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Coast Guard rescues soldiers, Comelec personnel in boat off Samar

May 13, 2019

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued five Philippine Army soldiers and two Commission on Election (Comelec) personnel on boat off the waters of Samar province on Sunday. Capt. Armando Balilo, PCG spokesman, said the Philippine Army and Comelec personnel were

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Duterte sees results of senatorial polls referendum for his administration

May 13, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte acknowledged on Monday that the senatorial elections could be taken as a referendum for his administration. Duterte made the statement after casting his vote in a precinct in Davao City on Monday afternoon. The President’s long-time partner

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Two sons of MILF commander wounded in shooting incident in Maguindanao

May 13, 2019

Two sons of a Moro Islamic Liberation Front ( MILF) commander were wounded in a shooting incident in Maguindanao on Monday morning. Major. Arvin Encinas, spokesman of the 6th Infantry Division, said a still unidentified gunban positioned near the house

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PPCRV on malfunctioned VCMs: Not alarming

May 13, 2019

The election watchdog Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting ( PPCRV) downplayed on Monday the possible effect on the midterm elections of the “400 to 600” vote counting machines that were initially reported to have malfunctioned. In an interview, PPCRV

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Two apprehended at checkpoint in Sultan Kudarat

May 13, 2019

Two suspects were apprehended at a checkpoint in Sultan Kudarat on Monday morning. Major Arvin Encinas, spokesman of the 6th Infantry Division, said the suspects were Alinsulorin Edwin Panalingan, 48, and Ronny Mar Magtulis, 23, both residents of Purok Paghidaet,

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PNP expects more vote buying incidents

May 13, 2019

The Philippine National Police ( PNP) are expecting more vote buying incident even after the Election Day. “We expect that until the end of voting there will still be (vote buying)… Some are being paid after or will pay you

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Malfunctioning counting machines, SD cards is ”small”: Comelec

May 13, 2019

Several polling precincts were forced to open a few hours later than the scheduled 6 am as vote counting machines (VCMs), and Secure Digital (SD) cards malfunctioned, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Monday. In a press briefing at the

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PNP says midterm elections ”relatively peaceful”

May 13, 2019

The Philippine National Police ( PNP) said opening hours of balloting in the country’s more than 36,831 voting centers turned out to be “relatively peaceful”. In a press briefing, Police General Oscar Albayalde said six polling centers remain non-operational as

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