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.
QUEZON PROVINCE ?Foreign observers expressed concern over the harassment of young poll watchers by suspected military agents in Sariaya, Quezon province,
Irene Anoso, a nineteen-year old pollwatcher of Kabataan (Youth) party list in Brgy. Poblacion, Sariaya, complained to members of the People’s International Observers Mission (IOM) team in Quezon about being profiled, pursued, and sent malicious text messages by suspected military agents.
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PHILIPPINES: Election violence and corruption expose the rotten state
of the justice system
With the conclusion of the legislative and local elections in the
Philippines on May 14, the extent of deaths, violence and corrupt
practices that have occurred during this electoral exercise is
extremely appalling. This violent exhibition of democracy has cast
serious questions upon the capability of the government, in
particular the Philippine National Police (PNP), to execute their
duties and responsibilities to protect the lives of the people,
enforce laws and uphold order. As of May 15, the PNP reported 126
deaths from election-related violence since the beginning of the
campaign several months ago. Each of these cases demonstrates the
ugly reality of the state of law enforcement in the country.
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DAVAO CITY — The canvassing of votes in New Bataan, Compostela Valley province, hit another snag when a congressional candidate filed a petition Wednesday seeking the transfer of the canvassing to another venue.
Joselito B. Brilliantes, who is seeking a congressional seat of Compostela Valley Province’s first district against incumbent representative Manuel “Way Kurat” Zamora, cited as reason for the petition the death threat allegedly received Tuesday by Armeli Entero, then the acting election officer of the town.
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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…