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Lack of interpreter stalls case of 12 Vietnamese poachers in Sulu

Jul 21, 2014 1:58 PM

By JOSEPH ARNEL DELIVERIO JOLO, Sulu—Twelve Vietnamese fishermen detained here for stealing endangered marine animals two years ago have yet to be formally charged in court simply because no interpreter has showed up to help get the case moving. The 12, who are detained at the Sulu provincial jail, are being held for illegally entering […]

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PPCRV reports peaceful voters listup in Sulu, despite problems

Aug 19, 2012 1:07 PM

Text and photos by VINCENT GO

JOLO, Sulu—The recently concluded general voters’ registration here went peacefully and smoothly, despite the various obstacles that Sulu province faces.

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Sulu registration “peaceful and orderly”

Jul 20, 2012 6:18 PM

By LOVE ILUSTRE, DXSM JOLO, Sulu—Except for minor “mishaps,” the 10-day voters registration in Sulu province was “generally peaceful and orderly.” This is how the Provincial Police Office spokesman Chief Inspector Kris Conrad Gutierrez described the conduct of the registration in centers designated by the Commission on Election (Comelec) in Sulu. The general voters’ registration […]

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Decline of registrants observed in Sulu towns

Jul 17, 2012 6:23 PM

By LOVE ILUSTRE, DXSM JOLO, Sulu— Election officials noticed a decline in the number of residents going to registration centers, on the eighth day of the ongoing voters’ registration in some towns in this province. Compared to the first week of registration where centers were crammed and jammed, there were fewer registrants in the towns […]

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Sulu governor sees ARMM registration as ‘clean slate’

Jul 14, 2012 5:49 PM

By LOVE ILUSTRE, DXSM JOLO, Sulu— Sulu Governor Abdusakur Tan said he is grateful to President Benigno Aquino for pursuing electoral reforms like the general registration of voters in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, which would give the people a clean slate in the 2013 elections. Tan also commended the Commission on Election for an orderly, systematic and […]

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Comelec warns against multiple registrations in Sulu

Jul 12, 2012 4:40 PM

By LOVE ILUSTRE, DXSM JOLO, Sulu—The Commission on Election (Comelec) provincial supervisor here has warned residents against multiple registrations, or enlisting as voters in different areas. Atty. Vidzfar Julie issued the warning amid observations that the number of registrants has reached 300 in some registration centers, despite a limit of 200 applications per day per […]

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ARMM Watch: Sulu

Jul 10, 2012 12:53 AM

FOLLOWING are links to articles VERA Files had written on the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Elections in the province of Sulu. VERA Files is reposting these stories in preparation for the scheduled general registration of voters in the provinces of ARMM on July 9 to July 18, 2012. Sulu holds generally peaceful polls; fistfights replace gunfights • May 17, 2010 ZAMBOANGA […]

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