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Happy days are here again for Gloria Arroyo and associates

May 16, 2016 5:51 AM

By ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS IT’S only 45 days away when Rodrigo Duterte becomes the 16th president of the Republic of the Philippines. If Duterte makes good his election promise, Gloria Arroyo, who has won another term as representative of the second district of Pampanga, can look forward to days of freedom very soon. She […]

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Partial and official results of senatorial elections

May 13, 2016 9:20 PM

Comelec National Canvass Report Partial and Official Results of Senatorial Elections 108 out of 164 provinces reported 46,713,123 out of 57,736,801 registered voters reported *excluding Laguna and Southern Leyte Top 12 Senatorial Candidates 1. Villanueva, Joel Tesdaman (LP) – 16,282,271 2. Drilon, Frank (LP) – 16,142,524 3. Sotto, Vicente (NPC) – 15,364,872 4. Lacson, […]

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Failure of elections declared in 52 polling precincts

May 13, 2016 8:33 AM

THE Commission on Elections will hold special polls in 52 polling precincts where failure of elections was declared either due to violence, lack of official ballots or misdelivered ballots. See where they are. –Maria Feona Imperial

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Special polls for 17.6k voters due to violence, ballot issues

May 13, 2016 8:20 AM

By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL THE Commission on Elections will hold special polls in 52 polling precincts where failure of elections was declared either due to violence, lack of official ballots or misdelivered ballots. Of this, 15,074 voters from Visayas and Mindanao were barred from voting due to threats, harassment and killings in areas where intense political […]

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Duterte eyes Gilbert Teodoro for foreign affairs

May 13, 2016 8:08 AM

By ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS FORMER Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro is being eyed by President-elect Rodrigo Duterte to be his foreign secretary, not as defense secretary, as some new reports say, a source close to Duterte said. In an interview before the May 9 election, the source said Teodoro has not yet responded to the […]

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Comelec denies cheating in hash code change

May 13, 2016 3:18 AM

By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL AMID claims of electoral fraud, the Commission on Elections assured the public the Smartmatic-introduced script in the transparency servers was purely “cosmetic” and would not affect results. On Thursday, poll chief Andres Bautista told reporters: “I can categorically say there is no cheating going on.” This was after Smartmatic’s Marlon Garcia, who […]

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China hopeful of better relations with Duterte government

May 12, 2016 1:58 PM

By ELLEN TORDESILLAS CHINA is hopeful that relations with the Philippines will be better under the government of Rodrigo Duterte, who will succeed President Benigno Aquino III on July 1. In a regular press conference in Beijing Wednesday, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lu Kang was asked about statements by Duterte that he is willing to talk […]

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Time to amend election law, says poll chief

May 11, 2016 8:37 PM

By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL COMMISSION on Elections chief Andres Bautista says the country needs to change its election laws to keep up with the times because there is no turning back on automated elections in the Philippines. There is “disjunct” between a 30-year-old omnibus election law and the advancements that have changed Philippine elections over […]

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PPCRV servers altered, Marcos says

May 11, 2016 7:57 PM

By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL VICE presidential aspirant Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. claims a “new script” was entered into the transparency servers of election returns which eroded his lead over administration bet Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo. In a press conference today, the Marcos camp said at 7:30 p.m. on May 9, a computer command was […]

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We deserve the leader we elect

May 11, 2016 10:28 AM

By ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS IN a democracy, where we have the freedom to choose our leaders through an election, we deserve the leaders we get. Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is the clear choice of the majority of the Filipino people and whatever kind of leader he turns out to be, we deserve him. […]