Tag: 2019 Mid-term elections

Comelec, pinalawig ang oras ng pagboto sa 2019 mid-term elections

(Eagle News) — Pinalawig ng Commission on Elections (COMELEC) ang oras ng pagboto sa darating na midterm elections sa susunod na taon. Ayon kay Comelec Spokesperson Director James Jimenez, dinagdagan ng isang oras ang botohan kung saan ginawa na itong mula ala sais ng umaga (6:00 AM) hanggang ala sais ng hapon (6:00 PM). Ang nasabing pasiya ng ahensiya ay bunsod ng inaasahang pagtaas ng voting population na posibleng umabot sa animnapu’t isang milyon kumpara […]

Voters crowd polling stations as US delivers verdict on Trump

By Nova Safo with Jocelyne Zablit Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, CA (AFP) — Andrew Menck didn’t bother to vote in the last seven congressional elections but, determined to deliver a rebuke to Donald Trump’s presidency, he joined the lines outside his local polling station that built up before dawn. “I disapprove of the president’s actions,” said the 34-year-old, a Chicago voter who sees his ballot as a chance for real scrutiny of a president who […]

Alvarez: Senators who oppose federalism should not be voted for in 2019

(Eagle News) — Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) Secretary General and House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on Thursday urged Surigaonons not to vote for senators who oppose the federalism campaign of the government. Alvarez told a crowd of some 6,000 local officials who took their oaths as new members of  the ruling party to start listing the names of these individuals. “And when the election comes in 2019, don’t vote for them,” Alvarez said. He said that […]