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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 officials ‘disturbed’ over fake DQ order against Oro mayor
Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno (davaotoday.com file photo by Jigger J. Jerusalem)

Comelec officials ‘disturbed’ over fake DQ order against Oro mayor

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has expressed concern over a disqualification order against a mayoral candidate allegedly issued by the poll body which it said it did not issue.

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Read more about the article Police dispel report on arrest of Mis. Occ. mayor
An officer at the Oroquieta City police office checks documents of the firearms and ammunition surrendered by Oroquieta mayor Jason Almonte following his inclusion in Pres. Rodrigo Duterte's so-called narco-list. Almonte has since denied his involvement in illegal drug trade and has turned over his licensed firearms to the authorities for safekeeping and as a sign of goodwill. (Photo courtesy of the Oroquieta City Police Office)

Police dispel report on arrest of Mis. Occ. mayor

Rumors circulating that a town mayor in Misamis Occidental was arrested following a raid in his home that reportedly yielded firearms was false, according to the provincial police.

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Read more about the article CIDG-10 looking into loose firearms as weapons for hired guns
Some of the firearms and cash seized by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-10 during its series of raids in some areas in Northern Mindanao recently. (Photo credit: CIDG-10)

CIDG-10 looking into loose firearms as weapons for hired guns

The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-10 (CIDG-10) is looking into the possibility that unlicensed firearms may be used to supply would-be gunmen to harass and intimidate political candidates.

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