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.
A volunteer of poll watchdog Kontra Daya-Southern Mindanao records reports from their teams dispatched in the different areas in the region. The group’s headquarters is located in Davao City. (davaotoday.com…
Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte casts his vote Monday afternoon in a precinct at the Daniel R. Aguinaldo High School, Matina, Davao City. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
By CHERYLL D. FIEL
Davao Today
The machine started rejecting ballots at past nine in the morning forcing the BEIs to shut down the machine. To the dismay of first-time voters who were excited to experience casting their votes the automated way, the ballots were dropped manually at the PCOS machine bin, before BEIs took it out and placed it in a separate folder for counting.
People from all walks of life exercise their right to suffrage Monday. At the Daniel R. Aguinaldo High School in Davao City, young ones and the once young, including church…