MANILA — Senate Minority Leader Aquilino ?Nene? Q. Pimentel,
Jr. (PDP-Laban) today voiced apprehension that former
Elections Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano may be
tapped again by the administration for special
operations to enable more Team Unity senatorial bets
to squeeze into the winning column.
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Foreign visitors from the Peoples International Observers Mission (Peoples IOM) witnessed how soldiers and unidentified armed men roamed freely around the site where the election canvassing was taking place in the town of Guimba in Nueva Ecija, Philippines.
Partial, official results in Davao City, as of 4 p.m., 5/16 (208 precincts) MAYOR DUTERTE, RODRIGO R. 21,839 JOAQUIN, JUSTINIAN C. 90 MANTILLA, TEODORO P 146 SATERA, HENRY S. 46…
Lawyers for the Genuine Opposition were prevented from entering the Mindanao State University in Marawi City and monitoring the canvassing that is behind held there, Sen. Aquilino Pimentel Jr. said…
By Philippine Information Agency
DAVAO CITY — The conduct of elections in Compostela Valley Province is relatively peaceful, said 1001st brigade commander Brig. Gen. Carlos Holganza despite the fact that the area has been placed under Comelec control.
Foreign observers, however, noted flaws in the elections in the province.