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Tag: Eastern Visayas

  • Categories News PHL Vote 2016 Stories

    Incumbent political clans, emerging dynasties win in Eastern Visayas polls

    May 19, 2016 3:21 PM

    By VEN LABRO CATBALOGAN City – Save for a few newbies, Eastern Visayas remains pretty much in the tight grip of political families. When the dust settled in the political arena in the region days after the May 9 elections, all its six incumbent governors remained standing. In Leyte, reelectionist Gov. Leopoldo Dominico Petilla trounced […]

    #PHLVOTE2016, Eastern Visayas

  • Categories News Vote 2013

    Weekend killing, vote-buying dog Eastern Visayas polls

    Oct 28, 2013 7:52 AM

    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 […]

    Eastern Visayas

  • Categories News Vote 2013

    Security measures in place for village polls in E. Visayas

    Oct 25, 2013 2:07 PM

    By VICENTE ALEJANDRO TACLOBAN CITY – Thousands of policemen have been deployed to different parts of Eastern Visayas to help secure the barangay elections on Monday. This week alone, some 3,980 policemen were sent to man the Police Assistance Desks (PADs) in clustered voting centers throughout the region. Earlier, more than 900 cops were deployed to […]

    2013 Barangay Elections, Eastern Visayas

  • Categories News

    Comelec, Church in Eastern Visayas call for peaceful polls

    Mar 21, 2013 4:55 PM

    By VICENTE ALEJANDRO

    TACLOBAN CITY – With more than a week left before the March 30 start of the campaign period for local candidates, the Commission on Elections in Eastern Visayas and the Archdiocese of Palo have called for a clean, honest and peaceful election.

    comelec, Eastern Visayas, Palo Archdiocese

  • Categories News

    Political clans, private armies under tight watch in Eastern Visayas

    Mar 12, 2013 11:03 PM

    TACLOBAN CITY— Aside from partisan or private armed groups, the army and police in Eastern Visayas are watching the intense rivalry among political clans in two provinces as an area of concern.

    Eastern Visayas, intense political rivalry, private armies

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