Comelec-Tagum proclaims Rellon, Gementiza
By MART D. SAMBALUD
Davao Today
As per total canvassed votes released by Comelec-Tagum City, Rellon got 54,492 votes while Gementiza got 51,845 votes.
EXERCISING THEIR RIGHT. People from all walks of life exercise their right to suffrage Monday. At the Daniel R. Aguinaldo High School in Davao City, young ones and the once young, including church people, queue in line to cast their votes. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
Today’s View: Post-election prattle and cackle
By DON J. PAGUSARA
Davao Today
And, here is an incontrovertible truth: All elections in a society under a state of massive poverty is never a democratic process. It is a vicious illusion, a disgusting insult and a vile assault to human dignity.
A Board of Election Inspector in one of the clustered precincts in Davao City’s Cesario Villa Abrille Elementary School tests the PCOS machine during the Final Testing and Sealing Monday. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)
Makabayan supporters hold vigil as canvassing is delayed due to defective CF cards
By DANILDA L. FUSILERO
Davao Today
Canvassing was temporarily stopped due to the malfunctioning compact flash cards and the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines in two clustered precincts of two villages. The Comelec said they are anticipating for more or less a thousand votes to be canvassed.
Village chief wins mayoralty race in Sto. Tomas
By MART D. SAMBALUD
Davao Today
Benigno Andamon, village captain of Tibal-og, was proclaimed as the town’s Mayor-elect with 17, 189 votes while Daniel Batosalem Jr. won the vice-mayoralty post with 27, 595 votes.
Davao canvassing delayed as Comelec head’s blood pressure shoots up
By CHERYLL D. FIEL
Davao Today
First District election supervisor Aimee Ampoloquio was then asking a teacher who served as Board of Election Inspectors (BEI) chair from the Catalunan Grande National High School about how the transmission of the ERs was conducted because the ERs were not reflected in the Canvassing and Consolidation System (CSS) laptop stationed at the SP session hall.