By CHERYLL D. FIEL
Davao Today
“Sadly, personality politics is still at play in the partylist contest. The system even goes to the extent that winnability hinges on traditional politicians’ endorsement and money.” — Carlos Isagani Zarate, Davao-based human rights lawyer and Bayan Muna second nominee
By DAVAO TODAY
Kontra Daya said the military and police gathered all the voters of clustered precinct 22 on Thursday — those coming from puroks 1, 4, 9, 10 and 11 — in the village hall to explain that their presence is for peacekeeping. “Voters felt otherwise. Many felt harassed and scared,” Kontra Daya said.
By DAVAO TODAY
The Comelec said councilors for the second political district will be proclaimed after the replacement of the two compact flash cards from clustered precincts 777 and 753, which have been found defective, shall arrive from their Central Office in Manila.
By MART D. SAMBALUD
Davao Today
As per total canvassed votes released by Comelec-Tagum City, Rellon got 54,492 votes while Gementiza got 51,845 votes.
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.
Davao Today
Benigno Andamon, village captain of Tibal-og, was proclaimed as the town’s Mayor-elect with 17, 189 votes while Daniel Batosalem Jr. won the vice-mayoralty post with 27, 595 votes.
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.
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.
By MART D. SAMBALUD
Davao Today
This was according to Tagum Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting Coordinator Juan Castillo, adding that per monitoring round-up report as of 6 PM Monday, there was no reported election-related violence.
By DANILDA L. FUSILERO
Davao Today
Jay Apiag, Kontra Daya coordinator for North Cotabato province said their forecast was due to delays brought about by glitches of PCOS (precinct count optical scan) machines, the heavy rains that started 3 PM Monday and blackouts in the villages of Katipunan and Amas.
