VERA Files
By MELISSA LUZ LOPEZ BAKA wala nang liga. There might be no sports fest anymore. Ian, 15, recalls his main worry when he heard the news that the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) or youth council elections were being postponed. (All the names in this story have been changed—Ed.) Like hundreds of thousands of Filipinos aged 15 […]
By ARTHA KIRA PAREDES and AMIEL MARK CAGAYAN
BULDON, Maguindanao— Voters literally chased after ballot boxes in hotly contested towns in Maguindanao on barangay election day, while in others, there was hardly anyone outside the homes.
By DARLENE CAY COMMISSION on Elections Chairman SixtoBrillantes Jr. on Wednesday reminded public school teachers who refused to serve as members of the Board of Election Tellers (BETs) of their civic duty. “Ayaw naman nating ipilit (We do not want to impose). It’s not really in a sense, compulsory. But we’re always appealing to the civic-mindedness […]
Video by FREDERIC LORENZO, I-Watch
UPI, Maguindanao—When results of the barangay elections are announced, it won’t only be the top candidates who will be “winners” in some villages here.
By MELISSA LUZ LOPEZ LIGAYA Patañaga, 81, was the first voter to experience the relative comfort of voting at the accessible polling place (APP) at SM Manila for the barangay elections. She was all-praises for the voting center, which was very convenient for her compared to the Araullo High School, where she always had to […]
By VERA FILES (UPDATED) The nationwide barangay election on Monday was generally peaceful despite scattered violent incidents and cases of election offenses, the Commission on Elections said. “On the overall, at this point in time, mukhang okay na okay ang nangyayari. Wala kaming masyadong problema (There are few election-related incidents so far. It seems everything is […]
By BONG S. SARMIENTO, MindaNews GENERAL SANTOS CITY—In less than five minutes after approaching the Board of Election Tellers on Monday for the 2013 Barangay Elections, Gloria Rivera and Bartolome Hoyo separately emerged from the polling center with wide smiles. Unlike majority of the voters who suffered the scorching heat of the sun and long […]
POLL watchdog Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE) said Monday morning conduct of the nationwide barangay elections was generally smooth and peaceful, but was marred by election offenses such as unlawful electioneering, unauthorized entry of candidates in the polling places and disenfranchisement. Several precincts did not open on time due to the late arrival of […]
By VICENTE ALEJANDRO TACLOBAN CITY—More than 2.6 million voters in Eastern Visayas are expected to turn out in Monday’s barangays elections amid the killing of a candidate and allegations of vote buying over the weekend. Chief Supt. Elmer C. Soria, Eastern Visayas police director, however, said he remains hopeful that the nationwide elections to elect […]
By ARTHA KIRA PAREDES
PARANG, Maguindanao—Like a priest sending his flock off to spread the word of peaceful elections, the police chief of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) on Saturday admonished policemen and women serving in Monday’s barangay elections to follow the Blessed Virgin Mary’s example of making the right decision.