Malanyaon’s party-mate resorts to last minute vote buying

By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today

Jeffrey (not his real name) said his wife and the rest of the 1,700 residents in their village were also given the same amount each by one Elisa Madulog at around 11 AM Sunday.  “They prepared a list of those who will vote and who will not," he said.

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EDUCATORS’ RAGE. Teachers from various schools in Davao City picket outside the Commission on Elections-XI office Thursday demanding for a public apology from lawyer Aimee Ferolino-Ampoloquio following her statement that Board of Election Inspectors are “either forgetful or plain stupid.” Retired teacher Teresita Abundo who served the elections during her 38 years of service told Ampoloquio to be responsible with her statements since, “You don’t know what our sacrifices are.” (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

Today’s View: A show of sheer arrogance

By DON J. PAGUSARA
Davao Today

The behavior of the Comelec district attorney is not surprising. Certain public officials, thinking that the little authority invested in their official position, also grant them the license to be arrogant. They act like little emperors or empresses over their little dominions or “turfs.”

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NDF orders the release of military, police captives

By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today

Somo and Sopo, according to Del Mundo, “are requisites to ensure the safe and orderly process of the release of the POWs to the International Committee of the Red Cross, concerned provincial officials of the Aquino government and church leaders, who shall then turn over the POWs to their respective families.”

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With no source code review, Kontra Daya urges voters to be more watchful

By CHERYLL D. FIEL
Davao Today

As the reliability of the PCOS source code remains in question, Professor Aya Ragragio, coordinator of poll watchdog Kontra Daya in Southern Mindanao, said, “(T)he task to monitor the polls remains daunting.”

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