MANILA — As the nation awaits the results of the elections, the government is accelerating development services and major undertakings for economic expansion, job creation, price stability, and peace and order.
The President has issued the following priority instructions to relevant agencies:
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DAVAO CITY — While the City Board of Canvassers is busy tallying the results of Monday’s elections, members of the party-list groups and candidates from the progressive bloc are keeping an eye on the counting.
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MARAWI CITY ? Delegates and participants of the People?s International Observers? Mission (IOM) witnessed wanton cheating, confusion, and near chaos in today?s election in this city.
Vote-buying and coaching of voters inside election precincts were most rampant with the poll watchers sitting beside voters dictating the names to be written on the ballots.
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WE, members and participants of the People?s International Observers? Mission (IOM) express shock and dismay at the brazen and numerous violations of election laws we witnessed in Lanao del Sur on May 14 and 15. We also grieve that the people of the province were again denied peaceful and credible elections by both the Commission on Elections (and its instrumentalities) and the opposing political interests and clans of Lanao del Sur.
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MANILA — The Supreme Court recently dismissed for lack of merit a petition for prohibition seeking to prevent the implementation of RA 9225, on the ground that it violates the Art. IV, ? 5 of the Constitution stating that ?Dual allegiance of citizens is inimical to the national interest and shall be dealt with by law.?
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