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Palace to opposition: Be humble enough to accept defeat

May 15, 2019

Malacanang expressed hope on Wednesday that President Rodrigo Duterte’s critics, including activist Renato Reyes Jr., would be humble enough to accept defeat. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo’s statement came as Reyes accused that it was Duterte’s “magic” why the results in

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Guanzon says supplier of defective SD cards should not be paid

May 15, 2019

Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon on Wednesday said the supplier of defective Secure Digital (SD) cards used during the elections should not be paid fully. “We will not fully pay the supplier of these SD cards. I will

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Two China Coast Guard vessels follow Philippine, US ships during exercise: PCG

May 15, 2019

Two China Coast Guard vessels followed Philippine and United States Coast Guard ships as they conducted capability training exercise near the Bajo de Masinloc or Scarborough Shoal on Tuesday. Capt. Armando Balilo, Philippine Coast Guard spokesman, said the exercise between

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Tokyo Police launch marine antiterror force

May 14, 2019

Tokyo–Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department launched Tuesday an antiterrorism squad that can be mobilized from the sea to crime scenes, using personal watercraft. The new force, named the Waterfront Response Team, was created to protect seaside sports venues in the capital

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AFP to lower alert level due to peaceful elections

May 14, 2019

Following the peaceful conduct of the mid-term elections. the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is expected to change its alert status, a military spokesman said Tuesday. “To downgrade or to lift the red alert at this time depends on

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PPCRV doing thorough validation of ERs after glitch on Comelec’s transparency server – watchdog official

May 14, 2019

Election watchdog Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting ( PPCRV) said on Tuesday that their volunteers have been conducting thorough checking and comparison of election returns and number of votes on the transparency server to ensure there are no discrepancies.

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Despite increase in defective counting machines, Comelec says polls ”successful”

May 14, 2019

The Commission on Elections ( Comelec) on Tuesday said the 2019 midterm election is “successful” despite reported increase of defective vote counting machines and SD cards used during the elections. “Compared to 2016, there is an increase (of defective counting

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Two blasts near Cotabato City Hall reported

May 14, 2019

Two explosions were heard near Cotabato City Hall hours before the election day ended on Monday. Maj. Arvin Encinas, spokesman of the 6th Infantry Division, said the explosions with one minute interval were heard from Matalam St. Malagapas, RH 10,

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