Crisologo, son released after being arrested for reported vote buying

May 13, 2019

Congressman Vincent “Bingbong” Crisologo was released after being arrested by Quezon City police for allegedly interfering in a vote buying activity operation in the city. Based on a resolution from the Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office, the evidence against him, son

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Poll watchdog says many counting machines malfunction

May 13, 2019

Poll watchdog group Kontra Daya said the number of malfunctioning vote counting machines (VCMs) in different polling precincts are rising. In its report few hours before Monday’s midterm elections end, Kontra Daya said; “As of 12:00 noon today, Kontra Daya’s

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Two blasts hit Maguindanao: military

May 13, 2019

Two explosions rocked the province of Maguindanao as the election starts on Monday morning. Major Arvin Encinas, spokesman of the 6th Infantry Division, said the explosion occurred in the vicinity of Poblacion Dalican, Datu Odin Sinsuat around 7:20 am. Encinas

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Son of MILF commander wounded in Maguindanao shooting incident

May 13, 2019

The son of a Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) commander was wounded in a shooting incident in Maguindanao on Monday. Major. Arvin Encinas, spokesman of the 6th Infantry Division, said the victim was Nasrudin Upam, son of the brigade commander

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Robredo says opposition has succeeded in unifying people

May 13, 2019

Vice President Leni Robredo said Monday morning the opposition has won the elections by unifying people who have the same outlook for the country. “Whatever the outcome of election is, I think we already won. We won in uniting a

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Police arrest QC mayoralty bet for alleged vote buying

May 13, 2019

A day before the election, mayoral candidate Vicente “Bingbong” Crisologo was arrested Sunday evening by Quezon City police for interfering in their operation against an alleged vote buyer who happened to be his supporter. In a report from the Quezon

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Former VP Binay irate as counting machine rejects ballot

May 13, 2019

Former vice president Jejomar Binay marched to the National Board of Canvassers after his ballot was rejected by vote counting machine in his polling precinct in Makati City. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) ordered the machine replaced. In a hasty

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Comelec sees high turnout for Monday’s midterm polls

May 12, 2019

At least 46 million out of 61.8 million registered voters are expected to exercise their right of suffrage in Monday’s 2019 national and local elections. In an interview, Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesman James Jimenez reiterated the poll body’s readiness.

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