president, with the son of former president Ferdinand Marcos the favourite to win the high-stakes election. Nearly 40 years after the patriarch was deposed by a popular revolt and the family chased into exile, Ferdinand Marcos Junior looks set to complete their remarkable comeback from […]
