Kusog Baryohanon mayoral bet Daniel Batosalem Jr., whose candidacy was bankrolled by Tagum Agricultural Development Company Incorporated (Tadeco), holds the lead in the mayoral race, based on Comelec’s partial, unofficial results.
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Casting of votes in this city might be extended until Wednesday after 80 vote counting machines have malfunctioned in several clustered precincts, a Comelec election officer said on Monday, May 9.
Hundreds of voters here feared they could not cast their votes for today’s elections because their names were delisted from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) official voter’s list.
A Manila-based child rights advocate raised a red flag on Friday, May 6 after a political advertisement aired on television networks with children being used for political mudslinging.
A militant youth group on Friday urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to disqualify Liberal Party senatorial bet Risa Hontiveros for allegedly “plundering” PhilHealth funds and using the government’s funds for her campaign.
A Mindanao-based power monitoring body assured that there will be stable power supply on May 9, in time for the country’s national and local elections.
The camp of Presidential aspirant Rodrigo Duterte has welcomed the endorsement of Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), saying it is a significant gain to boost the presidential campaign of the Davao City mayor and at the same time to “thwart attempts by the administration to cheat the elections.”
A women’s group on Thursday demanded the military to pull out from a community of Lumads, or indigenous peoples in Bukidnon following the death of two Lumad farmers.
Barely a week before the May 9 elections, presidential aspirant Rodrigo Duterte has branded his rivals as a symbol of what he called a “failed and inutile system.”
A national youth organization called on opposition parties and candidates and the Filipino people to unite and stop the alleged plan of the Liberal Party to “hijack” the elections through “massive electronic fraud.”
