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Comelec appeals to teachers’ ‘civic-mindedness’
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
94% of winners proclaimed
By DARLENE CAY THE proclamation of winning bets in Monday’s barangay polls is almost done, the Commission on Elections said Wednesday. As of 8 a.m. today, almost 39,500 barangays or 93.8 percent of 42,028 barangays have declared their new set of officials, it said. Of these, Ilocos Norte (Region I), Central Luzon (III), Calabarzon (IV-A),
Negotiation: Basilan’s new way of raising money from polls
By DANIEL ABUNALES ISABELA, Basilan – Violence and conflicts among candidates in elections in the Autonomous Region in MuslimMindanao (ARMM) are averted through negotiation among opposing parties. This has been the approach used by leaders in the region to achieve peaceful polls. But in Basilan, the process of discussing in order to reach agreement has
Senior citizens prefer mall to regular precinct—even if they had to climb stairs
By DEXTER CABALZA LIGAYA Patañaga, 81, and her neighbor,Luzviminda Dularte, 75, showed up at the SM City Manila before 7 a.m., eager to vote at one of only four venues in the country designated by the Commission on Elections as accessible polling places (APP). But at that hour, the mall was letting in early birds
Redefining poll ‘accessibility’ in Maguindanao
By ARTHA KIRA PAREDES COTABATO CITY— Election officers in Maguindanao say priority and fast lanes will be set aside for persons with disabilities, senior citizens and pregnant women as part of government’s move to make polling places “accessible” on election day on Monday. But the special lanes aren’t enough, they are the first to admit,
One-third of Basilan villages areas of concern
By MELISSA LUZ LOPEZ POLL watchdog Citizens Coalition for ARMM Electoral Reforms Inc (C-CARE) says one in every three barangays in Basilan are potential areas of concern in Monday’s elections and recommends an increase in the number of security personnel in those villages. C-CARE says unstable peace and order situations have been observed in 92
Comelec all set for Monday’s polls
IT’S all systems go for the barangay polls. Commission on Elections Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr on Friday announced that the electoral body is ready to conduct successful elections, and that all materials for October 28 have been deployed. “We’ve completed the preparations…we should be winding up on the final deployment,” he said. Deployment of materials
Requiring barangays to fund Oct 28 polls illegal, says group
By DARLENE CAY THE Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas on Wednesday filed a motion for reconsideration after a local court denied its petition to declare as illegal the Commission on Elections’ directive requiring barangays to help fund the October 28 polls. The group, in its petition before the Manila Regional Trial Court, says the
Candidates barred from relief efforts in Bohol
(UPDATED) NO candidates in the upcoming barangay elections will be allowed to take part in relief operations in earthquake-ravaged Bohol, Elections Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr warned on Wednesday. “The Commission on Elections is making sure that the distribution of relief will not be used for political purposes,” he said in a press briefing, adding that the