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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.

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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.

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Lost names, vote-buying in Paquibato

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.

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