Tag: polls

AFP, PNP, Comelec meet to ensure peaceful 2019 polls, BOL plebiscite

(Eagle News)—The Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Philippine National Police, and the Commission on Elections met on Thursday, Jan. 10, to discuss preparations to  ensure a peaceful conduct of the 2019  elections and the Bangsamoro Organic law plebiscite this month. In a statement, the Joint Peace and Security Coordinating Committee, as the agencies are jointly called, said the meeting was to “further synergize our respective police and military strategies into a national campaign that will defeat […]

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Duterte to candidates in 2019 polls: Do not terrorize, intimidate voters

(Eagle News) — Do not terrorize, intimidate voters. President Rodrigo Duterte had this to say to individuals running in the 2019 elections, saying he himself would have them arrested if they did so. “Hayaan mo ang tao kung sino ang piliin nila — maski piliin nila yung parang aso ‘yung ugali. E pasensiya tayo. That’s the will of the people. It’s the will of God. Iyon ang pinili ng tao,” Duterte said during the turnover […]

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Sara Duterte, Mar Roxas included in Pulse Asia’s recent list of “probable winners” in senatorial polls

(Eagle News)–Senator Grace Poe is likely to top the senatorial elections should they be held around this time, a recent Pulse Asia survey showed. According to the survey conducted from Sept. 1 to 7, Poe garnered a voter preference of 70.1 percent, making her the only individual in the top spot. In second to third place was Senator Cynthia Villar, who got a voter preference of 57.7 percent. Rep. Pia Cayetano occupies the second to […]

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Albayalde orders implementation of security measures ahead of 2019 polls to prevent “election-related violence”

(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde on Monday, July 9, ordered the implementation of “early security measures” for the 2019 elections to prevent “election-related violence.” Albayalde gave the order following the killings of three high-ranking local government officials, Tanauan, Batangas Mayor Antonio Halili; General Tinio, Nueva Ecija Mayor Ferdinand Bote; and Trece Martires, Cavite Vice Mayor Alex Lubigan. The police are looking at politics as a possible motive in the killing of […]

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Lacson: Halili told me ex-general whom he had a dispute with planned to oppose him in local polls

(Eagle News)–Senator Panfilo Lacson on Saturday, July 6, said a former general who had a dispute with the slain Tanauan, Batangas Mayor Antonio Halili had  plans of running as  chief executive of that city. In a radio interview, Lacson said this was revealed to him by Halili himself before he was killed on Monday, July 2. “Natatandaan ko ikinuwento niya actually medyo may pag-aalala siya nun kasi alam niyang may kapasidad ang dating heneral,” Lacson […]

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Sereno open to running for Senate seat in 2019

(Eagle News) — Ousted Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno is open to running for a Senate seat in 2019. Sereno made the statement in a television interview on Thursday, June 29. According to Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, a member of the opposition group Tindig Pilipinas’ selection committee, he personally spoke to Sereno to convince her to run. He said the opposition needed a brave candidate in their slate. “Open siya, pinakikinggan niya the […]

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Sereno still undecided on whether or not to run for public office

(Eagle News) — Ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Tuesday, June 19, said she had yet to decide whether she would run for public office in 2019. In a television interview, Sereno said an announcement on what her decision was would be made “at the right time.” “Some people believe it should be in the halls of the Senate where that voice is heard. Some others are saying, ‘No, no, it must be always […]

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Comelec: Almost all winners in 2018 barangay, SK polls already proclaimed

(Eagle News) — Almost all the winners in the 2018 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections have been proclaimed. According to Commission on Elections Acting Chairman Al Parreño, who held a press conference on Tuesday night, May 15, 99.81 percent have already been declared winners. He, however, said that the proclamation of approximately 729 candidates has been suspended pending a review of whether or not they exceeded the age requirement of SK officers, and whether or not they […]

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Days before barangay, SK elections, PNP gives assurance it is “on top of the situation”

By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service With the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections just around the corner, the Philippine National Police on Thursday, May 10, gave the assurance it was “on top of the situation.” This was even if it admitted that  more than 20 have been killed in what could be election-related incidents recorded across the country since less than a month ago. According to the PNP, apart from the 24 fatalities, four have […]

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Suu Kyi’s new govt faces first test at Myanmar polls

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — Aung San Suu Kyi’s government will face its first test at the ballot box on Saturday in by-elections around Myanmar seen as a barometer for growing disillusionment with her party a year after it took office. The euphoria that surrounded the democracy icon’s landslide electoral win in 2015 has ebbed as her party struggles to push through promised reforms. Discontent is particularly acute in ethnic minority areas where many see Suu Kyi […]

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Despite 4-point dip, President’s trust ratings “excellent” at +72, says SWS

  (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte continues to have an “excellent” trust rating among Filipinos for this fourth quarter, with a +72 net trust rating, considered as one of the highest ever achieved by a Philippine president. The figure however also represents a slight drop from the previous quarter’s +76 net trust rating in the September SWS survey. The December 2016 Social Weather Survey was conducted from December 3-6, 2016 using face-to-face interviews of […]

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