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.
By MA. GIGI A. TENEBROSO
Davao Today
In a statement released Monday, Ka Simon Santiago, NPA political director, said four village captains in Paquibato district “surrendered” to them and reported of receiving money from re-electionist Representative Mylene Garcia. In Mapula village, 27 envelopes with PHP 300 each were allegedly seen, PHP 15,000 in Lumiad village, PHP 20,000 in Paquibato village and PHP 15,000 in Panalum village.
By MART D. SAMBALUD
Davao Today
This was according to Tagum Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting Coordinator Juan Castillo, adding that per monitoring round-up report as of 6 PM Monday, there was no reported election-related violence.
By DANILDA L. FUSILERO
Davao Today
Jay Apiag, Kontra Daya coordinator for North Cotabato province said their forecast was due to delays brought about by glitches of PCOS (precinct count optical scan) machines, the heavy rains that started 3 PM Monday and blackouts in the villages of Katipunan and Amas.
By ACE R. MORANDANTE
Davao Today
In schools that served as polling centers here, soldiers from the 25th Infantry are observed to have stayed nearer, less than five meters, to be exact.
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today
“We hope you would still care for us because we are just fisherfolks. To those of you who would win, please don’t stop considering us,” said Aning Lagbas, a village functionary in Isla Poo, part of Kinablangan village.
By MART D. SAMBALUD
Davao Today
“Natingala ko nganong wala among pangalan sa listahan nga naa man unta amoang Comelec voter’s ID. Unta gi check na nila.” – Marivic Escudero, a voter
By CHERYLL D. FIEL
Davao Today
The machine started rejecting ballots at past nine in the morning forcing the BEIs to shut down the machine. To the dismay of first-time voters who were excited to experience casting their votes the automated way, the ballots were dropped manually at the PCOS machine bin, before BEIs took it out and placed it in a separate folder for counting.
By MART D. SAMBALUD
Davao Today
Chairman of the Board of Election Inspectors (BEI) Emelia Jordan said that she could not identify the cause of the problem, “(D)espite the fact that correct procedures were followed.”
DAVAO TODAY POOLED REPORT
Davao Today
According to poll watchdog Kontra Daya, machines in Panacan didn’t immediately turned on while those in Don Julian Elementary School in Agdao just shut down.
