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Malabang, Lanao del Sur mayor-elect Mohammad Yahya “Tomas” Macapodi (second from left) and his vice mayor-elect Rocky Ali (second from right) was proclaimed by municipal election officer Joyce Moran (center) after the canvassing concluded on Tuesday, May 14. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Duterte allies win, lose in local polls

It is either victory or defeat for local candidates endorsed by Pres. Rodrigo Duterte proving that not all who got the presidential blessing were assured of winning in the just concluded midterm elections.

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Read more about the article Comelec says election process in Davao City successful
Among those who went early to vote is this 69 year-old resident of Matina, Davao City who immediately scanned the list of voters posted near her polling precint at the Daniel R. Aguinaldo National High School on Monday, May 13, 2019.(Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Comelec says election process in Davao City successful

The Commission on Election (Comelec) said the conduct of the midterm election in the city and the rest of the region was a success despite the problems encountered by some voters on Monday, Election Day.

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2nd Congressional District Representative Vincent Garcia

Winners in 2 districts of Davao City proclaimed by Comelec

The Davao City Board of Canvassers on Tuesday proclaimed the winning candidates for representatives in the second and third districts here while waiting for the complete transmittal of voting results from the first district.

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Read more about the article Red-tagging, a vicious move to discredit Makabayan party-lists
Malicious tarpaulins campaigning against progressive Makabayan party lists were reported to be seen near polling centers in the cities of Tagum, Cotabato and Davao. (Photo courtest of Bayan Muna-Southern Mindanao Region)

Red-tagging, a vicious move to discredit Makabayan party-lists

Progressive Makabayan Coalition on Monday cried foul over red-tagging posters sighted near polling centers in some cities in Southern Mindanao.

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