PAGALUNGAN, MAGUINDANAO ? Suara Bangsamoro Party list today said that a 12-0 turn out will never be possible in the Municipality of Pagalungan, Maguindanao where 38 ballot boxes from eight barangays are yet to be opened.
MANILA — The Philippine and U.S. Navies will conduct the 13th annual bilateral training exercise ?Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training,? known as CARAT, in the Zamboanga and Basilan area starting on May 31.
MANILA — Election watchdog Kontra Daya has sent a team to Lanao del Sur to observe the special elections on Saturday.
Led by Emmie de Jesus, secretary general of Gabriela, the six-man team has left for Lanao del Sur early morning, Friday. Atty. Nitz Mahinay will serve as the team?s legal counsel.
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MANILA — The umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan questioned the presence of retired generals Arturo Lumibao and Jovito Palparan in the special elections to be held in Lanao del Sur tomorrow.
Lumibao presented himself as a ?domestic observer? who will evaluate the security preparations of the Comelec. Palparan also claimed he was an observer though he is running as a nominee of the partylist Bantay.
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DAVAO CITY — A World Bank-funded poverty reduction project of the government in Mindanao enters a second phase of implementation, with coverage expanding to more poor communities across the island-region in the aim of improving farmers? income and sustaining food security.