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(Eagle News Service) — The Supreme Court, acting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, has denied Vice President Leni Robredo’s motion for reconsideration of an order for her to pay an amount for her electoral counterprotest to move forward. In a media briefing on Tuesday, Theodore Te, SC spokesperson, said the PET directed Robredo, who filed the counterprotest in response to an electoral protest filed against her by former Senator Bongbong Marcos, to pay the cash […]
YEREVAN, Armenia (AFP) — Armenia’s ruling party was set to win the first parliamentary elections since the adoption of constitutional reforms transforming the country into a parliamentary republic, according to official results released on Monday. With votes tallied from 50.4 percent of precincts, the central electoral commission said pro-Russian President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party was leading the main opposition coalition, led by wealthy politician Gagik Tsarukyan, by 50.43 to 28.29 percent.
By Jerold Tagbo Eagle News Service MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Hindi umano makakabuti sa demokrasya ng bansa kung ipagpapaliban na naman ang Barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan Elections na nakatakdang gawin sa Oktubre. Ayon kay Senator at Liberal Party President Kiko Pangilinan, mapapahina aniya ang demokrasyang umiiral sa bansa at lalaganap lamang umano ang patronage system dahil sa pag-appoint ng executive branch sa mga magiging opisyal sa mga barangay. Senator Pangilinan: Dapat hayaan […]
HONG KONG (AFP) — Carrie Lam was voted leader of Hong Kong Sunday by a mainly pro-China committee according to unofficial media counts, in an election rejected as a sham by pro-democracy activists. Widely seen as Beijing’s favorite candidate, her victory comes as semi-autonomous Hong Kong remains deeply politically divided with concerns growing that China is tightening its grip.
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) – by Bienvenu-Marie BAKUMANYA The tense DR Congo faces a nationwide shutdown Tuesday after the country’s main opposition alliance refused to join talks with President Joseph Kabila’s government in a stormy row over delayed presidential elections. The fractured opposition recently came together in a new coalition — “Rassemblement” (Gathering) — headed by veteran opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi to demand Kabila end his 15-year rule and step down when his mandate expires on […]
(Eagle News) — Unanimous ang naging botohan ng Commssion on Elections (Comelec) en banc na ipagpaliban muna ang hiling ng kampo ni vice presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., na system audit sa mga server na ginamit sa katatapos na eleksyon. Ayon kay Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista, may mga punto silang tinalakay sa en banc kung bakit dapat isantabi muna ang nasabing kahilingan. Una, binigyan ng sapat na panahon ang bawat partido na makita ang […]
(Eagle News) — Pormal nang ibinigay ng legal team ni Vice presidential candidate Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos, Jr. ang sulat sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) na humihiling na magkaroon ng audit ang kanilang Information Technology (IT) expert sa Automated Election System (AES). Ayon kay Atty. Jose Amorado, nagdulot ng pangamba ang pagbabago sa script kaya nais na malaman ng kanilang kampo kung may nabago ba talaga sa resulta ng bilangan at sa pumapasok na numero sa […]
(Eagle News) — Tiniyak ng Smartmatic na hindi aalis ng bansa ang mga opisyal nito habang isasagawa ng Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang kanilang imbestigasyon. Kaugnay ito ng breach of protocol ng Smartmatic dahil sa walang pahintulot na pagbago sa character ng script sa transparency server. Ayon kay Atty. Karen Jimeno, nakahanda aniyang humarap sa imbestigasyon ang kanilang mga tauhan bagaman muling iginiit ng kumpanya na nabago lamang ang character sa hash code nang ilagay […]
First Day at EBC: From Live Coverage to Social Media By MJ Racadio May 10, 2016, (Eagle News) Quezon City, Philippines On May 10, I woke up early morning and drove along Quezon Avenue. The road was so clear without traffic, a scene not so typical here in Metro Manila. The previous day was May 9, election day. I arrived at Eagle Broadcasting Corporation safely. The energy was high around the atrium and the […]
MANILA, May 10 (PIA) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc sitting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBoC) is looking to proclaim the winning 12 senators one week after the conduct of the May 9 polls. In a press briefing on Monday, Comelec Chairman Juan Andres Bautista said that seven days is a safe projection but they will try to make the proclamation earlier. “I think one week is a good target but […]
MANILA, Philippines (EAGLE NEWS) — Based on the partial and unofficial election results provided by the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP), Liberal Party vice-presidential candidate and Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo has overtaken rival Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos. As of 5:29 a.m., Tuesday, May 10, Robredo has 13,050,115 votes, while Marcos has 13,000,419 votes. Robredo started taking the lead from Marcos as of the 3 am. count of the KBP. Below is the latest […]
