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Read more about the article Illegal campaign posters teardown begins in Davao
POSTER 'STRIPPERS'. Atty. Marlon Casquejo, assistant director of Comelec Region XI, says that their office and the Department of Public Works and Highways are now starting to tear down all election and non-election materials posted on prohibited areas. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Illegal campaign posters teardown begins in Davao

Campaign materials of election candidates stuck on prohibited areas will be torn down this week as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) XI has sought help with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for manpower.

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Read more about the article No pay hike for poll inspectors, says Comelec
A member of the Board of Election Inspectors (BEI) assists a voter at a poll precinct in Compostela town, Compostela Valley Province during the 2013 mid-term elections. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

No pay hike for poll inspectors, says Comelec

There will be no increase in the payment for election inspectors set to guard votes come May this year.

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Read more about the article ‘Duterte shined in first debate, sans expletives’
NOT WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES. Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte explains to the media on Thursday why the military troops should not stay within the civilian population. Farmers and residents from Paquibato district have been calling for a military pullout. (davaotoday.com photo by Jayboy Urbina)

‘Duterte shined in first debate, sans expletives’

Far from his usual cussing and off-hand statements, presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte showed a "gentler" side of him and was able to deliver his platforms clearly in a presidential debate in Cagayan de Oro over the weekend.

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