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Villar leads official count, Aquino calls out of Magic 12

May 15, 2019

Of the 52 certificates of canvass, re-electionist Senator Cynthia Villar remained on top but Senator Bam Aquino III fell out of the top 12 as the Commission on Elections ( Comelec) resumed its canvassing Wednesday. Villar led with 7, 194,982

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Guanzon says NPO may have sub-contracted printing voter information sheet

May 15, 2019

Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said the National Printing Office might have committed an offense if it is proven they have sub-contracted printing of the voter’s information sheet. In an ambush interview on Wednesday before the canvassing of

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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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Police enhancing road safety education for kids after fatal accident in Otsu

May 15, 2019

Osaka–Japanese police are enhancing road safety education for children while stepping up efforts to raise drivers’ awareness in a bid to protect pedestrians from traffic accidents after a car rammed into a group of nursery toddlers and killed two in

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Japan to add 10 B. phone numbers

May 15, 2019

Tokyo–Japan’s communications ministry plans to create some 10 billion 14-digit phone numbers starting with “020” for assignment mainly to devices with communication functions. This is in response to an expected shortage of phone numbers. The plan to introduce the new

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Proclaiming themselves as gay couple, Osaka lawyers siding with LGBTs

May 14, 2019

Osaka–The Nanmori Law Office’s webpage notes: “Yoshida and Minami are gay and a same-sex couple. They will give advice to not only gays but all other LGBTs.” While the law firm in Kita Ward of the city of Osaka deals

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