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Anti-establishment firebrand Rodrigo Duterte was heading Monday for a huge win in the Philippine presidential elections, according to a poll monitor, after an incendiary campaign dominated by his profanity-laced threats to kill criminals. (Courtesy AFPTV)
Why is presidential candidate and Davao City Mayor such a phenomenon in the May 9 elections. In this part 3 of the May 7, 2016 episode of ASEAN in Focus weekend, two political experts tackle this and the importance of the having good foreign relations with the international community, particularly the United States. ASEAN in Focus resident resource person Dr. Carlos Tabunda Jr., an executive fellow of the Development Academy of the Philippines, interviews […]
In this first part of the May 7 episode of ASEAN in Focus weekend edition, the Philippine elections on May 9 is analyzed in the context of the ASEAN community. The May 9 elections is a very crucial event, with the next Philippine president steering the country in this era of the ASEAN community. The most powerful posts of president and vice-president will be voted for, with the winners serving one six-year term. Also […]
by Ayee Macaraig MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Anti-establishment firebrand Rodrigo Duterte stormed to a huge win in the Philippine presidential elections, according to poll monitor data released Tuesday, after an incendiary campaign dominated by his profanity-laced vows to kill criminals. Duterte, the longtime mayor of the southern city of Davao, hypnotised millions with his vows of brutal but quick solutions to the nation’s twin plagues of crime and poverty, which many believed had worsened despite […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Grace Poe on Monday night conceded to Davao City Mayor and presidential frontrunner Rodrigo Duterte as unofficial partial quick counts of election returns from the Commission on Elections showed Duterte at an early lead. As of 10:40 p.m., Duterte leads with 12,606,829 votes based on the partial unofficial quick count of election returns received by the COMELEC. Liberal Party standard bearer Manuel “Mar” Roxas II comes in at second with […]
(EAGLE NEWS) — As of the latest Kapisanan ng Broadcaster of the Philippines-Eagle Broadcasting Corporation partial unofficial quick count of election returns from the Comelec, presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte took an early lead with 11,659,213 votes , while Ferdinand Marcos Jr., led in the vice-presidential tally (10,715,468 votes) with the administration’s bet Leni Rodredo coming in close (9,838,033 votes). Former TESDA director general Joel Villanueva, meanwhile led in the senatorial count, followed by senator […]
(Eagle News) – Presidential candidate and survey front runner Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte voted past 2 p.m. on Monday, May 9, becoming the last of the “presidentiables” to cast his vote on election day. Duterte, wore a checkered red polo, when he went to his polling precinct at the Daniel R. Aguinaldo National High School to vote. He was accompanied by his common-law-wife, Cielito “Honeylet” Avanceña. The Davao City mayor has been […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) – Voting begins in the Philippines on Monday to elect a new president, with anti-establishment firebrand Rodrigo Duterte the shock favourite after an incendiary campaign in which he vowed to butcher criminals. Polls opened at 6:00am and voting is to continue until 5:00pm, election officials said. Duterte, the longtime mayor of the southern city of Davao, has held a commanding lead over other presidential rivals in recent surveys as he hypnotised millions with profanity-laced tirades promising […]
(EAGLE NEWS) — Supporters of presidential candidate and Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte expressed apprehensions about massive electoral cheating on election day, May 9, as reports about vote-counting machines (VCM) mysteriously counting a vote for administration candidate Manuel “Mar” Roxas II for blank ballots during a machine testing in Lanao del Sur. The group called MRRD-NECC or Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte National Executive Coordinating Committee said two of their election watchers tried the […]
(Eagle News) –The Iglesia Ni Cristo is supporting Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte for president and Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., for vice-president in the May 9 elections. Their names are contained in sample ballots that are distributed to INC members all over the country. For the senators, the INC is supporting the following candidates: Joel Villanueva, Dick Gordon, Franklin Drilon, Risa Hontiveros, Francis Tolentino, Martin Romualdez, Ralph Recto, Manny Pacquiao, Vicente Sotto, Win Gatchalian, […]
(Reuters) Filipinos have scoffed and slurped to show their backing for Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte ahead of next week’s presidential elections. The maverick mayor of the southern city is leading the “Gulp Poll” conducted by convenience store chain 7-Eleven, which has asked customers at their 1,650 outlets across the country to pick soda cups with images of their favorite presidential candidate. The popularity of Duterte’s blue cup has mirrored two opinion polls last week […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine presidential favourite Rodrigo Duterte’s vague economic plans and threats to kill thousands of criminals are spooking the financial markets, with one business leader warning Tuesday the trash-talking politician would bring anarchy. The key Philippine Stock Exchange index fell on Tuesday for the fifth consecutive day, a stretch that began after Duterte made a speech before top business leaders in which he joked about his penis and vowed to pardon himself […]
