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The PPCRV-KBP unofficial election count as of 7:30 pm shows Emmanuel Joel Villanueva leading with 11,587,627 votes, followed by Franklin Drilon with 11,327,707 votes and Vicente Sotto III with 10,971,540 votes. Not too far behind are Panfilo Lacson with 10,695,775 votes and Richard Gordon with 10,691,488 votes. Ana Theresia Hontiveros (9,957,192), Miguel Zubiri (9,798,060), Francisco Pangilinan

The PPCRV-KBP unofficial election count as of 7:20 pm shows Rodrigo Duterte with a wide lead of  8,504,816 votes. Grace Poe is second with 4,840,644 votes, and in third place is Mar Roxas with 4,668,273 votes. Jejomary Binay is still fourth with 2,873,209 votes, followed by Miriam Defensor Santiago with 859,133 votes and Roy Señeres with 12,055

The PPCRV-KBP unofficial election count as of 7 pm shows Rodrigo Duterte with a wide lead of 7,034,664 votes. Grace Poe is second with 4,012,417 vote, and in third place is Mar Roxas with 3,847,989 votes. Jejomary Binay is still fourth with 2,373,262 votes, followed by Miriam Defensor Santiago with 744,707 votes and Roy Señeres with 9,933. In the vice

The PPCRV-KBP unofficial election count as of 6:20 pm shows Emmanuel Joel Villanueva leading with 1,819,934 votes, followed by Franklin Drilon with 1,788,182 votes and Vicente Sotto III with 1,724,213 votes. Not too far behind are Panfilo Lacson with 1,684,641 votes and Richard Gordon with 1,680,781 votes. Ana Theresia Hontiveros (1,563,984), Miguel Zubiri (1,546,704), Francisco

The PPCRV-KBP unofficial election count as of 6:20 pm shows Rodrigo Duterte leading with 1,478,253 votes. Grace Poe is second with 857, 676 votes, with Mar Roxas following closely with 846,720 votes. Jejomar Binay is fourth with 519,873 votes. Trailing behind is Mirim Defensor Santiago with 169,670 votes, along with the late Roy Seneres with

The PPCRV-KBP unofficial election count as of 5:50 pm shows Rodrigo Duterte leading with 1,311,236 votes. Grace Poe is second with 757,055 votes, with Mar Roxas following closely with 748,482 votes. Jejomar Binay is fourth with 457,575 votes. Trailing behind is Mirim Defensor Santiago with 149,973 votes, along with the late Roy Seneres with 1,923

By YVETTE MORALES DESPITE three major election-related incidents (ERIs) and a number of election violations, the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines said today’s elections have so far been “generally peaceful.” The number of ERIs are far less compared to the 92,000 clustered precincts, PNP Spokesperson Police Chief Supt. Wilben

By VERA FILES HALFWAY into the day of Monday’s elections, problems among voters with disabilities have been piling up from across the country. Initial reports as of noon show many persons with disabilities (PWDs) having a hard time exercising their right to vote, betraying a lack of preparation by the Commission on Elections (Comelec), despite

By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL VOTING may be extended in areas where vote-counting machines (VCMs) have caused delays, Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesperson James Jimenez said Monday. Comelec has been receiving numerous reports of rejected ballots since voting opened. Ballots are considered rejected if they are not accepted by the VCM after four attempts, said Jimenez. In case

By ELLEN T.TORDESILLAS IF the pre-election surveys are confirmed by Election Day votes, then it would be Rodrigo Duterte as president and Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. as vice president. It would be slap in the face of President Aquino who refuses to see that the Filipino people’s attraction to the tough- talking Duterte is an

Text by: EMMANUEL CAGAYAN Video by: AMIEL CAGAYAN TACURONG CITY – The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) reminded its volunteers of their role to secure the vote of Filipinos today. Over 300 volunteers attended the final briefing at the Nuestra Sra. dela Candelaria Parish on Saturday. The volunteers will be deployed in 24 polling

By FROILAN GALLARDO, MindaNews MARAWI City — Fearing for their lives, 200 teachers from five municipalities in Lanao del Sur are boycotting their poll duty on Monday, prompting the Commission on Elections to deploy policemen to replace them. Senior Insp. Barlowe Espiga said they are fielding 200 policemen to replace the teachers who will not

By FREDERIC LORENZO UPI, Maguindanao – Sixty-year-old Herminio Lacave will walk two kilometers to cast his vote tomorrow. Born with a smaller left leg, Lacave calls on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to make it easy for persons with disabilities (PWDs) to vote. “Bilang isang PWD, nanawagan ako sa Comelec na bigyan kami ng isang

  Second of two parts (See Part 1: Like Arroyo, Aquino gov’t releases billions to LGUs before elections) ALCALA, Pangasinan — At the end of the newly opened section of the Tarlac-Pangasinan La Union Expressway, the one that exits at Rosales town, is a huge monstrosity of a structure, appearing empty and abandoned. It is supposed

First of two parts THE Aquino government has distributed some P10 billion pesos to select local government units mostly in Northern Luzon on the eve of the 2016 elections, repeating a practice employed by the Arroyo administration which President Aquino has repeatedly called a corrupt government. The funds represent the LGUs’ share from excise taxes

ON May 9, persons with disabilities (PWDs), senior citizens and heavily pregnant women may choose to vote in emergency accessible polling places (EAPPs) in case their precinct is located on the higher floors of voting centers. EAPPs are makeshift tents located at the ground floor of multi-level voting centers, intended to make the voting process easier

By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL THE Commission on Elections has unveiled a new plan to make voting more accessible for persons with disabilities (PWDs) and senior citizens: emergency accessible polling places (EAPPs) in the form of makeshift tents. This after the poll body has canceled voting in malls due to practical and legal restrictions. (See Disability

By YANG AMING Podcast By BABYLYN KANO-OMAR BONGAO, Tawi-Tawi — Ten of the 11 island municipalities here appear set for the presidential elections Monday, save for Mapun, where vote-counting machines (VCMs) are yet to be tested. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) yesterday tested 81 machines in the capital Bongao, and found only one did not print