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ELECTION RESULTS TO CHANGE CEBU'S POLITICAL LANDSCAPE
Friday 17th of May 2013
CEBU CITY, May 17 (PIA) -- Results of the recent mid-term elections caused a historic, drastic shift in the upper echelons of the political landscape of Cebu, one of the most vote-rich provinces in the Philippines.
Some longtime, major political stalwarts suffered upsets in the hands of newbies. On the other hand, some of the newcomers finally tasted victory after several failed bids for electoral seats.
One such surprising fall of an old guard in Cebu politics is Cebu First District Rep. Eduardo Gullas who, for a 736-vote margin, lost the mayoral race in Talisay City to Johnny Delos Reyes. This is Gullas’ first loss in his 38-year winn...
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17May2013CITY OF BALANGA, Bataan, May 17 (PIA) -- Peaceful and orderly, was how local authorities described the recently concluded midterm elections in the province, owing to the staunch security upheld by the team up of police and army. Officials from the Department of Education who were at the forefront of the polls noted that the voting process in precincts was smooth and the time needed to cast the ballots only took a short time. “I can safely say that in general the election is safe and orderly,...
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17May2013CEBU CITY, May 17 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-7 urged the winners of the May 2013 mid-term polls to start gathering and cleaning up campaign materials like posters and tarpaulins along the streets and even inside the school premises. “We call on our winners on the recently concluded elections to think of the environment by collecting the wastes that were generated last May 13 including that of their opponents,” DENR 7 Regional Executive Director Dr. I...
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17May2013TUBOD, Lanao del Norte, May 17 -- It was another landslide victory for Governor Khalid Dimaporo who is seeking his third term of office as chief executive of this province. With 136,778 votes against 86,913 of nearest opponent Casan Maquiling (Liberal Party), Dimaporo was proclaimed on May 15 by the Provincial Board of Canvassers as the winning gubernatorial candidate in the province of Lanao del Norte. Also proclaimed were the winners of top provincial posts, Imelda Quibranza-Dimaporo as Repr...
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16May2013CEBU CITY, May 16 (PIA) --- The conduct of this year’s midterm elections in Cebu province was generally peaceful. Cebu Provincial Police Sr. Supt. Patrocinio Comendador said compared to previous elections, the peace and order in the province was peaceful as there were no reports of election-related violent incidents during election day. The provincial police chief has been roving around election hotspots in the province a few days leading to May 13, particularly in Bogo City. Bogo City has...
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16May2013MANILA, Mayo 16 (PIA6) -- Ang Malacanang nagapa-abot nga ang mga nagdalaug nga mga gobernador gikan sa oposisyon ginapa-abot nga maga-suporta sa programa sang gobyerno sa reporma kag maayo nga pang-gobyerno agud makabenepisyo sa tanan. Sa isa ka press conference sa Malacanang sang Miyerkoles, si Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda nagsiling nga ginapa-abot nila nga ang mga nagdalaug nga mga gobernador sa oposisyon maga-abi-abi sang programa sa reporma sang administrasyon Aquino bangud ini...
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16May2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, May 16 (PIA) --- The joint forces of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) assigned in the province played a vital role in minimizing election-related violence in the province. Col. Glenn Macasero, commanding officer of the 103rd Infantry Brigade, said the conduct of the 2013 mid-term polls in the province on Monday has been generally peaceful. Amid few isolated incidents, the elections in the entire province were success...
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16May2013SAN JOSE, Antique May 16 (PIA) -- The winners of local election in the province of Antique were proclaimed May 16 by the Provincial Board of Canvassers after all the results from 18 municipalities were transmitted and canvassed at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Hall. Newly elected local officials are Governor Exequiel B. Javier and Vice Governor Rhodora J. Cadiao. Congressman Paolo Everardo S. Javier was re-elected for the lone Congressional District of the province. Elected members of the S...
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16May2013SAN JOSE, Antique , May 16 (PIA) -- Despite intense political rivalry in Antique, the mid-term elections in the province was generally peaceful. This was observed even in the seven identified election watchlist areas comprising the towns of Libertad, Tibiao, Barbaza, Lauaan, San Remigio, Valderrama and Anini-y. “There were reports also of vote buying, but despite the complaints nobody came forward with charges, and no one was arrested for lack of material evidence,” according to Raymund...
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16May2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, May 16 (PIA) -- The conduct of the 2013 mid-term polls here has improved compared to the 2010 elections. Lawyer Michael Ignes, acting election officer in Marawi City, said the 2013 elections was far better compared to previous elections where many irregularities and violent incidents were reported. He said activities from the final testing and sealing of the PCOS machines until the casting of votes were smooth sailing except for few glitches with the machines during...
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15May2013KALIBO, Aklan, May 15 (PIA) -- Election returns from Aklan’s 13 municipalities in the eastern and western sides had been canvassed here at the Sanggguniang Panlalawigan Session Hall by the Provincial Board of Canvassers (PBOC) with four more to go. Canvassing of the votes started May 14 and continued today, May 15 at 8 a.m. but was halted as the board still awaits the submission of election returns from the towns of Banga, Batan, Numancia and Ibajay. Aklan has 17 towns. Atty. Roberto Sa...
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15May2013BINMALEY, Pangasinan, May 15 (PIA) -- Young voters, who comprised a bigger slice of the voting population, were more meticulous in their choice of candidates in Monday’s mid-term elections. A first-time voter, Ariston Neypes, Jr., a 19-year-old student, told the Philippine Information Agency that the youth is in search of rightful leaders who have goals for the nation. “Hindi ‘yong puro poster lang o dahil sa nagbigay ng pera, dapat iboto ‘yong may ginawa at may gagawin pa para sa sam...
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15May2013VIGAN CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has proclaimed brothers Ryan Luis and Ronald Singson as Ilocos Sur Governor and Representative (1st district) respectively after trouncing their opponents. Also proclaimed were Vice Governor Deogracias Victor Savellano and Second District Representative Eric Singson. The winning bets asked for early proclamation even as the results from three out of 34 towns and cities in the province have not been transmitted due to defective c...
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15May2013SAN JOSE, Dinagat Islands, May 15 (PIA) -– Incumbent Glenda Ecleo edged out daughter Geraldine in the local polls to remain governor of Dinagat Islands. The elder Ecleo, who ran under the Nacionalista Party, was proclaimed winner on Tuesday, May 14. She got 23,385 votes against her daughter’s 22,760. Public Information Officer Rosario Roxas said Geraldine, who is the incumbent vice governor and the Liberal Party bet, conceded 11 a.m. yesterday. (FEA/PIA-Surigao del Norte) ...
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15May2013CEBU CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- Incumbent Mayor Atty. Michael L. Rama was recently declared Mayor of Cebu City for the second time after leading more than 6,000 over his opponent, incumbent Cebu City South District Representative Tomas DR Osmena. At 4:45 p.m. of May 14, Rama of the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA)-Team Rama was proclaimed by the Chairman of the Board of Canvassers, Election Officer Atty. Ferdinand Grujilde, for garnering 217, 448 votes. Osmena of the Liberal Party-Bando Osmena Pu...
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15May2013MANILA, May 15 (PIA) -- The real winners in Monday’s midterm election are the Filipino people who expressed their will in a credible, free and peaceful election, Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas said in a statement Wednesday. “Sa pamamagitan ng balota ay ating naiparinig ang boses ng mamamayan (The voice of the people have been heard through the ballot),” Roxas said. “Naipakita po natin ang sigla ng ating demokrasya (We have shown that we have a vibrant democracy),” ...
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15May2013DUMAGUETE CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- It’s victory for re-electionist Manuel “Chiquiting” Sagarbarria and running mate Woodrow Maquiling Sr. as the City Board of Canvassers proclaimed them duly elected mayor and vice mayor, respectively, of Dumaguete City. The proclamation was done yesterday at 1:30 p.m. Both candidates ran under the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) party. Sagarbarria, incumbent mayor of Dumaguete, thanked the people for once again putting their trust on him in go...
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15May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT)-Philippine Global Communications (PhilCom) Inc. has partnered with Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Caraga to support the agency-initiated Rapid Media Reaction Team (RMRT) for the May 13 mid-term elections. PLDT-PhilCom Butuan provided free internet connection to the PIA regional office for the coverage of the elections. “As part of our corporate social responsibility and as we also aim to achieve honest, orderly and p...
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15May2013DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, May 15 (PIA) -- Most of the city and municipal Board of Canvassers here have already proclaimed local winners from mayoral positions to councilors, since Tuesday shortly after automated results came out. The municipal BOC of Malalag chaired by acting election officer Sitti Miriam J. Codah was among the early boards to proclaim winning candidates before 12 noon of May 14. The board announced incumbent Mayor Roel O. Paras to have won again the position, enabling him to...
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15May2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- The City Board of Canvassers after reaching 96.94% election returns finally decided on Tuesday, May 14, night to proclaim new elected leaders here. For City Mayor, incumbent Misamis Oriental governor Oscar S. Moreno won the race with 109,886 votes over incumbent city mayor Vicente Y. Emano with 92, 033 and other candidates namely Elmer B. Francisco with 582, Jasper F. Uy 479, Jerremiah J. Agbong 259, Suipicio B. Illana 234 and Laurence Edgardo A. Del Puerto ...
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14May2013DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, May 14 (PIA) -- Nine municipalities out of 14 towns and one city in the province have successfully transmitted their respective election returns to the Provincial Canvassing Center at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Session Hall as of 3 p.m. today. The towns that completed canvassing and transmission were Bansalan, Hagonoy, Magsaysay, Matanao, Padada, Don Marcelino, Malalag, Sta. Maria and Sulop. The delay in the transmission of election returns in Digos City, Sta. Cru...
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14May2013MANILA, May 14 (PIA) -- The United States Embassy congratulated the Filipino people for the successful conduct of the 2013 midterm elections Monday, May 13, 2013. “The Embassy of the United States extends warm congratulations to the people of the Philippines for exercising their right to vote in the mid-term elections,” the statement reads. The statement also said that embassy officials and personnel were encouraged to see so many Philippine citizens expressing their views and differences...
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14May2013MANILA, May 14 (PIA)--Former President Joseph Estrada vowed to make Manila a better city. This after the Commission on Elections proclaimed him Tuesday noon as the new mayor Manila. Estrada garnered 338,004 votes against his opponent Alfredo Lim’s 304,595 votes. In a statement, Estrada expressed his gratitude to his future constituents. “I thank the great people of Manila for putting a true son of Manila at the helm of the Philippine capital city,” Estrada said. “Today, you have al...
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14May2013MANILA, May 14 (PIA) -- The National Task Force SAFE 2013 of the Department of Interior and Local Government and the Philippine National Police on Monday reported a generally peaceful conduct of the 2013 mid-term elections, with only one reported election-related violent incident in Sulu. In a statement, the DILG said data culled from 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Task Force SAFE at the PNP headquarters in Camp Crame showed that shooting incidents occurred in Cavite City; Bgy. Abra, Santiago C...
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13May2013PANGASINAN, May 13, (PIA) -- Two congressmen and at least seven town mayors in Pangasinan are assured of seats after the May elections. Leading the walk in the park are socialite Rosemarie “Baby” Arenas (third district) of the Liberal Party and sixth district Rep. Marlyn Primicias of the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC). Former Rep. Ma. Rachel Arenas, who would have ran on her third and final term withdrew her candidacy and was substituted by her mother Rosemarie. For the mayoral ra...
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13May2013NEGROS OCC., May 13 (PIA6) -- Negros Occ. Election Supervisor Wil Arceno confirmed the replacement of 13 PCOS machines that malfunctioned after the final sealing and testing conducted here last week. He also requested the replacement of seven defective cards and one defective PCOS battery. Defective machines come from the cities Bacolod 2, Escalante 1, San Carlos 1, Toboso 1, Talisay 1, Victorias 1, La Carlota 1,Sagay 1 and from the towns of Isabela 1, Cauayan 1 and Hinigaran 1. Defective ...
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13May2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, May 13 (PIA) – Situations in polling centers in the province remained calm as elections ended peacefully in Negros Oriental. However, the Diocesan Electoral Board (DEB), a non-government organization here which calls for a fair and clean election, has noted problems on Election Day in the province. The DEB operation center inside the Dumaguete Cathedral compound received reports from their roving teams on field over an alleged vote-buying incident in Brgy. Lo-oc, Bais City...
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13May2013SAN JOSE, Antique, May 13 (PIA6) - - Ginatuman kang mga pumuluyo kang banwa kang San Jose, Antique ang pagpatuman kang liquour ban halin kang dya ginpatuman katong Mayo 12 sa kaangtanan kang paghiwat kang May 13 mid-term elections. “Sa tuud lang bisan gani mga beer house sa Trade Town rudya nagakooperar gid. Halin kang mapatuman ang dya nga kasuguan wara kami ti nabaton nga report bahin sa mga paglalis,” hambal ni San Jose Police Office Chief Inspector Norby Escobar sa interview kang PIA. ...
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13May2013ILOILO CITY, May 13 (PIA6) -- Political parties and candidates have received several kinds of warnings, admonitions and advisories from the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in connection with the May 13, 2013 midterm elections. Many if not all of these are reiterations of previous issuances made by the election body. But this one surely rings a new message – a basura-free elections 2013. And this one comes not only from the poll authority but also from its partners who want ...
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13May2013LAOAG CITY, May 13 (PIA) -- Clad in her signature red dress ensemble, re-electionist Ilocos Norte Representative Imelda Marcos showed up in precinct 36A at the Mariano Marcos Memorial Elementary School in Batac City at 7:20 am to cast her vote. The former First Lady-turned congresswoman took more than 30 minutes to complete her vote before leaving the polling precinct at 8:05 am. Voting along with Mrs. Marcos was her children Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. and Irene Marcos-Aranet...
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13May2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, May 13 (PIA) -- Elections continued in a hinterland town in Negros Oriental despite an encounter between government troops and the New People’s Army (NPA). One soldier was reportedly killed while another was wounded in an encounter between soldiers of 79th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army and around 30 NPA members in Sitio Bungabong, Brgy. San Francisco, Sta. Catalina town, 11:00 am today. However, B/Gen. Lysander Suerte, Deputy Commander of AFP Central Command s...
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13May2013SAN CARLOS CITY, Pangasinan, May 13 (PIA) -- The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) described early voting in the city as safe, peaceful and secure. SPO1 John Patayan said that the San Carlos City police have not recorded any incident of election violence even during the campaign period. Patayan, who has been manning Central School 1 for a week, has not yet encountered an election-related violence, he said in an interview Monday. He...
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13May2013Give way to PWDs, pregnant women, and senior citizens BACOLOD CITY, May 13 ( PIA6) -- Bacolod City Election Supervisor Lawyer Salud Milagros Villanueva urged voters to give way to the express lane intended for senior citizens, heavily pregnant women and Persons with Disabilities in today’s election. She asked the public to understand the conditions of these people who have as much right to vote as those who have no disabilities. Villanueva said today’s election may cause inconvenienc...
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12May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 12 (PIA) –- The entire province is generally peaceful a day before the midterm elections, an officer of the province of Dinagat Islands said. Information Officer Jane Mayola in an interview over 107.8 Power FM said the peace and order situation remains normal as the Dinagatnons prepare for the election. Mayola said there were no reports of election-related incidents and vote-buying in the province. She added that since this year’s election in the province is a battle betw...
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12May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 12 (PIA) -- Commission on Elections (Comelec) - Butuan assured the voting public that everything is set for the conduct of the 2013 midterm elections on Monday, May 13. During “Comelec Hour” aired over 107.8 Power FM, Comelec-Butuan chief Ernie Palanan said all their personnel and the Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) from the Department of Education (DepEd) are now ready. “It pays to have made detailed preparations ahead of time… though we have observed minor glitch...
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12May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 12 (PIA) -- Members of the Municipal Police Office in Buenavista town in Agusan del Norte confiscated fake one thousand bills, a day before the May 13, 2013 midterm elections. Buenavista Municipal Chief of Police Insp. Jared Charles Joaquin in an interview with 107.8 Power FM today confirmed that they confiscated 15 pcs. of counterfiet one thousand bills. The PNP municipal director added that one of the suspects was caught in possession of counterfeit bills, amounting to P2,00...
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12May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 12 (PIA) – To ensure a peaceful conduct of the midterm elections in Surigao del Norte tomorrow, May 13, the government’s police force is strengthening its security measures. This was learned from Surigao del Norte Police Provincial Director PSSupt Ruel Obusan during the interview over 107.8 Power FM of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-Caraga which is also the official radio station of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC)-Butuan City. According to PSSupt Obusan, to ...
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11May2013SURIGAO CITY, May 11 (PIA) – The officials from Commission on Elections and Philippine National Police today said they are all set for the May 13 elections here in Surigao del Norte. Comelec here revealed that a total of 492 PCOS machines were all successfully tested with reformatted compact flash cards (CFCs) in its best configuration to provide a 100% accurate reading of results. A security plan and police deployment are already enforced to ensure peaceful and orderly elections in the enti...
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11May2013BAGUIO CITY, May 11 (PIA) -– The Police Regional Office Cordillera (PRO-Cor) reported its operational accomplishments from January to present in relation to security preparations for the May 13, 2013 midterm elections. During the 2nd Regional Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee (RLECC) meeting held last week, Police Senior Superintendent Oliver A. Enmodias, Head RLECC Secretariat, reported that under the implementation of COMELEC gun ban, they were able to confiscate the following; 55 ass...
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11May2013DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, May 11 (PIA) -- An official of electric cooperative here has called on the public to be vigilant against power sabotage intended to mar the election process on Monday and during the canvassing period. Engr. Godofredo Guya, general manager of the Davao del Sur Electric Cooperative, urged the residents here to immediately report to police authorities and barangay officials any suspicious move and actual act of impairing electric lines especially during the counting of b...
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10May2013JAGNA, Bohol, May 10 (PIA) – Automated counting of votes proved more reliable than manual counting during the final testing and sealing of Precinct Count Optical Scanner (PCOS) machine in Barangay Mansasa in Tagbilaran City, Bohol. During the FTS of the PCOS machine last May 8 in Mansasa, a mismatch between the manual and the automated count stirred watchers from individual candidates and parties. The process was led by Commission on Elections officials. However, fears of PCOS inaccuracy o...
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10May2013ILOILO CITY, May 10 (PIA6) - - The office of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in this city has undertaken steps to address congestion that might occur in voting precincts during elections day on Monday, May 13. “We do not want to disenfranchise voters, in the sense discouraging them to vote because they saw the long lines in 2010,” said lawyer Jomar Betita, COMELEC-Iloilo City Elections Supervisor. Betita said their plan of action for this election includes the spreading out of clas...
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10May2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 10 (PIA) -- Campaigning will no longer be allowed on the eve of election day on May 12 and on election day, itself, on May 13, 2013. Also prohibited during these two days are the giving and accepting free transportation, food, drinks and things of value and the selling, furnishing, offering, buying, serving or taking of intoxicating liquor, Atty. Stalin A. Baguio, Provincial Election Supervisor (PES) of Misamis Occidental, said. Baguio said particularl...
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10May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 10 – Incumbent Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr. on Thursday filed a petition for disqualification against his rival, incumbent Cong. Jose S. Aquino II before the Regional and City Comelec here. The petition was filed against the respondent for having committed the prohibited acts defined under the Omnibus Election Code. Specifically, the petition was based on Section 68 of the code which states that any candidate who, in an action or protest in which he is a party is declared ...
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10May2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 10 (PIA) -- Gimugna sa 55th Infantry Battalion (55IB), 101 Infantry Brigade, Philippine Army, ang gitawag nga QRT kun quick response teams aron ipadala sa mga dapit sa bukid sa Misamis Occidental. Kini, isip dugang nga pwersa sa mga sakop sa PNP kun Philippine National Police, kinsa magtutuk sa mga munisipyo nga nahimutang daplin sa mga national highway ug secondary road, ingon man, sa daplin sa dagat, matud pa ni Lt. Col. Rommel A. Almaria, Battalion C...
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10May2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 10 (PIA) -- Gisusi karon sa DepEd kun Department of Education sa Misamis Occidental ang taho nga adunay mga magtutudlo nga nag apil-apil sa mga gitawag nga partisan political activities. Kini ang giluwatan ni Superintendent Jonathan S. Dela Peňa sa Misamis Occidental Schools Division, atol sa panagtagbo sa mga membro sa JPSCC kun Joint Provincial Security Control Center, kinsa miingon usab nga adunay nga kandidato nga gusto mopahigayon sa ilang kampanya ...
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10May2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 10 (PIA) -- Gipahigayon sa Misamis Occidental JPSCC kun Joint Provincial Security Control Center (JPSCC) ang usa ka workshop sa pagdala ngadto sa mga presinto ug pagkuha sa mga PCOS kun Precinct Count Optical Scan machines ug mga ballot boxes, human ang eleksiyon sa Mayo 13. Tuyo sa maong workshop ang pagpalig-on sa gitawag nga teamwork tali sa mga ahensiya nga gitahasan sa Comelec kun Commission on Elections (Comelec), nga daku’g kalabotan sa eleksiyo...
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10May2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 10 (PIA) -- Dugang pwersa nga doulan duha ka gatus (200) ka mga sakop sa PNP kun Philippine National Police, gikan sa rehiyonal nga headquarters sa Amihanang Mindanao nga nakabasi sa Cagayan de Oro City, ang midangat na sa Misamis Occidental, sa Mayo 4, ning tuig. Kini ang giluwatan ni P/Sr. Supt. David Y. Ombao, DRDO kun Deputy Regional Director for Operations sa PNP, rehiyon 10, kinsa miingon nga ang maong pwersa sa kapulisan ang mopuno sa mga kinahangl...
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10May2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 10 (PIA) -- Ang 101st Brigade sa Philippine Army (101Bde, PA) ang andam motabang sa pagpatuman sa usa ka luwas, matinud-anon, hapsay, malinawon ug katu-ohan nga eleksiyon sa Mayo 13. Kini ang giluwatan ni Col. Norman Oliver F. Febiar, Deputy Bde Commander, bisan pa man sa iyang pag-ingon nga ang mga sakop sa 101Bde ang magpadayon sa ilang bulohaton sa ISO kun Internal Security Operations sa panahon sa election period, usa na niini ang mga kalihokan pag s...
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10May2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, May 10 (PIA6) -- The testing and final sealing of Precinct Count Optical Scan machines in Bacolod City went smoothly. Bacolod City Election Officer Lawyer Milagros Salud Villa said that as of this morning, there were only minor glitches during the testing such as encountered like paper jams but these are addressed by the PCOS Tech personnel on stand by at the polling places. One PCOS Tech personnel is assigned for every five clustered precincts, according to Villanueva. ...
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10May2013SYUDAD SANG ILOILO, Mayo 10 (PIA6) - - Ang talatapan sang Commission on Elections (COMELEC) sa sining syudad ang nagpatigayon sang mga tikang agud masabat ang mahimo magluntad nga pagginutok sa mga presinto sa tion sang adlaw sang eleksyon sa Lunes, Mayo 13. “Indi naton luyag i-disenfranchise ang mga botante, in the sense nga i-discourage sila sa pagboto bangud sang nakita nila nga kalaba sang pila sang 2010,” pahayag sang abogado nga si Jomar Betita, and Elections Supervisor sang COMELEC...
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10May2013CEBU CITY, May 10 (PIA) -- With three days more to go before elections, the police in Central Visayas goes on full alert running up to May 13 to ensure secure and fair polls as three election-related violent incidents (ERVIs) have been recorded so far in the region. S/Supt. Armando Radoc, chief of the Regional Investigation and Detection Management Division of the Police Regional Office (PRO) 7 said that out of the 12 suspected ERVIs in Central Visayas, only three were validated to be ERVIs. ...
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09May2013DAGUPAN CITY, May 9 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) advised beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to vote freely. DSWD Region-I Assistant Regional Director Marlene Febes-Peralta said that several local chief executives have threatened beneficiaries to de-list them from the program if they would not give their support in the coming polls. “Beneficiaries should not allow themselves to be coerced into voting for such candidates,” Peral...
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09May2013SAN JOSE, Antique, May 9 (PIA 6) -- The Commission on Election (COMELEC) in Antique province is now 99 percent ready for the conduct of the May 13 mid-term elections. This was declared by COMELEC Antique Provincial Election Supervisor Atty. Ian Lee M. Ananoria during a local media interview as he likewise reported that all the ballots and the 672 Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines have already been deployed to the 18 municipalities of the province. The province of Antique has a to...
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09May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 9 (PIA) -- The Final Testing and Sealing (FTS) of the Precinct Count Optical Scanners (PCOS) machines in Bohol were done yesterday in all voting precincts in the towns and in the city. The PCOS machines will be designated for each of the 1,355 voting precincts in Bohol. Commission on Elections (Comelec) Provincial Supervisor Lionel Marco Castillano, in a radio interview, said that so far, there were no glitches reported on the testing and sealing in the towns. He ...
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09May2013CEBU CITY, May 9 (PIA) – It’s all systems go for the 2013 elections in Central Visayas, according to police officials. “We are 100 percent prepared," S/Supt. Audie Villacin, chief of the Police Community Relations Division here said. Villacin told the media during the recent ‘Talakayan sa Isyung Pulis’ forum that based on the recent meeting of the Regional Joint Security Coordinating Center, all security action plans of the different provincial police offices in Cebu, Negros Orienta...
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09May2013MANILA, May 9 (PIA) -- The public and especially running enthusiasts are invited to join a fun run for unity, honest, orderly and peaceful elections on May 10 at 4:30 a.m. at the Plaza Rajah Sulayman, Roxas Blvd. in Malate, Manila. The 3-K run, which also honors the 116th Death Anniversary of National Hero Gat Andres Bonifacio, is organized by the Pugad Lawin Philippines, Incorporated (PLPI) and the Manila City government. The run begins at the Plaza Rajah Sulayman, Roxas Blvd., going to Riza...
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09May2013QUEZON CITY, May 9 (PIA) -- With only a few days before the May 13 elections, the Philippine National Police (PNP) has activated its central communication hub for the nationwide election security operations. PNP chief Alan Purisima activated the National Election Monitoring and Action Center (NEMAC) in Camp Crame, Quezon City Wednesday, May 8. Purisima said the action center will coordinate all police operations nationwide to ensure peaceful elections. PNP’s NEMAC will be fully operat...
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09May2013KALIBO, Aklan, May 9 (PIA6) -- Candidates running in the May 13, 2013 local and national elections are now required to issue official receipts for every donation they receive, according to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) here. This requirement was shared by Atty. Vicente Tady, OIC Asst. Revenue District Officer of BIR-Aklan, during the recent meeting of the Aklan Public Information Officers Association (APIOA) held at the DOST-Provincial Science Technology Center, Provincial Capitol, Kal...
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09May2013SAN JOSE, Antique, May 9 (PIA) -- The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) of the Diocese of San Jose de Antique is all set for May 13 elections. Pio Evangelio, lay leader of PPCRV-Antique speaking on behalf of Fr. Joey Escote said the PPCRV was organized in all parishes province wide undertaking various activities for the upcoming election. PPCRV committed to put up voters assistance desks in all parishes on election day which will be run by volunteers themselves. There are ...
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09May2013SAN JOSE, Antique, May 9 (PIA) -- The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) of the Diocese of San Jose de Antique is all set for May 13, 2013 elections. Pio Evangelio, lay leader of PPCRV-Antique speaking on behalf of Fr. Joey Escote, Clergy coordinator said that PPCRV was organized in all parishes provincewide undertaking various activities for the upcoming election. PPCRV committed to put up voters assistance desks in all parishes on election day which will be run by volun...
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09May2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 9 (PIA) – The Department of Education in Misamis Occidental is looking into reports that some of the teachers may have engaged in partisan political activities. This was revealed by Superintendent Jonathan S. Dela Peňa of the Misamis Occidental Schools Division during a recent meeting of the Joint Provincial Security Control Center (PSCC) who said that some candidates have asked to conduct their campaign inside the school premises, which “we do not a...
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09May2013CEBU CITY, May 9 (PIA) – About eight potential political armed groups (PPAGs)are being closely monitored by the Police Regional Office (PRO) in Central Visayas as security measures are being strengthened with four days more to go before the May 13 Elections. “Two of the 10 PPAGs have been delisted as they are already inactive. We are still continuing our strict monitoring on the eight PPAGs left,” bared Police Senior Inspector Randy Caballes of the Regional Intelligence Division of the...
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09May2013DAGUPAN CITY, May 9 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) has assured the public of a secure elections on Monday. Senior Inspector Ryan Manongdo of PNP Pangasinan said that 1,223 police officers have been deployed to protect Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines in the 1,193 polling precincts in the province. Manongdo said that extra personnel will be deployed in areas requiring more than one police officer. “Our policemen will focus on election duties and will not respond to ...
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09May2013ILOILO CITY (PIA6) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and its partner agencies issued voting tips for the May 2013 midterm elections. City Elections Officer lawyer Jomar Betita asked the media at a forum organized by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) here to help encourage voters to go out and vote on May 13 and to do it early. Voters were also advised to bring along with them Identification Cards in case their identities would be challenged or verif...
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08May2013CEBU CITY, May 8 (PIA) -- Installation of the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines here took longer than expected during its simultaneous testing done today to ensure no glitches come election day. Faye Luarez, PCOS technician supervisor in Mandaue, told the Philippine Information Agency that most of the minor problems encounterd during the simultaneous nationwide testing involves the improper installation of the machine. Luarez said her office did not receive reports of any power i...
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08May2013SIQUIJOR, May 8 (PIA) — All precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines for the 44 clustered precincts in Siquijor town are doing good and are ready for this May 13 election, said Election Assistant Jude Tan. Tan is also in charge of the training for the Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) and PCOS technicians here. Except for minor discrepancies in the manual counting of votes, Tan said its Final Testing and Sealing (FTS) today was successful based also on the feedback of the BEIs and the ...
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08May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 8 (PIA) -- Sa labing unang higayon, ipatuman sa Commisison on Elections (Comelec) ang "money ban" aron mapugngan ang "vote buying" o pagpamalit og boto karong panahon sa piniliay. Base sa Comelec Resolution 9688, gidili ang pag-withdraw og P100, 000.00 pataas sugod Mayo 8 hangtud Mayo 13, 2013 matag adlaw. Apan wala nalakip niini ang tanang non-cash transactions. Nahisulod usab sa maong resolusyon nga gidili ang pagdala ug pagpadala og salapi nga nagkantidad og P...
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08May2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, May 8 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Negros Oriental is all set and ready to provide security for the May 13 elections. PNP-Negros Oriental Police Sr. Supt. Noli Andrade Romana said that additional 220 police personnel from the Police Regional Office-7 Public Safety Battalion will be deployed to the province to augment the existing police force. The PNP’s plans to deploy two policemen in each of the 531 polling centers in NegOr will now be accomplished due...
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08May2013KALIBO, Aklan, May 8 (PIA6) -- There will be enough power supply for the whole province of Aklan on May 13, 2013, election day. This assurance came from the Aklan Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AKELCO), the province’s main power distributor. AKELCO however, despite this assurance, issued an appeal to Aklanons to practice energy conservation on that day so that there will be a balanced distribution of power supply in polling precincts all over the province. In an advisory released by the po...
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08May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 8 (PIA) -- At least 658 police personnel from the Police Regional Office (PRO) – 12 are being deployed to different parts of Soccsksargen Region for election duties. Soccsksargen Region covers the provinces of South Cotabato, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and Sarangani and the cities of General Santos, Koronadal City, Tacurong, Kidapawan, and Cotabato. PSInsp Benjamin Mauricio Jr., information chief of PRO 12 said, 30...
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07May2013DAVAO CITY, May 7 (PIA) -- The new commander of the Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao assured its full support to the police and military in ensuring peaceful elections on May 13. Captain Antonio Habulan Jr., newly-installed commander of the NFEM said the Navy is taking its cue from Major General Ricardo Rainier Cruz, the commander of the Eastern Mindanao Command for the task that they will perform on the elections. “We will follow and support all peace and order activities called for by the Eas...
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07May2013QUEZON CITY, May 7 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) yesterday activated the Media Operations Center of National Task Force SAFE (Secure and Fair Elections) 2013. The operations center located at the 2nd floor of the Multi-Purpose Hall in Camp Crame, Quezon City will be operational 24/7. According to the PNP, the media center features live updates of situations in the Police Regional and Provincial Offices. It will also hold regular press briefing every 11:00 a.m. daily and per...
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07May2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 7 (PIA) – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has called on the candidates in Misamis Occidental to honor the covenant they have signed, relative to the conduct of the May 13 national and local elections. The call was sounded by P/Sr. Supt. David Y. Ombao, Deputy Regional Director of Operations (DRDO), who condemned the April 30 ambush on the life of one of the vice-mayoralty candidates in Bonifacio town, in the boundary of Misamis Occidental and Zambo...
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07May2013SIQUIJOR, May 7 (PIA) -- Nahimutang ang lalawigan sa Siquijor ubos sa “Election Watchlist” sa Regional Intelligence Division (RID-7) matud pa sa taho sa Philippine National Police (PNP) dinhi sa probinsya. Sumala sa PNP adunay “intense political rivalry” sa mga sakop sa pamilyang Fua ug sa ilang kontra sa politika. Si kasamtangang gobernador Orlando Fua Jr. ug provincial board member Orville Fua, ubos sa lakas-CMD, midagan pagkacongressman ug pagka-governador batok sa mga kandidato s...
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07May2013CAGAYAN DE ORO, May 7 (PIA) -- Elections Officer Rainero Niese of Opol in Misamis Oriental introduced the new voting process for the May 13 elections this year during the “Ang Rehiyon Karon” radio program last April 26. According to Niese, Comelec is hoping for a more organized election by implementing a new voting process to avoid any chaos similar to last year one which was caused by giving out of priority numbers to voters. This time it will be a first come, first serve basis in a so ...
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07May2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 7 (PIA) – The 55th Infantry Battalion (55IB), 101 Infantry Brigade, Philippine Army, has set up quick response teams (QRT) for deployment in the remote areas of Misamis Occidental. The deployment will complement that of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in the province, whose concentration is on the municipalities along the national highways and secondary roads, as well as the coastal areas, Lt. Col. Rommel A. Almaria, Commander of 55IB, said. “A...
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07May2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, May 7 (PIA) -- Candidates vying for posts in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) regional government and congressional seats in the province shared their respective platforms of governance in a candidates’ forum held here on weekend. Candidates present during the forum were mostly from the Liberal Party. They were incumbent ARMM governor Mujiv Hataman for regional gubernatorial position, Haroun Alrashid Lucman for regional vice-gubernatorial, and Ziaur-...
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07May2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 7 (PIA) – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has called on the candidates in Misamis Occidental to honor the covenant they have signed, relative to the conduct of the May 13, 2013 national and local elections. P/Sr. Supt. David Y. Ombao, Deputy Regional Director of Operations (DRDO) condemned the April 30 ambush on the life of one of the vice-mayoralty candidates in Bonifacio town, in the boundary of Misamis Occidental and Zamboanga del Sur provinces....
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07May2013DAVAO CITY, May 7 (PIA) -- The country’s top cop assured the readiness of the Philippine National Police to perform its peacekeeping functions on May 13 polls. Police Director General Allan Purisima, chief of the PNP told his directors in the regions in Caraga, Socksargen and Davao to execute their plans to ensure peaceful elections in all localities and barangays on the Election Day. He said the police must do its job to ensure the peaceful conduct of elections. “They just have to do the...
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06May2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, May 6 (PIA) -- The 103rd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army will set-up a Provincial Election Monitoring Action Center (PEMAC) in Kampo Ranao, here, to facilitate issues and concerns regarding election-related incidents. 103rd Bde Commander Col. Glenn Macasero said the PEMAC will be manned by personnel from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine National Police (PNP), and the Commission on Elections (Comelec). He said the PEMAC will serve as the ...
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06May2013KALIBO, Aklan, May 6 (PIA6) -- The Commission and Elections and the Civil Service Commission reminded government workers to leave politics to politicians. COMELEC and CSC issued the statement during the May 3 meeting of the Aklan Public Information Officers Association (APIOA) held at the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Provincial Office at the Provincial Capitol Grounds. The two constitutional body told government employees that campaigning for candidates, even if these are thei...
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06May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 6 (PIA) – City Election Officer Atty. Ernie F. Palanan has urged school officials here through the Department of Education (DepEd) to prepare the classrooms to be used as polling precincts in the upcoming May 13 midterm elections. During his recent radio program dubbed “City Comelec Election Officer Hour” aired over 107.8 Power FM of Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-Caraga, Palanan said they received reports that there are still some schools in the city that have not m...
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06May2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 6 (PIA) --The Joint Provincial Security Control Center (JPSCC) has recently conducted a workshop on the deployment and retrieval plan of the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines and ballot boxes in Misamis Occidental. The workshop was aimed at building a teamwork among the deputized agencies of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), deeply involved in the May 13, 2013, national and local elections, Atty. Stalin A. Baguio, Provincial Elections Super...
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06May2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 6 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has approved the security deployment plan of the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines and other election paraphernalia in Misamis Occidental, from the final testing day until election day on May 13. The said plans were presented by the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) represented by the Philippine Army (PA), during the final coordinating meeting of the J...
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06May2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, May 6 (PIA) -- The 103rd Infantry (Haribon) Brigade is fine-tuning its security preparations to ensure the successful conduct of elections in the province. “We are already in the final phase of our preparations for election-related security requirements in the entire province,” Col. Glenn Macasero, commanding officer of the Haribon Brigade, said during the Electoral Security Summit held at the Mamitua Saber Research Center in Mindanao State University Main Campus...
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05May2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Mayo 5 (PIA) -- Gihangyo sa DepEd kun Department of Education sa Misamis Occidental ang JPSCC kun Joint Provincial Security Control Center sa ilang ayuda legal, ingkaso kun ang mga membro sa BEI kun Board of Election Inspectors ang isumbong sa husgado, kalabot sa ilang pagsilbe sa umaabot eleksiyon. Kining maong hangyo ang giluwatan ni Superintendent Jonathan S. Dela Peňa sa DepEd-Misamis Occidental Schools Division, gumikan sa hilabihan nga truma nga naag...
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05May2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 5 (PIA) -- Gipasalig sa Comelec kun Commission on Elections (Comelec) nga ang kapin usa ka libo (1,172) ka mga makina sa PCOS kun Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) alang sa probinsiya sa Misamis Occidental ang niabot na ug nga kining tanan gihipos ug gibantayan sa mga sakop sa PNP kun Philippine National Police (PNP). Kini ang gipahayag ni Atty. Stalin A. Baguio, Provincial Election Supervisor (PSE), atol sa katapusan kun final coordinating command conf...
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04May2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 4 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has given assurance that all 1,172 units of the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines intended for Misamis Occidental had arrived and are now stored and secured by the Philippine National Police (PNP). This was revealed by Atty. Stalin A. Baguio, Provincial Election Supervisor (PSE) during the final coordinating command conference of the Provincial Joint Security Control Center (PJSCC) held May 2, 201...
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04May2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 4 (PIA) -- An augmentation force of close to 200 personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP), from the regional headquarters in Cagayan de Oro City has arrived in Misamis Occidental, today, May 4. This was announced by P/Sr. Supt. David Y. Ombao, Deputy Regional Director for Operations (DRDO) of PNP, region 10, who said the augmentation force will complement the security requirements of the Misamis Occidental Provincial Police Office (MOPPO) personn...
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03May2013MANILA, May 3 (PIA) -- All policemen detailed to local elective officials as protective security personnel (PSP) during the election period should always be in full uniform, the Department of the Interior and Local Government has strongly advised. This after the DILG received reports that the police security personnel have performed their duties in civilian clothes allegedly because of pressure from local elective officials under their protection. In a memorandum circular to all local chief ex...
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03May2013MANILA, May 3 (PIA) -- With a little over a week to go, Philippine Ambassador to Italy Virgilio A. Reyes Jr., in a press statement, encouraged Filipinos to take part in the upcoming elections. During the morning mass at the Basilica di Santa Prudenziana in Via Urbana in Rome, the Ambassador encouraged Filipinos to vote. He also handed out flyers showing basic information on Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV) to at least 400 Filipinos who attended the mass. He also discussed the OAV during the Co...
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03May2013DAVAO CITY, May 3 (PIA) -- The Philippine Navy in Eastern Mindanao will be committing its naval assets to support the conduct of the May 13 elections. Commodore Isabelo Gador, outgoing commander of the Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao, said the deployment of the navy in the region is coursed through the Eastern Mindanao Command. In line with the mandate, he said that personnel, equipment, and assets will be ready to assist and support Comelec. He said the five naval vessels of NFEM will be used t...
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03May2013MANILA, May 3 (PIA) -- Barely two weeks before the 2013 midterm elections, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said that it will deploy at least 30,000 Philippine National Police personnel to beef up security in preparation for the May 13 polls. In a statement, Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas said the PNP had ordered the recall of 11,693 PNP recruits and on- schooling from training centers for deployment to the Commission on Election’s 15 priority provinces. ...
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03May2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 3 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) in Misamis Occidental has appealed to the Joint Provincial Security Control Center (JPSCC) for legal assistance in case the members of the Board of Election Inspectors (BOI) will be charged for unfounded election offense. The appeal was sounded by Superintendent Jonathan S. Dela Peňa of the Misamis Occidental Schools Division during the recent JPSCC final coordinating meeting, who said it was a traumatic exp...
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02May2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, May 2 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Silay City assured the public that they are doing everything to have a peaceful and orderly May 13 elections. Police Senior Insp. Jesus Misahon, deputy chief, said in a statement that they are conducting Comelec (Commission on Elections) checkpoints three times a day as mandated in Comelec Resolution 9588. The Silay City PNP earlier gave notice to the election officer that a checkpoint must be established. Misahon said ...
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01May2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 1 (PIA) -- A total of 5,272 voters’ registration of members of the Board of Election Inspectors (BEI) has been reactivated by the Commission on Elections (Comelec), relative to the upcoming mid-term elections. The voters registration of these BEI’s, who are public school teachers, were reactivated, after they were inadvertently deleted from the voters’ list, for failure to vote in two consecutive elections. Some of the BEIs were deactivated when the ...
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30Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 30 (PIA) -- The Department of Education of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DepEd-ARMM) formally launched on Monday in a hotel here, the DepEd Election Response Network (DERN), a mechanism ensuring the safety of public school teachers who will serve in the May 13 polls. Atty. Jamar Kulayan, education secretary of the ARMM said the DERN will provide security and even legal assistance to teachers even after the election is through, in all areas when they figure on elec...
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30Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 30 (PIA) -- Watchers of the citizen’s arm will be given the preferential position to stay closest to the Board of Election Inspectors (BEI) during election day on May 13, 2013. This is pursuant to Resolution 9640 of the Commission on Election (Comelec) which provides that in case of limited space in the polling places on election day, the watcher of the citizen’s arm will be positioned closest to the BEI, compared with the watchers of the dominant majo...
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30Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Abril 30 (PIA) – Ang ARMM kun Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao ang adunay labing daghan nga kandidato nga magpapili sa nagkadaiyang pwesto sa umaabot eleksiyon sa Mayo 13. Matud pa sa Comelec kun Commission on Elections, sa dise-siyete (17) ka mga rehiyon sa nasud, ang mga kandidato sa ARMM ang mikabat sa 4,174 o kapin 9.44% sa 44,221, ang kinatibuk-ang gidaghanon sa mga kandidato lokal sa tibuok nasud, pag-abot sa Pebrero 20, ning tuig. Sumala pa ni Dir...
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30Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 30 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections in the region is all set for the May 13 mid term national and local elections, said Comelec regional director Atty. Jay Balisado. Comparing to the 2010 polls, Balisado said they are “practically ahead of the timeline” in preparation for the upcoming elections. He cited the schedule of the Final Testing and Sealing (FTS) of the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines slated on May 6 at the polling precincts. In distant areas tho...
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30Apr2013SIQUIJOR, April 30 (PIA) -- With preparations now in place, Siquijor is ready for elections, according to local offices of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Philippine National Police (PNP). In a Provincial Joint Security Control Center (PJSCR) command conference meeting Friday afternoon, election supervisor Atty. Eliseo R.Z. B. Labaria said preparations have already been set according to the election timeline with the security, logistics, and personnel in place. Trainings for per...
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30Apr2013SAN JOSE, Antique, April 30 (PIA) -- The Election Watchlist Areas (EWAs) in Region 6 may be upgraded from 40 to 43. This was disclosed by Police Regional Office 6 Director Agrimero Cruz in a PIA interview when he visited San Jose, Antique to lead the inauguration of the new San Jose Municipal Police Station, recently. Cruz did not make available the names of the 40 EWAs in the region, but he noted that the three municipalities being monitored are in the province of Iloilo. “Tatlo...
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30Apr2013SIQUIJOR, April 30 (PIA)-- Siquijor province is now getting a stable power supply with three new generating machines and five more coming in mid-May. Province of Siquijor Electric Cooperative Inc. (PROSIELCO) General Manager Laureen Malolot assured there is enough power supply for the load requirement in Siquijor during elections. ”If all generating machines function normally, we have an excess of 300 kw for the island,” she said during the recent Provincial Joint Security Control Center (...
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29Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 29 (PIA) -- The Philippine Information Agency is now ready for the conduct of the 2013 midterm national and local elections said its director, Abner Caga. This, after the personnel here already availed themselves of the Local Absentee Voting (LAV) today at the PIA regional office. Evelyn Gonzales and Flor Evangeline Japitan from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Butuan City supervised the PIA personnel during the said early voting. Gonzales and Japitan lauded the agency ...
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29Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 29 (PIA) – The Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has the most number of local candidates seeking elective posts in the upcoming May 13 elections. This, as the data of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has noted that among the 17 regions of the country, ARMM records a total of 4,174 local candidates or 9.44 percent of 44,221, the country’s total number of local candidates, as of Feb. 20, 2013. Director Esmeralda Amora-Ladra of the Comelec...
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27Apr2013QUEZON CITY, April 27 (PIA) -- With more than two weeks to go before the elections, authorities from the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) confiscated 14 signal jammers. PNP’s Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG) and NTC personnel nabbed four individuals in an entrapment operation Thursday, April 24 in Gracepark, Caloocan City after authorities received information from concerned citizens about certain persons who were selling signal jammers online....
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26Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 26 (PIA) -- The army and the police are readying their quick reaction forces (QRFs) to secure the May 13 elections. The QRF and police’s rapid deployment forces are part of the security measures being instituted by the Philippine National Police and the Army’s 10th Infantry Division. Major General Ariel Bernardo commander of the 10th Infantry Division said these units are highly mobile units which can respond to any untoward situations in the field. He said that battalio...
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26Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 26 (PIA) -- The police in Davao Region has accounted a total of 172 gun ban violations from its January 13 implementation up to April 24, 2013. Speaking in the AFP-PNP Press Corps conference at the Task Force Davao Headquarters, Superintendent Marlon Pinote, supervisor of the Election Monitoring Action Center of the Police Regional Office XI said the campaign led to the confiscation of a total of 106 assorted firearms, 33 high powered weapons and 73 of low caliber. He said a ...
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26Apr2013MANILA, April 26 (PIA) -- The Philippine Embassy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia encouraged overseas Filipinos to vote before the last day of elections on May 13, 2013. In a statement, Philippine Ambassador Ezzedin H. Tago encouraged more Filipinos to exercise their right to vote. “Let us avoid the huge crowds that traditionally come during the last days of the elections,” Tago advised the voters. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, more than 3,000 Filipinos in Saudi Arabia ...
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26Apr2013SAN JOSE, Antique, April 26 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections in the Province of Antique said that they are now 95 percent prepared in the conduct of the May 13 midterm elections. “We are 95 percent ready except that the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines have not yet arrived here. We are expecting the machines to arrive this week or next week,” said Comelec San Jose, Antique Election Officer Atty. Jufrey Derequito. Derequito said during the monthly meeting of the Association o...
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26Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 26, 2013 (PIA) – On election day, a person coming into the precinct with stain marks in his fingers would now be presumed he has already cast his vote. The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Bohol through Atty. Ricardo Villares bares such is the case because a person may have really cast his vote by taking up another identity basing the possibility from the Comelec General Instructions. Members of the Board of Election Inspectors (BEI) however, could still check...
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25Apr2013GENERAL SANTOS CITY, April 25 (PIA)--- Stand up for children! This is what the 20-member spokespersons for the Bata Muna Campaign said during its launch Wednesday, April 24 at the East Asia Hotel here. Sixteen-year-old campaign spokesperson Jesza Marie Aljentera, student representative who read the statement she shared with other children called on government leaders and political candidates to consider children issues and concerns in their political agenda and governance. “In the Phili...
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24Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 24 (PIA) -- The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has appealed to all its constituents to participate in the May 13 elections. Mohaqher Iqbal, chair of the MILF peace-panel said their group normally does not issue an appeal on the people regarding elections. However, they have to issue an appeal now since the elections will have an impact on the ongoing peace talks between their group and the government, he said. Iqbal said the MILF prefers to convey its concern for the pe...
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24Apr2013VIGAN CITY, April 24 (PIA) -- Ilocos Sur has the biggest number of unopposed mayoral candidates in the Ilocos Region. Despite this, the Commission on Elections has placed the province under area of concern due to previous election-related incidents. Police Supt. Marlo Castillo, Ilocos Sur police provincial office spokesman, said Ilocos Sur remains an area of concern due to incidents of election-related shootings in the previous elections from 2001 to 2010. The shootings occurred in the towns o...
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24Apr2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 24 (PIA) – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has prohibited the use of cellphones and cameras by voters inside the polling place on the day of the elections on May 13, 2013. Implementation of such prohibition will be among the duties and functions of the Board of Election Inspectors (BEI), pursuant to Comelec Resolution No. 9640 promulgated last Feb. 15. The BEI’s other functions are as follows: Conduct the voting in the polling place and adm...
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24Apr2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 24 (PIA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III warned political candidates against using the Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program (4Ps) to force the beneficiaries program to vote for them. The warning was issued by the President during his meeting with local leaders and the community in the province on Monday. He stressed that 4Ps is a program of the national government being implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and whose beneficiar...
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24Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 24 -- Xavier University through its Research and Social Outreach (RSO) Office will be holding a couple of candidates’ fora to assist the electorate in identifying political candidates who are suited to meet the development needs of the city. The congressional candidates’ forum is set on Thursday, April 25, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Capitol University Gym. Another forum for the city level local government unit (LGU) will be conducted on April 30, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at ...
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23Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 23 (PIA) -- President Aquino has appealed to Kagay-anons to opt for just and honest candidates running for local and national positions in the upcoming May elections during his visit to the city last April 22 at the Pelaez Sports Complex. After citing several projects such as farm-to-market roads, Laguindingan Airport and the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), President Aquino said to the Kagay-anons that “kamu ang nagbuhat niining tanan ug kamu pud ang mup...
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23Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 23 (PIA) -- The second leg of the Mega Cebu Candidates Forum will take place on April 25 at the Cebu Cultural Center. The morning session will feature electoral bets for Cebu province, 5th and 6th Districts, and Lapulapu City coming from the Liberal Party, Lakas, local Bakud party and independents. The afternoon session on the same day will feature another set of candidates from Lapulapu City and the 5th and 6th Districts, this time from the United Nationalist Alliance, One...
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23Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 23 (PIA) -- Some of the 1,355 Precinct Count Optical Scanner (PCOS) machines to be used for the May 13 polls have arrived in Bohol. COMELEC provincial election officer Atty. Leonil Marco Castillano reported during the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC)meeting held at Jjs Seafoods Village recently. Castillano said these computer poll machines are now closely guarded in an undisclosed bodega of the Commission on Election (COMELEC) and awaiting for their de...
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23Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 23 (PIA) -- President Aquino reminded Kagay-anon voters in his recent visit in the city to choose the right leader in the upcoming elections so that the safety of the people from calamities would be ensured. President Aquino said there is a P10-billion budget intended for evacuation programs for people living in hazardous areas within the country every year. Thus, he said there’s no excuse for local administrations not to allocate budget for the people who really ne...
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22Apr2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 22 (PIA) -- Each board of canvassers shall be assisted by an information technology-capable person authorized to operate the Consolidation and Canvassing System (CCS) to be known as the CCS Operator. This ruling of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is stipulated in its Resolution No. 9648, which provides that the CCS Operator shall be deputized by the Comelec from among the agencies and instrumentalities of the government, including the government-o...
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22Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 22 (PIA) -- Categorization of election watch areas (EWA) should be based on the recommendation that comes from the local joint peace and security (JPS) monitoring team, suggested Bohol Commission on Elections (Comelec) chief Atty. Leonil Marco Castillano during the recent Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) meeting here. Castillano’s proposal came on the heels of concern from local officials when the joint regional security placed the entire province of Bo...
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22Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 22 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Regional Office 10 showed their preparations for the coming 2013 national and elections this May. The Comelec has already conducted training for the members of the Boards of Canvassers (BOC) and Board of Election Inspectors (BEI) last March 4-6 and March 8-26, respectively, Assistant Regional Election Director Atty. Maria Dulce C. Banzon disclosed in a media forum held recently, here. She said they have also conducted...
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21Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 21 (PIA) -- Voters who wish to be enlightened about the recent developments on the upcoming midterm elections can now listen and interact on air as government election education campaign goes on the air. Dubbed then as Comelec Hour, the pre election government run voter’s education campaign is now back on air with three anchors willing to process everybody’s questions and clarify issues. Anchored by City Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Registrar Atty. Jonas...
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20Apr2013SIQUIJOR, April 20 (PIA) -- The biblical message about Jesus and political authority provides endless inspiration for Christian reflection on political power, recalling that it comes from God and is an integral part of the order that He created. Parish priest of Lazi, Siquijor and Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) chair, Rev. Fr. Leonard Tan in his message during the Peace Covenant signing in Lazi recently shared the church perspectives on election and the Biblical Aspects...
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20Apr2013BACOLOD CITY, April 20 (PIA6) -- Top police and military officials here during a press conference for the 1st Provincial Joint Peace and Security Coordinating Center (JPSCC) said they are looking at a generally peaceful elections in the province. Both holding the rank of Colonel and newly-installed in their posts, Negros Occidental Provincial Police Office Director Ricardo de la Paz and 303rd Infantry Brigade Commander Jon Aying do not discount possibilities of isolated cases of election-relat...
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20Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 20 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) urges all political parties and candidates for the May 2013 mid-term polls to observe “green” or earth-friendly campaign practices to ensure a waste-free election. DENR 7 regional executive director Dr. Isabelo Montejo appeals to the candidates to take a closer look at the environment by placing waste avoidance and reduction as part of their advocacy and strategy. Montejo encourages them to use campa...
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18Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 18 (PIA) -- The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) reminded journalists to be responsible in covering the 2013 national and local elections. NUJP Chairperson Rowena Paraan said journalists play a crucial role during elections and how they do their coverage have implications to the public. “Journalists are active participants in the election process as they inform voters about what type of persons are asking for their votes and what they stand f...
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18Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 18 (PIA) -- Boholanos from all sectors of society walked and bowed down in prayer during a unity walk and interfaith prayer rally for Secure and Fair Elections (SAFE) 2013 held Sunday, April 21. Organized by the Philippine National Police (PNP) Bohol Provincial Office and supported by government and non government agencies, the unity walk and interfaith rally is in line with the activities proposed by a resolution passed by the Provincial Peace and Order Council (...
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17Apr2013DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, April 17 (PIA) -- With less than a month toward elections, the Office of the Provincial Election Supervisor here has set its final instructions for the election officers (EOs) and schedules of activities, including the delivery of election paraphernalia. Atty. Gay Asuncion Enumerables, Davao del Sur provincial election supervisor, laid down the work plan for the province before the EOs together with the officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces o...
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17Apr2013ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, April 17 (PIA) -- The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) Iligan Chapter convened the media in a one-day election reporting training Tuesday here in Iligan City. Some 35 selected group of print and broadcast journalists and practitioners in both Lanao provinces and in Iligan City participated in the training and in the discussion which focused on the elections, media ethics, election coverage and media safety. The training started with the disc...
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16Apr2013ISABELA CITY, Basilan, April 16 (PIA) -- The civil society organizations in Basilan together with the military, police, and a number of local candidates in various elective positions have gathered on April 11 for a compact signing to ensure peaceful, free, and fair 2013 elections. The historic event dubbed “Payapang Bayan, Payapang Halalan (Peaceful Nation, Peaceful Election)” campaign was convened by the Consortium on Electoral Reform (CER), the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), the Phil...
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16Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 16 (PIA) -- The military will exercise full visibility in all barangays on May 13 midterm national and local elections so that the residents will have the confidence to cast their votes and to participate in the polls. Major General Ariel Bernardo, commander of the 10th Infantry “Agila” Division said that all personnel will be deployed on field to maximize visibility so that the people will feel secured and will freely vote according to their conscience, without the fear o...
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16Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 15 (PIA) -- Isinagawa kamakailan ang election reporting training sa lungsod ng Kidapawan sa North Cotabato na pinangunahan ng National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP). Ang pagsasanay ay dinaluhan ng mga mamamahayag sa buong South at Central Mindanao partikular sa lungsod ng Cotabato, lungsod ng Tacurong sa Sultan Kudarat, lungsod ng Kidapawan at mga bayan ng Kabacan at Midsayap naman sa North Cotabato. Kabilang sa mga naging tagapagsal...
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16Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 16 (PIA) – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will set up a team to conduct the Random Manual Audit (RMA) in the polling place of randomly selected clustered precincts, in the May 13, 2013 national and local elections. Composed of five (5) members per legislative district, members of the RMA Team will act as deputies of the RMA Committee in the conduct, supervision and control of the RMA, during which time, they are tasked in the maintenance of peace...
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14Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Abril 14 (PIA) -- Wala’y nahitala nga kalabot sa piniliay nga nahitabo ning dakbayan kutub ning Marso niini'ng tuiga pasumikad sa utlanan gitakda sa Philippine National Police (PNP) sa Amihanang Mindanao matod pa ni PSupt. Ronnie Francis M. Cariaga, Chief, Regional Public Information Officer. Sa ilahang mga datos sa krimen, Aduna'y 598 ka krimen nga natala sugod sa Enero ngadto sa Marso niining tuiga ug ubos kini sa nataho sa susamang higayon sa miaging tuig nga 650. Sub...
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13Apr2013DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, April 13 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) here are gearing up for the coming mid term elections, assuring of sufficient forces to ensure a secure and fair election (SAFE) on May 13. The Davao del Sur Provincial Police Office (DSPPO), the 39th Infantry Battalion and 73rd IB under AFP’s 10th Infantry Division have set their respective security measures and deployment plans in preparation for the election. In ...
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12Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 12 (PIA) -- Deployment of police and soldiers in election-watchlist areas in Davao City and Davao Region remains a work in progress and under fine-tuning to ensure its effectivity even beyond May 13 midterm elections, according to Chief Superintendent Jaime Morente, regional director of the Police Regional Office XI. He said deployment of security forces is one of the primary concerns in the conference today of the members of the Joint Election Security Coordinatingl Center co...
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12Apr2013QUEZON CITY, April 12 (PIA) -- The Armed Forces of Philippines (AFP) has affirmed its commitment to safe and peaceful elections on May 13. This after the AFP signed a memorandum of agreement together with the Philippine National Police (PNP), Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and the Department of Education (DepEd) at the DepEd Compound in Pasig City Wednesday, April 10. In a statement, AFP Deputy Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gregorio E. Macapagal, who represented the AFP, said that with or without...
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12Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Apr. 12 (PIA) -- Gitahasan sa Comelec kun Commission on Elections ang PAL kun Philippine Air Lines, lakip na ang Presidente niini, kalabot sa ipahigayon nga eleksiyon sa Mayo 13, ning tuig. Kini nga tahas mao ang paghatag sa prayoridad ug unahon pagpasakay kadtong mga empleyado sa Comelec nga mobiyahe sa opisyal nga katuyo-an kun adunay official travel ug adunay gitawag nga "must-ride status." Nahisubay kini sa Comelec Resolution No. 9598 nga gipagawas sa kani...
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11Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Apr. 11 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has set the honorarium of the the Department of Education (DepEd) personnel who will serve in the Board of Elections Inspectors (BEI) in the May 13 elections. Pursuant to Comelec Resolution 9640, the BEI is composed of a chairperson and two members, one of whom will be designated as poll clerk, and all of whom are public school teachers, giving preference to those with permanent positions and those who se...
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11Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 11 (PIA) -- The first round of the Mega Cebu candidates forum wrapped up with four mayoral candidates who showed up to present their platforms of government particularly their vision for economic growth for Mega Cebu. Present during the forum held at the Cebu Cultural Center were mayoral bets for Carcar City, reelectionist Nicepuro Apura and Mariano Alegarbes; San Fernando mayoral candidate Lakambini Reluya; and First District Rep. Eduardo Gullas of Talisay City. Mayor Val C...
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11Apr2013ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, April 11 (PIA) -- All municipal election offices under the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Lanao del Norte Provincial Office joined the country in the simultaneous Operation Baklas held on April 8, Monday. Atty. Joseph Hamilton Cuevas, provincial election supervisor of Lanao del Norte, said the activity was pursuant to Comelec Resolution No. 9615, otherwise known as the ‘Fair Election Act.’ Under this regulation is the strict compliance of posting of lawfu...
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09Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Abril 9 (PIA) -- Gitumbok sa Comelec kun Commission on Elections ang Abril 15, ning tuig, nga katapusang adlaw sa pagduso sa aplikasyon sa akreditasyon niadtong mga langyaw nga buot mag-obserbar sa umaabot nga eleksiyon sa Mayo. Segun sa Resolution No. 9652 sa Comelec, bisan unsang grupo, organisasyon, komite, asosasyon sa mga langyaw nga magrepresentar sa ilang gobyerno o mga pribadong interes nga buot mahimong obserber sa eleksiyon sa Mayo 13, 2013, ang kinah...
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09Apr2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Abril 9 (PIA) -- Ang upat ka kandidato sa pagkamayor niining syudad mipirma ug kasabutan sa malinawon ug limpyo nga piniliay karung umaabot nga Mayo. Nangulo sa pagpirma sa maong kasabutan si kanhing mayor Fahad Salic ug bisi mayor Noryasmin Calandada. Milagda usab ang duha pa nga naninguha sa pagkamayor nga si Acmad Maruhom ug Punduma Sani. Isip bahin niining kasabutan, matag kandidato nanaad sa ingon nga husayon ang ilang mga kalahian ug dili pagkasinabtanay sa ...
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09Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 9 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) offices in Davao del Sur are set to enforce this week the “Operation Baklas” or the removal of campaign materials outside the authorized common poster areas. Davao del Sur Assistant Election Supervisor Edgardo Sadili bared that the city and municipal Election Officers in the province have been ordered to conduct “Operation Baklas” in their respective areas, on or before April 13. Sadili told the Philippine Information A...
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09Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 9 (PIA) -- The Davao City Police Office is planning to augment the number of police and soldiers in three districts of the city under the election-watch list to guarantee that the residents will cast their votes despite the presence of the rebels. Speaking in the Monday’s Kapihan sa SM, Senior Superintendent Ronald de la Rosa, director of the DCPO said the presence of both the police and soldiers will be maximized in the countryside so that the residents will participate in ...
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08Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 8 (PIA) -- The deadline for application of accreditation for foreigners who may wish to become observers in the upcoming May national and local elections ends on April 15, this year. Pursuant to Resolution No. 9652 of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), any foreign group, organization, committee or association, representing government or private interests, who may want to observe the May 13, 2013 elections, shall file an application for accreditation w...
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08Apr2013MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Apr. 8 (PIA) -- The total number of listed voters in this province for the May 13, 2013 elections reached 254,389 individuals, records obtained from the provincial office of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) showed. The figure represents an increase of 5% compared with the October 25, 2010 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls, which recorded, 241,707 registered voters. Out of 19 local government units in the province, this city has the highest number of re...
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08Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 8 (PIA) -- There have been no records of election-related incidents in Cagayan de Oro as of March this year based on set parameters by the Philippine National Police (PNP) Region 10 according to PSupt. Ronnie Francis M. Cariaga, Chief, Regional Public Information Officer. In their crime statistics data, the 598 crimes from January to March listed this year is lesser than what has been documented in the same months last year which was 650. This is based on crime agains...
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07Apr2013ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, April 7 (COMELEC) -- The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has released the guidelines for mass media accreditation in connection with the May 13, automated national and local elections. In Resolution No. 9649, promulgated February 27, 2013, the COMELEC said that the coming elections will generate “great media attention” and acknowledged the need to increase the efficiency in the recording and monitoring of grants of accreditation to “avoid the proliferation ...
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07Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 7 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has reactivated the registration records of public school teachers who have been appointed as members of the Board of Election Inspectors (BEI) for the May 13 elections. This, after they were inadvertently deactivated due to their alleged failure to vote in the two succeeding regular elections. However, the concerned teachers claimed to have voted in the May 10, 2010 national and local elections, the firs...
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05Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 5 (PIA) -- The Davao City Police Office has placed three areas here in the May 13-election-watch-list due to the presence of communist rebels. Senior Superintendent Ronald de la Rosa, director of the DCPO said these areas are the districts of Paquibato, Marilog and Baguio. He said the presence of the rebels might have an effect on the participation of residents in the electoral exercise. De la Rosa said that as part of the security measures, the Joint Security Coordinating Co...
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05Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 5 (PIA) -- Two lady candidates vying for two different elective positions in Davao City shared their platforms and visions of governance during the Candidates Forum held at the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) regional office in Davao City, Friday. The attendees to the first Candidates Forum were Joji Ilagan Bian, an independent candidate who is running for the congressional seat of the second district of Davao City and Maria Belen Acosta, a candidate under the Hugpong sa T...
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05Apr2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 5 (PIA) -- The four mayoralty candidates here signed a peace covenant to affirm their commitment to a peaceful and clean elections this May 2013 elections. Re-electionist Fahad Salic led incumbent vice-mayor Noryasmin Calandada and the other two mayoralty aspirants, Acmad Maruhom and Punduma Sani, in signing the covenant. As part of the agreement, each of the aspirants vowed to settle their differences in the past and not to cause anything that will affect the...
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05Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 5 (PIA) -- At least P30 million in insurance have been set aside by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the Department of Education (DepEd) and non-DepEd personnel serving in the upcoming elections. The amount will be used by the said personnel who may sustain election-related death or injuries in the performance of election duties on May 13, 2013. In the case of death while in the performance of election duties, however, the heirs of the deceased...
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04Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 4 (PIA) --The Davao Region Police Office has projected a peaceful conduct of elections among rival political parties of local candidates in most parts of its jurisdiction. Chief Superintendent Anselmo Pinili, assistant regional director for administration of the Police Regional Office XI said based on their assessment no major contest is expected among the local candidates vying for public positions in Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley, and Davao del Norte, except in Davao del...
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04Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 4 (PIA) -- Candidates running for elected positions in Metro Cebu areas will have the opportunity to present their platforms of government in a series of candidates' fora organized by private and public sectors. "Mega Cebu Candidates Forums" will be held at Cebu Cultural Center on April 10, 19, and 25 divided into morning and afternoon sessions. This is the first of its kind held in Cebu for local electoral bets that will focus on issues rather than debates, said Carol Balles...
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04Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 4 (PIA)--Nahuman na sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) ug National Printing Office (NPO) ang pag-imprenta sa mga balota alang sa May 2013 elections, mga alas-11:00 ganinang buntag, Miyerkules. Gipangunahan ni Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes ang pag-imprenta sa mga katapusang balota. Giingong record-breaking ang nahimong trabaho nila karong tuiga tungod kay nahuman nila sulod lamang sa 57 ka adlaw ang pag-imprenta sa 52,333,801 ka balota. Matud pa ni NPO Assi...
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03Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 3 (PIA) -- Government officials with "must-ride status" will be given preferential accommodation by the Philippine Airlines (PAL) for the May 13, 2013 national and local elections. These include officials, employees and deputies of the Comelec traveling on official business. This is stipulated in Comelec Resolution No. 9598 promulgated on Dec. 18, 2012, entitled “Deputation of Certain Departments Under the Executive Branch, Government-Owned and Controll...
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03Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 3 (PIA) -- The Police Regional Office-7 initiated a series of Election Security Workshops among law enforcement members here to generate action plans on “unforeseen” events. The workshop was participated by over a hundred policemen from the entire Cebu province and several members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. P/Supt. Clifford Gairanod, PRO7 information officer, said the main purpose of the workshop is to gather information from the police stations on the issues ...
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03Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 3 (PIA) -- The power utility firm Davao Light and Power Company assured that the supply of electricity in Davao City and other service areas like Panabo City and Sto. Tomas, Davao del Norte will remain stable even beyond the election period, despite the power curtailment being observed in other areas in Mindanao due to power shortage. Speaking in the Club 888 business forum at the Marco Polo Hotel, Ross Luga, consumer relations service officer of the Davao Light said they expe...
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03Apr2013QUEZON CITY, April 3 (PIA) -- Government agencies in Metro Manila convened to beef up security preparations for the upcoming mid-term elections on May 13. National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Leonardo A. Espina together with NCRPO district directors and key personnel, NCR-Comelec regional director and Joint Security Control Center (RJSCC) Chairman Atty. Jubil S. Surmieda, and Armed Forces of the Philippines NCR Command, Colonel James B. Joven held a coordinating conference Tuesd...
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03Apr2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 3 (PIA) – A total to 469 voting centers have been put up in Misamis Occidental for the May 13 national and local elections. Thus, the province will have an equal number of 469 Precinct Count Optical Scanner (PCOS) machines, as each voting center will have at least one (1) unit of such equipment during the elections, Atty. Stalin A. Baguio, Provincial Elections Supervisor (PES), said. Baguio said about 256 or 54.58 percent of these voting centers are...
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03Apr2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 3 (PIA) – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) remains committed and steadfast in the discharge of its function and will remain apolitical and non-partisan to ensure the sanctity of the ballots. This assurance came from Maj. General Rainier Ricardo Cruz III, Commander of the 1st Infantry (Tabak) Division, Philippine Army (1ID, PA), who represented the AFP, during the recent Peace Covenant Signing in Misamis Occidental. The activity was attended...
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03Apr2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Apr. 3 (PIA) – The campaign of local candidates in Misamis Occidental which started last March 30 was generally peaceful. This was the assessment of lawyer Stalin A. Baguio, Provincial Election Supervisor (PES) of Misamis Occidental, who said so far, no untoward incident related to the election have been reported in the province since March 30. Now on its 5th day, the campaign of the local candidates for the May 13, 2013 elections should have started last...
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02Apr2013DUMAGUETE CITY, April 2 (PIA)--The Negros Oriental Electric Cooperative II (Noreco2) will hold district elections for audit and election committees during its annual general membership assembly on April 14 at Pamplona gymnasium, municipality of Pamplona, Negros Oriental. The Noreco2 management advised all electric cooperative members interested to run for the two committees on election and audit to secure and file their certificate of candidacy on or before April 6 at the member services depart...
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01Apr2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Apr. 1 (PIA) -- Good governance starts with the conduct of a safe and fair election (SAFE) that serves as a test for the people to support the “Matuwid na Daan” (Straight Path) of the Aquino Administration. This was the message of Atty. Rene K. Burdeos, Regional Director of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), region 10, to the more than 370 candidates for the May 13, 2013 elections in Misamis Occidental during the recent Peace Covenant...
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28Mar2013DAGUPAN CITY, Mar 28 (PIA) -- The Commission on Election reiterated the prohibition of campaigning during the Holy Week particularly on Good Friday. Lawyer Marino Salas, provincial election supervisor in Pangasinan, said although campaign period at the local level starts 45 days before the actual election, this year is different as the first day of campaign, March 29, falls on a Good Friday. “Natapat sa mahal na araw kaya pinagbabawal talaga (ng batas),” (It fell on a holy day that is...
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20Mar2013TAGUM CITY, March 20 (PIA) -- A top local chief executive in Mindanao expressed his confidence the votes of the Filipinos will be adequately protected in the May 2013 automated elections. Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo del Rosario, current president of the Confederation of all the Local Chief Executives in Mindanao (Confed) is convinced the ballots would be very secure during the midterm polls, since the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is implementing added safeguards, on top of the securi...
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20Mar2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Mar. 20 (PIA) -- Gilugwayan sa Comelec kun Commission on Elections ang pagdili pag-inom sa ilimnong makahubog kun liquor ban gikan sa duha (2) ka adlaw ngadto sa lima (5) ka adlaw, gikan sa Mayo 9, 2013, adlaw’ng Huwebes, ngadto sa Mayo 13, 2013, adlaw’ng Lunes o sa adlaw mismo sa Eleksiyon. Kini nga desisyon ang nakab-ot atol sa panagtigum kaniadtong Pebrero 26, 2013, sa mga sakop sa Comelec nga gitambongan ni Chairperson Sixto S. Brillantes, Jr., ug mga ...
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19Mar2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Mar. 18 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has resolved to extend the period of the liquor ban from two to five days - from May 9 to May 13, Monday, Election Day. This decision was arrived at during the Feb. 26 meeting of the Comelec attended by Chairperson Sixto S. Brillantes Jr., and Commissioners Lucenito N. Tagle, Elia R. Yusoph, Christian Robert S. Lim, and Maria Gracia Cielo M. Padaca. As recalled, pursuant to Resolution No. 9582 issued in Dec...
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19Mar2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, March 19 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is aiming for ‘zero’ failure of elections in the entire province, this coming May. Lawyer Ray Sumalipao, regional election director in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) emphasized this during the recently concluded Lanao del Sur Stakeholders Conference for Peaceful, Free and Fair 2013 Elections saying that the main enemy in the province during elections is the failure of elections. To make ele...
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18Mar2013TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, March 18 (PIA) -- Police security measures for the upcoming May 2013 elections are now ready, said PSupt. Alan A. Ladra, chief of operations of Davao del Norte Provincial Police Office (DNPPO). Gracing the Monday, March 18 convocation at the Davao del Norte's Bulwagan ng Lalawigan on behalf of police director PSSupt. Eduardo Wycoco, Ladra discussed the setting up of police election monitoring centers from the provincial to the municipal levels. The DNPPO has also ...
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18Mar2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, March 18 (PIA) -- Civil society organizations and other multi-sectoral stakeholders have pledged to work together to ensure honest and peaceful elections in the province. They committed to do all the necessary efforts to make peaceful and honest elections possible not only in the province but also in the entire Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), during the Lanao del Sur Stakeholders Conference for Peaceful, Free and Fair 2013 elections held recently, here. ...
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17Mar2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, March 17 (PIA) -- Candidates running for congressional, gubernatorial, mayoralty, and other local posts in the entire province vowed to help the Commission on Elections (Comelec) administer peaceful and honest elections this May. They manifested their commitment for peaceful and clean polls by forging a covenant during the Lanao del Sur Stakeholders Conference for Peaceful, Free and Fair 2013 Elections last March 11. By signing the covenant, they pledged not to buy ...
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16Mar2013LUNGSOD NG LIPA, Batangas, Marso 16 (PIA) --Idinaos kamakailan sa archbishop's residence sa lungsod na ito ang ikalawang good governance summit na tinalakay ang mga isyung may kinalaman sa kapayapaan. Nagsilbing panauhing tagapagsalita sa programa si Batangas police provincial director Atty. Rosauro Acio na nag-ulat ukol sa sitwasyon ng kapayapaan at kaayusan sa lalawigan. Sinabi ni Acio na nais niyang burahin ang pangalan ng lalawigan sa listahan ng mga itinuturing na 18 hotspot areas kaugna...
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15Mar2013MANILA, Marso 15 (PIA6) -- Ang Bureau of Immigration (BI) nagpa-andam sa mga dumoluong batok sa paghatag sang suporta sa mga kandidato sap ala-abuton nga nasyonal kag lokal nga eleksyon, kay basi sila pagadakpon kag ipagwa-on sa Pilipinas sa pagpahilabot sa mga aktibidades sa sulod sang pungsod. Si Immigration Commissioner Ricardo David Jr. nagsiling nga ang pa-andam naghalin sa pagpagwa sang Cmmission on Elections (CMELEC) sang isa ka resulosyun nga wala nagapahanugot sang mga dumoluong sa pag...
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12Mar2013DAGUPAN CITY, Mar. 12 (PIA) -- Candidates thinking that violating election rules would help them get leverage in the election must should think again. The Commission on Election (Comelec) advised the public to gauge candidates according to their actions, including vote-buying and premature campaigning. “The public should know which candidates are really abiding by the election laws by how they put up their posters,” said City Election Officer Ericson Oganiza. Candidates are only allowed t...
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11Mar2013QUEZON CITY, March 11 (PIA) -- Pre-election surveys reflect voters understanding of news, and information about candidates. These are not meant to influence the outcome of elections. Social Weather Stations President Mahar Mangahas said people would likely vote a candidate because of “his records or accomplishments, or favorable news where the candidate is the star.” "It’s the voters who might be changing their minds. They may be growing in strength for a certain candidate or diminishing...
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08Mar2013MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Mar. 8 (PIA) -- Elements of the city’s police force have set up checkpoints in key locations here as part of the preparations for a Secure and Fair Elections (SAFE), according to Police Superintendent Elwin Fernandez, chief of police. Thus far, no serious election-related violations have been noted such as carrying of guns, Fernandez said, adding that what was mostly found out were non-renewal of vehicle registration and drivers driving without license, and so t...
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07Mar2013QUEZON CITY, March 7 --National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) is pursuing a holistic approach to “engage all Filipinos who love the nation” in order to achieve a honest and fair elections on May 13. Under the leadership of Ms. Corazon de la Paz-Bernardo, former president of the Social Security System (SSS), Namfrel promised a reinvigorated organization firmly anchored on great love for the nation and good citizenship with volunteers equipped with moral fiber and skills. ...
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03Mar2013CENTRAL VISAYAS, March 3 (PIA) --The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH-7) and Comelec agreed to strictly ban and remove all unlawful election materials posted and or hung in public area and infrastructure facilities. In a memorandum from DPWH secretary Rogelio Singson, it directed all its engineering units in the country to strictly remove and tear down all kinds of campaign materials posted in areas that are not officially Comelec-designated. Singson’s memorandum also instruct...
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25Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 25 (PIA) -- Usa ka tig-apod-apod ug elektrisidad sa Cebu mihangyo sa mga tinun-an ug mga lumulopyo sa nagkalain-laing dapit dinhi sa Sugbo sa paglikay ug dula sa tabanog duol sa mga mga linya sa kuryente. “Usa kini nga paagi nga ang katawhan makatabang sa pagsiugro nga dunay igo ug lig-ong suplay sa panahon sa eleksiyonb’” ingon ni Theresa Sederiosa, ang communications manager sa Visayan Electric Co (VECO). Segun sa tala sa VECO, daghan sa mga ‘power outages’ nga dang...
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25Feb2013QUEZON CITY, Feb 25 (PIA) -- Democracy becomes meaningful only when people’s will prevails, especially in elections. This was the message of Presidential Communication Operations Secretary Sonny Coloma during the recent launch of Hatol ng Bayan 2013. He said holding honest elections is crucial to a nation’s democracy. “People power revolution happened because of people’s perception that there was massive cheating during the snap elections in 1986,” Coloma said in Filipino. Hatol ng...
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25Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb 25 (PIA) --- Local and national leaders should lead in ensuring a clean and fair May 2013 midterm elections. This was conveyed by Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor, Sr., in his message to provincial government officials and employees, in the commemoration program marking the 27th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution held at the Iloilo Provincial Capitol. Defensor said that the massive cheating during the 1986 snap election was what triggered the bloodless revolution...
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25Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb. 25 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has set a new policy on voting hours for the May 13 midterm polls. The casting of votes shall start at 7 a.m. and shall end at 7 p.m. of election day. City Assistant Election Officer Jonathan Sayno said this new rule is contained in Resolution 9640 which outlines the general instructions for the Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) on the testing and sealing, voting, counting and transmission of results in connection with the...
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25Feb2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Feb. 25 (PIA) -- Ang Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) ang gitahasan sa Comelec kun Commission on Elections nga maoy mopahibalo kabahin sa mga ginadili sa industriya sa transportatsyon kalabot sa eleksiyon sa May 13, 2013. Subay niini ang DOTC ang adunay kaakuhan sa pagpahibalo sa tanang tag-iya o mga operator sa mga sakyanan sa kalsada ug kahanginan, ingon man sa mga pasilidad sa telekomunikasyon, ug kadtong nagbaton sa mga gitawag nga...
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22Feb2013SAN JOSE, Antique, Feb 22 (PIA ) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will strictly monitor Fair Election Act (or Comelec Resolution 9615) violations. The Act prohibits the display of election propaganda materials in public places and outside designated common poster areas. “Violations would be taken seriously,” Ian Lee M. Ananoria , OIC provincial election supervisor, said. “We will gather evidence and we will file charges against those found violating the law.” He said campaig...
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21Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 21 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections Region 10 (Comelec-10) is calling all government officials and members, AFP and PNP to submit application for local absentee voting not later than March 15 as well as members of media not beyond March 31. In the resolution no. 9637, early voting for members of the Mass Media in the May 2013 is allowed. They are entitled to such early voting since they will not be able to vote due to the performance of their functions in covering ...
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20Feb2013SIQUIJOR, Feb 20 -- It's all systems go for the May 13 national and local elections, said Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Sixto S. Brillantes Jr. In a statement, Brillantes said that for the past two years, the Comelec has not only been engaged in instituting vital administrative and electoral reforms but also in preparing for the success of the 2013 polls. Major preparations made by the Comelec included “exercising the option to purchase the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) mac...
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20Feb2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Feb. 19 (PIA) -- The use of red plate vehicles for any election campaign or for any partisan political activity is illegal. “This is clarified in Section 261 of Republic Act No. 9006 otherwise known as the Fair Elections Act,” said Atty. Stalin A. Baguio, Provincial Elections Supervisor of Commission on Elections (Comelec) in this province. Section 261 of RA No. 9006 prohibits the use of any equipment, facility, apparatus, paraphernalia or vehicles owned by...
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20Feb2013MANILA, Feb 20 (PIA) -- The Church-affiliated poll watchdog Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) has released guidelines to Catholic voters on how they should choose their candidates in the May 2013 automated elections. PPCRV said the guidelines aims to help voters choose the right candidates who will lead the nation. PPCRV national chairperson Henrietta de Villa in a statement said the manual is about the power of voters “that is equal in value with the rich and famous…...
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20Feb2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Feb. 20 (PIA) -- At least 20 checkpoints have been set up by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in this province for the election period. “In coordination with the Philippine National Police (PNP), these checkpoints were set up for the effective implementation of the firearms ban during the election period,” said Provincial Election Supervisor Atty. Stalin A. Baguio. Pursuant to Resolution No. 9588 promulgated on December 18, 2012, the Comelec will es...
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20Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 20 (PIA) -- Over a hundred election volunteers from different municipalities in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) have joined the regional convention on voters education program in Cotabato City on February 16-17 2013. The convention, which was attended by volunteers from the municipalities of Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat, and Cotabato City, was spearheaded by the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) in coordination with th...
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20Feb2013SANTA CRUZ, Laguna, Feb. 20 (PIA) -- The Laguna Police Provincial Office (LPPO) recently organized a bikathon dubbed “Padyak para sa Mapayapa at Patas na Eleksyon (Safe and Fair Election 2013).” The activity aims to strengthen the ties between the police, candidates, and the community for a safe and fair elections this May 2013 (SAFE 2013). Laguna Provincial Director P/SSupt. Pascual G. Munoz, Jr. joined the bikers from the Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines...
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19Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb. 19 (PIA) – The National Youth Commission urged the youth in this region to participate in the forthcoming local and national midterm elections by casting their vote on May 13. “The NYC would like to invite the youth in Region 6 to participate in the May 13 elections because people power is not just about “ibagsak, kasi ngayon wala tayong ibabagsak, wala na ang diktatoryang ibabagsak, people power now is more on protecting and upholding our democracy,” said NYC Commi...
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18Feb2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Feb. 19 (PIA) -- The Department of Finance (DoF) ensured that all provincial, city and municipal treasurers will remain in their present assignments, during the election period. This provision is stipulated in the deputation order of the DoF by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in connection with the May 13, 2013 national and local elections. DoF will comply with and enforce all orders and instructions of the Comelec relative to the election duties and func...
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16Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb. 16 (PIA6) - - Local candidates in this city have affixed and vowed to undertake the covenant which will ensure credible, honest and peaceful elections on May 13. The covenant signing, the first in Western Visayas, was a joint initiative of the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) and Iloilo City Comelec. It took place at the Jaro Gym on February 15 and was witnessed by officials of the Comelec and PNP regional and city offices, representatives of concerned government agencies, ch...
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16Feb2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Feb. 16 (PIA) -- The Commision on Elections (Comelec) has deputized the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) in connection with the May 13, national and local elections elections. As such, these agencies have been tasked to make effective measures to prevent members of civilian vigilante units and barangay tanods from engaging in partisan political activities or ...
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15Feb2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Feb. 15 (PIA) -- Parties and candidates who persist in displaying, posting, or exhibiting their campaign materials on trees and plants had better think twice before doing so. Posting of campaign materials on trees is prohibited under Commission on Elections (Comelec) Resolution No. 9615 which provides that in no instance shall trees of any kind, flowering plants and shrubs along public roads, plazas, parks, school premises or in any other public grounds be ...
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15Feb2013SAN JOSE, Antique, Feb. 15 (PIA 6) -- Hundreds of Antiquenos joined the unity walk and prayer rally held at the Evelio B. Javier Freedom Park here. Participants in the event later pledged to support the conduct of free, fair, and peaceful elections. Rev. Father Edione Febrero and Pastor Rey Obligar led the interfaith prayer which centered on exhorting the voters to maintain the dignity of the democratic traditions of the country and the exercise of suffrage for the attainment of the conduct o...
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14Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb 14 (PIA) -- The Department of Energy (DOE) said the Visayas region will have stable power supply during the second automated elections in the country. DOE Visayas Regional Director Antonio Labios said the current power reserve in Visayas is between 300 MW to 400 MW. "Mapun-an pa ni siya during elections kay dili kaayo dako ang demand sa electricity basta holiday (This will be augmented during elections because the demand for electricity during holidays is not that high)," said L...
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14Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 14 (PIA) -- A power distribution utility in Cebu is appealing to students and residents in their coverage areas to avoid flying kites near electric lines. "This is one way how the public can help us ensure that there will be stable power supply during the Election Day," said Theresa Sederiosa, communications manager of Visayan Electric Company (VECO). Based on VECO's records, most power outages that occur in their area are caused by kites getting entangled in power lines. "Be...
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14Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb.14 (PIA) -- Sa taya ng Commission on Elections 12 magiging maayos ang isasagawang halalan Mayo 13 sa Rehiyon Dose dahil malayo na may maideklarang potensyal na election watchlist area o hotspot dito. Inihayag ni Comelec 12 director Atty. Remlane Tambuang na nananatiling walang election hotspot ang rehiyon base sa mga pagtasa ng seguridad na isinagawa ng pulisya at sundalo. Nanatili ring matatag nitong huling ilang linggo ang rehiy...
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12Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 12 (PIA) -- In line with the preparations and conduct of the May 2013 elections, the Butuan City Police Office (BCPO) in partnership with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) conducted on Tuesday the Peace Covenant Signing of the local officials, candidates, and partner stakeholders held at the Agusan del Norte Provincial Covered Court, this city. Students of Agusan National High School also witnessed the activity and participated in the signing of the Peace Covenant. BCPO c...
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12Feb2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Feb 12 (PIA) –The campaign period for candidates for Senator and Party-List groups participating in the party-list system starts on Feb. 12 and ends on May 11, 2013. During the period, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has declared it unlawful to post, display or exhibit any election campaign or propaganda material outside the authorized common poster areas, in public places, or in private properties without the consent of the owner thereof. Atty. St...
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12Feb2013
Hiligaynon news: Coloma nagpanugyan sa mga kandidato indi mag-oversell, maghambal lamang sang matuod
SYUDAD SANG ILOILO, Pebrero 12 (PIA) -- Ang mga kandidato nga nagapapili sining palaabuton nga eleksyon indi dapat ibaligya sang sobra ang ila kaugalingon bangud indi nila mahinago ang kamatuuran sa publiko ilabi na sa sining panahon sang Internet. Ang Tiglikom sang Presidential Communications Operations Office nga si Sonny Coloma nagsiling sang ini ang magbisita sa programa “Paghahanda Para sa Hatol ng Bayan” sining damlag lang nga ang mga botante ang madali na karon mag-“fast-check” ... -
11Feb2013SYUDAD SANG ILOILO, Peb. 11 (PIA6) -- Ang Commission on Elections (COMELEC) nagahinyo sa karon sa mga bumoluto sa pagmarka sang maayo sang ila balota agud malikawan ang pagka-delay sang pagboto bangud mahimo indi pagbatunon sang election machine ang wala mamarkahan sang maayo nga balota. Ginsiling ni COMELEC Chairperson Sixto Brillantes nga kon under shaded ang balota may yara sang indikasyon nga ang bumoluto luyag magboto apang gin-undershade niya ini kag ang balota magabalik halin sa PCOS. A...
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11Feb2013SAN JOSE, Antique, Feb. 11 (PIA 6) -- The police, military, government agencies, students, academe, religious groups, and other civil organizations gathered together in promoting the conduct of honest, peaceful and orderly elections during the recent conduct of the Unity Walk and Prayer Rally for Secure and Fair Elections or SAFE 2013. “This is our way of calling the public’s support in order to achieve the peaceful conduct of the mid-term elections this May,” said Mr. Raymund Palanog, A...
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10Feb2013MANILA, Feb. 10 (PIA) -- The Catholic Church-based poll watchdog Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) is calling for volunteers to help monitor during the local and national elections on May 13. PPCRV national chairperson Henrietta de Villa said they need more precinct poll watchers and technical assistant watchdogs. She said they would put up desks in all Catholic parishes across the country to accept applications. “The richest resource in recruiting volunteers will alwa...
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10Feb2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Feb. 10 (PIA) -- Ang mga hangyo aron kahatagan sa otoridad sa pagpasulod mga bag-ong empleyado sa gobyerno taliwala sa hiring ban, gikan Enero 13 paingon Hunyo 12, 2013, mahimong isulat ug ipadangat ngadto sa Comelec kun Commission on Elections. Subay sa Section 261 sa Omnibus Election Code, ang pagtudlo kun appointment sa mga bag-ong empleyado, paggama sa mga bag-ong posisyon, ang pagpasaka sa katungdanan ug paghatag uswag sa suweldo sa empleyado, kwarenta...
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09Feb2013ALAMINOS, Laguna, Peb. 9 (PIA) --Nagsagawa kamakailan ng isang unity walk at prayer rally ang mga tauhan ng Alaminos Municipal Police Station at Comelec para sa isang ligtas at patas na halalan para sa darating na Mayo 13. Pinangunahan ni Alaminos MPS Chief of Police Walter Vergara Ebora at Election Officer Romeo Ramos Rivera ang isinagawang “Unity Walk and Prayer Rally for Secure and Safe Elections 2013” (SAFE 2013) kung saan ito ay sinuportahan ng Association of Barangay Captains, Un...
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09Feb2013BATANGAS CITY, Peb 9 (PIA) --Tinalakay sa magkasamang pagpupulong ng Batangas Provincial Peace and Order Council (BPPOC) at Batangas Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (BPDRRMC) ang mga isyung may kaugnayan sa darating na eleksyon ngayong 2013. Ang pagtitipong programa na naganap noong ika-4 ng Pebrero ay sinumulan sa pamamagitan ng presentasyon sa mga kinauukulan ng mga isinukong mga baril mula sa isinagawang Secure and Fair Elections Program (SAFE) 2013 ng CALABARZON Ph...
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09Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Peb. 9 (PIA) -- Giawhag ni Gobernador Mujiv Hataman sa Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) ang mga botante nga magpili karong umaabot nga piniliay ug lider nga matinud-anon ug tarong nga alagad sa katawhan nga adunay napamatud-an nga 'track record.' “Labing maayo magpili sa pareho nga maayo ug matinud-anon sa nasod. Sa akong panan-aw, kon maayo ra ka apan dili matinud-anon, dili ka mapaninguhaon nga moalagad sa katawhan,” si Hataman miingon atol sa Hatol ng Baya...
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09Feb2013CITY OF BALANGA, Bataan, Feb. 9 (PIA) -- Church and police leaders here have partnered in convening election candidates in the province to sign a peace covenant which they said if followed earnestly will bring forth a “very peaceful” election come May. In a mass dedicated for the covenant signing, Diocese of Balanga Bishop Ruperto Santos said that the candidates in the intent of developing the province must bear in mind three Gs: glorify God, growth of Bataan, good for our soul. “All of...
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08Feb2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Feb 8 (PIA) -- The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), Telecommunications Office (TelOf) and Philippine Postal Service Corporation (Philpost) will make operational all its stations during the election period. They willl also assign sufficient number of personnel to receive, transmit and deliver election messages 10 days before election day, on election day, and 10 days after election day. These functions are mandated by Comelec Resolution No. 9598 pro...
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08Feb2013DAGUPAN CITY, Feb. 8 (PIA) -- As the campaign season begins to heat up, various sectors in this city have called on citizens today to support safe and fair elections in May. Teachers, students, government agencies, candidates, clergy and non-government agencies gathered together for a unity walk and inter-faith rally for secure and fair elections (Safe) in downtown area before staging a rally at the city plaza. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Pangasinan walked with the group as a show...
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08Feb2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Peb 8 (PIA) -- Sumala sa patakaran sa Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), ang magasto sa mga kandidato sa kampanya karong piniliay pahamtangan ug lima ka porsento (5%) nga withholding tax. Busa ge-monitor sa BIR ang gasto sa mga kandidato sa pagkampanya. Hugot kami nga nakigtambayayong sa rehiyonal ug mga lokal nga election officers alang sa epektibo nga pagpatuman sa Revenue Regulation No. 8-2009, matud ni Revenue District Officer Aminoding Macarampat. Sakop ani nga...
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08Feb2013OZAMIZ CTY, Misamis Occidental, Feb. 8 (PIA) -- Mahaimong gamiton sa umaabot pinili-ay sa Mayo 13 ang mga tulonghaan sa DepEd kun Department of Education, ingon man ang mga serbisyo sa ilang magtutudlo sa tibuok nasud. Kini ang usa sa mga tulomanon sa DepEd isip mga puli kun deputies sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) kalabot sa kalihokan sa nasudnon ug lokal nga piniliay sa Mayo, ning tuig. Usab, sulod sa panahon sa election period, gikan Enero 13 ngadto sa Hunyo 12, likayan usab sa maong a...
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07Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 7 (PIA) – Election volunteers in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao will undergo training on monitoring and safeguarding the May 13 polls. Over a hundred Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV)-ARMM coordinators from different municipalities of Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat and Cotabato City are expected to attend the launching of a voters education program on February 16 and 17. Other groups involved in the program are the Commission on...
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07Feb2013SAN JOSE, Antique, Pebrero 7 (PIA6) -- Ginatos ka mga Antiquenos nga nagikan sa nanuhaytuhay nga sector rudya sa banwa kang San Jose ang ginalauman nga magapasakup sa ‘unity walk and prayer rally for SAFE or Secure and Fair Elections’ nga hiwaton sa Biyernes, Pebrero 8. “Suno kay Police Senior Inspector Sherlock Gabana, ang dya nga hirikuton pagaentrahan kang mga talatapan kang pangulohan nasyonal, civic kag religious groups, local government units, kag sector kang mga estudyante”...
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07Feb2013SAN JOSE, Antique, Feb 7 (PIA 6) - - Hundreds of Antique residents from various sectors of this municipality are expected to join on Friday the unity walk and prayer rally for SAFE or Secure and Fair Elections. “National government agencies, civic and religious groups, local government units, the student sector will be joining the unity walk for SAFE 2013 being initiated by the Philippine National Police Antique Provincial Police Office,” said Police Senior Inspector Sherlock Gabana in ...
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07Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 7 (PIA) -- A non-government organization in Cebu is appealing to local candidates to provide vital information that will help voters vote wisely during the May national and local elections. Dilaab Foundation Inc. urged candidates to answer a questionnaire called the LASER Test, or the Lifestyle, Action, Supporters, Election Conduct, Reputation Test, and send this back to the group for posting on its website. LASER Test is a tool developed by Dilaab Foundation Executive Dire...
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06Feb2013QUEZON CITY, Feb 6 -- Under-shading an election ballot's ovals can cause delay in the casting of votes, as the election machine may reject the ballot. At the joint Senate-House of Representative hearing on Wednesday, officials of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and lawmakers traded solutions to problems that propped up during the recent mock elections. The Precint Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines will not accept ambiguous markings on ovals, like light- or under-shading. “If it is un...
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06Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 6 (PIA) -- Senatorial candidates for the May 2013 synchronized national and local elections are welcome to attend the one-day “Discernment Recollection” activity initiated by two Church-based organizations in Cebu City. Dilaab Foundation, Inc. and the Couples for Christ have earlier teamed up to hold a one-day gathering for May 2013 candidates, election stakeholders, and voters on Feb. 15 at the Convention Hall of Sacred Heart Center, this city. Manila Archbishop Jose Anto...
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06Feb2013OZAMIZ CTY, Misamis Occidental, Feb 6 (PIA) -- Public school buildings may be used for election purposes as mandated by a Commission on Election promulgated last year. Comelec Resolution 9598 also instructs the Department of Education (DepEd) not to hold during the election period, conferences, seminars or any school activity, which might interfere, restrict, or prevent the performance of election duties of its personnel, except upon prior written authority of the Comelec. The resolution was...
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06Feb2013SURIGAO CITY, Peb 6 (PIA) -- Giawhag ni Presidente Aquino sa iyang mensahe kagahapon sa inagurasyon sa Andres Bonifacio College Graduate and Professional School building ang tanang mga Filipino nga hunahunaon gyud og maayo kinsa ang pillion nga mosunod nga mga lideres sa Pilipinas atol sa nasyunal ug lokal nga piniliay nga pagahimoon karong umaabot Mayo 2013. Siya miingon nga pinaagi sa pagtangtang sa mga pekeng kandidato ug pagpili niadtong tinuod nga mohatag sa ilang kinabuhi aron moserbisyo ...
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06Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 6 (PIA)-- Gitin-aw sa National Printing Office (NPO) nga walay nahitabong aberya sa unang gabii sa pag-imprenta sa mga balota alang sa midterm elections sa Mayo 13. Matud pa ni NPO Printing Committee Chairman Dulce Sagle, gitinguha nila nga mas mahimong klaro ang pag-imprenta sa logo sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) mao nga nahunong kadali ang operasyon kagabii, apan nipadayon ra ang pag-imprenta sa tulo ka bag-ong makina sa ahensya. Kumpiyansa usab ang NPO nga...
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05Feb2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Feb. 5 (PIA) -- Except for the maintenance of existing and or completed public works, no public funds shall be disbursed during the campaign period, from March 29 until May 13, 2013. Section 261 of the Omnibus Election Code provides that no public official or employee including barangay officials and those of government-owned or controlled corporations (GOCC) and their subsidiaries shall release, disburse or expend any public funds. The prohibition, however,...
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05Feb2013MANILA, Peb. 5 (PIA) -- Ang Malacañang mipasalig nga ilang gukdon kadtong mga pulitiko nga naghupot gihapon og mga private armed groups agig pagpangandam sa umaabot nga piniliay karong Mayo. Sumala ni Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda kagahapon nga padayon ang kampanya sa Philippine National Police (PNP) sa pagguba sa mga private armed groups ug pagkolekta sa mga loose firearms aron mahimong luwas ug hapsay ang umaabot nga eleksyon. Sumala pa ni Lacierda nga adunay mga taho nga adunay ...
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04Feb2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Feb 4 (PIA) – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) can use vehicles of deputized government agencies during the election period. Through Resolution No. 9598 issued on Dec. 21, 2012, certain government financial institutions (GFI), national government agencies (NGA) and government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCC) shall place at the disposal of the Comelec vehicles it may need from time to time. Among these vehicles are land, air and water craft ass...
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04Feb2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Feb. 4 (PIA) -- Requests to be exempted from the hiring ban during the election period, from Jan. 13 to June 12, should be made in writing, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said. Sec. 261 of the Omnibus Election Code stipulates that the appointment of new employees, creation of new position, promotion, or giving salary increases, durinq the period of 45 davs before regular election and 30 davs before a special election, is considered an election offense ...
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04Feb2013SYUDAD SANG QUEZON, Peb. 4 (PIA6) -- Ang People’s Television Network ang nag-umpisa subong nga adlaw sa pagwaragwag sang isa ka program kon sa diin ini ang maga sentro sa pagpaathag sang malahalon nga mga bagay parte sa palaabuton nga piniliay sa bulan sang Mayo. “Gusto namon nga ang Paghahanda ang magahatag sa mga botante sang nagakaigo nga ihibalo agud nga mabuligan sila nga makapili sing maayo kon sino ang ila dapat botohon sa eleksyon sa Mayo 13,” ang pahayg ni Susan ...
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04Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO, Feb. 4 -- Based on Resolution No. 9581 of the Omnibus Election Code, one of the prohibited acts during the election period is the granting of promotions, augmenting salaries, and awarding of privileges to government employees, including government-owned corporations. This resolution takes effect 45 days prior to regular election and 30 days before a special election, said Comelec regional director Atty. Rey F. Sumalitao. Such election offense includes any head, official or app...
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02Feb2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Feb. 2 (PIA) -- There will be no transfer of government employees during the election period - January 13 to June 12, 2013 - except when there's authority from the Commission on Elections (Comelec). This is stipulated in Comelec Resolution No. 9581 that, “No public officials shall make or cause any transfer or detail whatsoever of any officer or employee in the civil service, including public school teachers during the election period,” except upon prior...
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01Feb2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb 1 (PIA) -- “Bike for Champ,” an event to raise the level of awareness and broaden the voters and candidates’ contribution to election peace process, will be held on February 16 at 3 p.m. at Silliman University Football Field and proceed biking around Dumaguete City. More than 150 bikers are expected to pedal their way as part of the Diocesan Electoral Board’s (DEB) commitment to advance a clean, honest, accurate, meaningful and peaceful (champ) election on May 13....
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31Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 31 (PIA) -- Following the preparations of concerned agencies for the May 13 elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) City Director Atty. Ernie Palanan encouraged eligibles to cast their votes early on voting day in designated polling precincts here. During a briefing with the local tri-media here, Atty. Palanan said that to avoid any stressing experience in queuing, registered voters should proceed to their polling precincts early and make sure they bring with them th...
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31Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Jan 31 – To ensure accurate voters database in the coming midterm elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will remove from its list dead registered voters and cross-check the names of those who have changed addresses. The cleansing of voters' lists was brought about by Comelec Resolution No. 9623 "in order to avoid discrepancy in the final data while respecting the universal principle of one man-one vote for the forthcoming May 13, 2013 National, Local and ARMM Election...
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31Jan2013SURIGAO CITY, Enero 31 (PIA) – Pormal ng giablihan ang pagsugod pag-imprinta sa mokabat 52 milyon ka mga balota nga gamiton alang sa umaabot nga piniliay karong Mayo 2013. Ang pormal nga pag-abli gisugdan pinaagi sa ribbon cutting gipangulohan ni Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio “Sonny” Coloma,Jr. uban nila NPO Director Emmanuel Andaya ug Commission on Elections (COMELEC) chair Sixto Brillantes didto sa basement area sa NPO headquarters, Epifanio delos Sant...
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31Jan2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 31 (PIA) -- Any person, whether natural or juridical, candidate or organization may conduct an election survey, during the election period, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said. These surveys shall be published and shall include the following information:the name of the person, candidate, party, or organization that commissioned or paid for the survey and the name of the person, polling firm or survey organization who conducted the survey. It sho...
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31Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Enero 31 (PIA) -- Isa a kabpagayunan a lalan kanu malilintad a kanu pagalaten nu mga palalagoy sa mauma enya a eleksyon a sa prubinsya nu Maguindanao e pinirman kagay sendaw. Namagalaten su kabpagayun kanu kasiguro sa malilintad ataw ka balabahagian a eleksyon kanu mauma enya a ulan-ulan nu nadtelu a Mayo 13. Su kinakapamirma na nabatun sa Camp Waray, Barangay Kamasi, Datu Abdullah Sangki a tinalabukan nu masiken duwapulo enggo pito a mga kandidato. Pidtelu ni ...
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31Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Jan. 31 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is weeding out the voters lists of those long gone and is correcting their database of those who had changed residences to come up with a clean, certified lists of voters before elections. The cleansing of voters lists was brought about by Comelec Resolution No. 9623 - "In order to avoid discrepancy in the final data while respecting the universal principle of one man-one vote for the coming May 13, 2013 national, local and A...
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31Jan2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 31 (PIA) -- Tugotan sa Comelec kun Commission on Elections nga ipaagi sa television, cable TV, radyo, pamantalaan ug ubang pang kahimanan ang pagkampanya sa mga kandidatura niadtong buot magpapili eleksiyon sa Mayo. Apan gikinahanglan lamang nga mosunod kini sa limitasyon nga gitakda sa Comelec nga obserbahan ang gitawag nga truth in advertising ug ug ipa-ubos sa superbisyon sa Comelec. Subay niini, ang Comelec misitar nga ang matag kandidato mahimo la...
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31Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan 31 (PIA) -- Police Regional Office-7 (PRO7) recorded 27 firearms confiscated and 27 persons arrested for the whole month of January since the start of its implementation. P/Supt. Armando Radoc, head of the Police Community Relations Office PRO7, said 18 days after the full implementation of the election gun ban last January 13, there were 27 firearms confiscated and 27 persons arrested in the entire Central Visayas. According to the data provided by PSinsp. Sandley Sabang from t...
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31Jan2013CAMP DIEGO SILANG, CARLATAN, SAN FENANDO CITY, La Union, Jan. 30 (PIA) -- The La Union Police Provincial Office (PPO) staged on January 27, a bike run dubbed “Bike for SAFE 2013” as one way of preserving peace and order in the province in preparation for the coming elections. PCInsp. Marlon C. Paiste, Police Community Relations Chief and Public Information Officer said the bike run signals the desire and strong commitment of the La Union police in crusading peace in the province. This bike...
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31Jan2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan 31 -- Senior officers from Police Regional Officer (PRO)-10 and the Philippine Army’s 1st and 4th Infantry Divisions attended the Regional Joint Security Control Center (RJSCC) coordinating conference 9 a.m. of January 29, at the Multipurpose hall of Camp Alagar, Cagayan de Oro City. The meeting was presided by Atty. Nilo R. Pipo who has recently taken the post as the new Election Director in Northern Mindanao. He is at the same time Chairman of RJSCC. Atty. Pipo s...
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30Jan2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Enero 30 (PIA) – Gitugutan ang mga magbabalaod ug mga gobernador nga magkuha ug guwardiya nga pulis o kasundaluan sa panahon sa eleksyon. Gibutang sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) Resolution No. 9608 nga ang mga magbabalaod ug mga gobernador, bisan katong wala nidagan sa panahon sa eleksyon, nga naay guwardiya gikan sa pulis o kasundaluan gitugutan sa Comelec nga ipahabilin ang pagpaserbisyo sa mga maong pulis o guwardiya. Kini nga mga gobernador ug magbabalaod git...
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30Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 30 (PIA) -- Candidates running for top local positions in Datu Abdullah Sangki, Maguindanao province signed yesterday a peace covenant for a peaceful mid-term election. The signing was held at Camp Waray, Barangay Kamasi of the said town and was attended by various stakeholders to include incumbent vice mayor Samsodhen Ampatuan Sangki who is running for mayor and the mayoral aspirant Mariam Sangki Mangudadatu, the wife of the governor of Sultan Kudarat provi...
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29Jan2013TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Jan 29 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Eastern Visayas may ask for more military and police presence in Samar for the mid-term elections if the situation calls for this. Comelec Regional Director Dennis Ausan said the plan for augmentation will based on circumstances prevailing in the province. Ausan said the situation should be weighed carefully as augmenting the force might instead heighten the tension here. Several barangay officials and residents of...
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29Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Enero 29 (PIA) –- Pembitiyalan nu mga kanga-unutan kanu Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) su plano andu makasiguro kanu mapya ataw ka malilintad a eleksyun kanu rehiyun. Kanu pinangumbal a kinambitiyala, pidtelu ni ARMM Police Regional Director P/CSupt. Gen. Noel Delos Reyes na su mga lawless elements endo su masla a bilangan nu loose firearms sa rehiyun na su mga pangunan a banta kanu seguridad. Su mga rido ataw ka su ukag nu mga pamilya manem e pan...
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29Jan2013SAN JOSE, Antique, Jan 29 (PIA 6) – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the province is satisfied with the results of a field test conducted on the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines for use in the May 2013 elections. Hamtic and San Jose towns in Antique were chosen as field testing sites to represent Region 6 during the nationwide field test last Saturday. “We tested the PCOS machine to transmit test results from Hamtic to San Jose and then to Manila,” said Comelec Provin...
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29Jan2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan 28 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) will hold its mock election here on Saturday, February 2 in preparation for the upcoming May 13 national and local elections. According to Lailani Nazi of COMELEC here, the activity will comprise of two selected barangays in the city namely Brgy. 1 and Brgy. Balulang. Precinct 0001A and precinct 0156A respectively. Each precinct will have 50 registered voters as participants in the mock elections, said Nazi. Further, i...
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29Jan2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 29 (PIA) – Parties may put up a signboard announcing their headquarters not earlier than five (5) days before the start of the campaign period. The term "party" refers to either a political party, sectoral party or a coalition of parties and party-list organizations duly registered and/or accredited with the Commission on Elections (Comelec). However, the Comelec clarified that only one (1) signboard, not exceeding three feet by eight feet (3’ x 8...
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28Jan2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 28 (PIA) -- Northern Mindanao needs 2,239 technicians who will form the Precinct Count Optical Scanning (PCOS) Machine Technical Support Personnel in the May 13 elections. Lawyer Alberto T. Muyot, Undersecretary for Legal and Legislative Affairs of the Department of Education (DepEd), said these number of technicians will be assigned to: Misamis Oriental, 587; Bukidnon, 568; Lanao del Norte, 529; Misamis Occidental, 496; and Camiguin, 59. Hence, Usec...
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28Jan2013ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Jan 28 (PIA) –- A joint convention of the military, police, the Moro Islamic liberation Front (MILF), and the International Monitoring Team (IMT) was conducted recently at the town of Al-Barka in Basilan to help it rebuild itself. In a report, Basilan police chief PSSupt Mario M. Dapilloza said that the convention has tackled the project proposal offered and funded by the IMT with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The proposals discussed include the constr...
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28Jan2013LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Jan. 28 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec), Quezon provincial office has told all local candidates in the province on Friday to remove all prematurely placed or prohibited election propaganda before the start of the campaign period. Roberto Lozano, election assistant of Comelec-Quezon said according to Comelec resolution No. 9615 which provides the rules and regulations implementing R.A No. 9006 or fair election act, the prohibited forms of propaganda ...
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27Jan2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Jan. 27 (PIA) -- An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has reiterated some of the campaign guidelines for the coming midterm elections. The poll body has limited the air time of each candidates in campaigning through television and radio stations, said Comelec Commissioner Elias Yusoph during the election 2013 summit held last week, here. Accordingly, each candidate for national positions is entitled to 120 minutes to advertise and campaign through te...
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27Jan2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan. 26 (PIA) -- Lain-laing mga hingtungdan gikan sa mga pipila ka mga sektor mipasalig alang sa matuod, han’ay ug malinawon nga piniliay karong umaabot nga Mayo. Gihatag nila ang ilang pagsuporta sa maong eleksyon niadtong Miyerkules, sa panahon nga gipahigayon ang “Kasalimbago sa Election 2013 Summit,” usa ka panagtipon alang sa pagpausbaw sa mga repormang pang-eleksyon. Lakip sa misalmot si Acting Governor Mujiv S. Hataman gikan sa Autonomous Region in Muslim Min...
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26Jan2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan. 26 (PIA) -- The Commission on Election (Comelec) is set to conduct mock elections in four barangays in Negros Oriental, today, January 26, in preparation for the conduct of the May 13 national and local polls. In a recent Diocesan Electoral Board meeting, Comelec election supervisor Atty. Eddie Aba said the mock polls will be held in barangays Camanjac and Poblacion 1, Dumaguete City ; barangays Kabulacan and Poblacion 1 in Sta. Catalina town, Negros Oriental. Atty. Aba sa...
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24Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 24 (PIA)--Cebu Comelec provincial election supervisor Atty. Lionel Marco Castillano will temporarily leave his post as the routinary reshuffling of election supervisors and officers takes effect on January 21. He is assigned temporarily in Bohol while Bohol provincial election supervisor Atty. Eliseo Labaria is assigned in Siquijor province, according to Commission on Elections (Comelec-Bohol) information officer Juvenal Beniga during a recent general assembly of th...
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24Jan2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Jan. 24 (PIA) -- Various stakeholders coming from the different sectors here including political candidates have expressed their commitment for honest, orderly and peaceful 2013 elections this coming May. They gave their support and commitment for clean and honest elections, Wednesday, during the “Kasalimbago sa Election 2013 Summit,” an electoral reform advocacy conference which believes that participation of the different sectors is vital in promoting good gov...
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23Jan2013NAVAL, Biliran, Jan 23 (PIA) -- Nearly 300 from Biliran walked in the early morning on Sunday, January 20, for one common objective, to have a secure and fair election in May 2013. The early morning unity walk was in line with safe and fair election (SAFE) 2013 espoused and launched nationwide by the Philippine National Police (PNP) for a safe and fair conduct of the 2013 elections nationwide. The conduct of the unity walk in Biliran province was initiated and led by the Biliran Police Provi...
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22Jan2013MATI CITY, DAVAO ORIENTAL – Despite the school facilities destroyed by Typhoon Pablo in the province of Davao Oriental, the Commission on Elections said that election will definitely push though as scheduled on May 13, 2013. Sergio Manligoy, Provincial Election Supervisor, and City of Mati Election Officer, divulged that election will go as scheduled because the office already has the hard copy of the documents of the different local offices, particularly the list of voters, for the 2013 mid...
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22Jan2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- All parties and bona fide candidates will have equal access to media time for their election propaganda during the campaign period subject to certain requirements and/or limitations. This ruling of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is contained in Resolution No. 9615 that sets the duration of air time that a candidate or party may use for their broadcast advertisements or election propaganda relative to the May 13, 2013 elections to be, as ...
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22Jan2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan 21 -- Due to reports that various politicians and groups are using Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program to threaten beneficiaries and take advantage of their votes in the upcoming election, the Department of Social Welfare and Development advises the beneficiaries not to be intimidated by such threats since only the Department can delist them if they do not comply to the conditions set by the Program. Pantawid Pamilya is a human development program of the national govern...
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22Jan2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has issued the following guidelines on the lawful election propaganda in connection with the May 13 national and local elections. Pursuant to Republic Act No. 9006, otherwise known as the “Fair Election Act,” and as recently promulgated by Comelec in Resolution No. 9615, the lawful election propaganda includes the following: Pamphlets, leaflets, cards, decals, stickers or other written or printed mat...
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21Jan2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Jan 21 (PIA) – A three-day electoral reform advocacy summit is set to be held here starting tomorrow. The “Kasalimbago sa Election 2013 Summit” aims to forge alliances among stakeholders in the city and the province to push for common strategies for clean synchronized national and local elections this coming May. Conceptualized after the success of the general voter’s registration in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, the summit hopes to broaden peopl...
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20Jan2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 20 (PIA) -- Parties and candidates are encouraged to use recyclable and environment-friendly materials and avoid those that contain hazardous chemicals and substances in the production of their campaign and election propaganda. In local governments where local legislation us plastic and other similar materials, parties and candidates must comply with the same, advises the Commission on Elections (Comelec). This advise of the Comelec is carried in Resol...
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20Jan2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan 20 (PIA) -- Election officers in Negros Oriental will be reassigned to other areas in Central Visayas starting tomorrow, January 21. Atty. Eddie Aba, the current provincial election supervisor of the Commission on Election (Comelec) here said the reshuffling is necessary as part of the preparations for ensuring a clean and fair May 2013 elections. “Just like other government agencies such as the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Comelec has also a mandatory re-assig...
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18Jan2013TAGUM CITY-“Typhoon Pablo can’t stop the conduct of the election,” according to Compostela Valley 1st District Representative Maria Carmen Zamora but she cautioned campaigning politicians to veer away from the traditional ways of campaigning. While the campaign season is at hand, Zamora said most of the politicians in the province are more focused on relief and rehabilitation efforts since most of them are running unopposed. “Life has to go on..Pablo can’t stop election from pushing ...
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18Jan2013BOAC, Marinduque, Jan 18 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Commission on Election (Comelec) held a press conference at Camp Maximo Abad, Santol, Boac recently in preparation for the coming Synchronized Automated Election on May 13. All municipal election officers from the six towns of the province were present. PNP Provincial Director Edwin M. Capanzana, Asst. Provincial Director for Administration Guilmer Manguera, and Provincial Election Officer Atty. Fernando Besino led...
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17Jan2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 17 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has deputized the Department of Education (DepEd) to allow its qualified personnel to serve as PCOS technicians for the 2013 national and local elections. This is provided in Resolution No. 9554 promulgated by the Comelec on Nov. 6, 2012 entitled “In the Matter of the Hiring and Selection of of Precinct Count Optical Scan Machine Technicians for Every Polling Center in Connection with the May 13, 2013 Nati...
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17Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato Enero 17 (PIA) -- Mahigit kalahati ang ibinaba ng bilang ng mga clustered precincts sa pinag-isang General Santos City at South Cotabato sa May 2013 national and local elections kung ikukumpara sa bilang nito sa halalan noong Mayo 2010. Batay sa datos na ibinigay ng Commission on Elections (Comelec) South Cotabato, aabot lamang sa 873 ang kabuuang bilang ng mga clustered precincts sa buong hurisdiksyon ng naturang...
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17Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Ene. 17 (PIA) -- Bumaba ng 76,605 ang bilang ng mga botante sa lungsod ng General Santos ngayong Mayo 2013 kung ikukumpara sa bilang ng mga botante noong May 2010 national and local elections. Sa datos na inilabas ng tanggapan ng Comelec-South Cotabato na sumasakop sa Gensan, sa May 2013 mayroon lamang 233,937 na rehistradong botante sa Gensan na mas mababa kung ikukumpara sa bilang ng botante doon noo...
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17Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan 17 (PIA) --- The Iloilo City Commission on Elections (Comelec) reported an increase in the number of registered voters by at least 2 percent. As per data from the Iloilo City Comelec, the total number of registered voters in the city for the May 2013 election is 247,564. The present count increased by 5,531, compared to those listed for the May 2010 elections which had 242,033 registered voters. These registered voters are distributed in 1,689 established precincts in 180 ba...
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17Jan2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 17 (PIA) -- Cabinet Secretaries and senators who are not running for re-election may be authorized to bear, carry or transport firearms and other deadly weapons during the election period, from Jan. 13 to June 2013. This provision in Resolution No. 9608 of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) promulgated last Jan. 11, amends Resolution No. 9561-A. As such, the Comelec has made an addendum that regular officers, members, and agents of the following agen...
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17Jan2013CORTES, Bohol, Jan 17 (PIA) -- Crooked officials who believe the start of the election period makes them immune from suits and suspensions, should think again. Although January 13 signals the beginning of the election period for the May 13, 2013 polls, local officials accused of “graft and corruption” can still be suspended. This means that contrary to the prohibition of suspension of elective officials from the province, city, municipal and barangay governments, if the suspension is con...
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17Jan2013MANILA, Jan. 17 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas on Sunday spearheaded a Unity Walk in Quezon City to formally mark the start of the 120-day election period. Roxas led the Unity Walk and Inter-Faith Prayer Rally for Secure and Fair Elections in 2013 (SAFE 2013), which started in different parts of Metro Manila and culminated in the historic Quezon Memorial Circle. About 3,000 people from various government agencies—including the DILG, Philippine National Police, Com...
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16Jan2013SAN JOSE, Antique (PIA) - - Registered voters in the lone district of Antique had grown to 318, 215 and these are expected to cast their votes in the coming May 2013 national and local elections. Atty. Gil Barcenal, election supervisor in an interview, revealed that the town of Sibalom has the highest number of registered voters with 31,911 then San Jose (the province’s capital) with 29,992. Other towns on top five are Hamtic with 24,968; Culasi 23,008; and Patnongon 20,522. Antique has...
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16Jan2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 15 (PIA) -- A symbolic signing of statement of support highlighted the Unity Walk and Prayer Rally for the Secure and Fair Election (SAFE) campaign of the Philippine National Police (PNP), here. About 1,000 individuals walked with lighted candles from the Osmeňa-Roxas (Os-Rox) towards Fuerte dela Concepcion y del Triunfo, Cotta Area, this city, where the signing took place, last Jan. 12. Streamers bearing the words ”Pagpakabana Para Sa Kalinaw: Duyog ...
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15Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 15 (PIA) -- South Cotabato’s police provincial director expressed confidence for a peaceful and orderly election in his area of responsibility. "I do not foresee any incident of violence during the election period," said PSSupt Randolf Delfin, director of the South Cotabato Police Provincial Office. He said, based on his observation, politicians here have demonstrated a level of professionalism that would most likely result ...
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15Jan2013MANILA, Jan. 15 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas on Monday instructed the Philippine National Police to strictly implement the rules on the provision of security details to candidates as part of the overall efforts to ensure a safe and orderly mid-term elections in May. He also called on the citizenry to report any incident of policemen providing unauthorized security for politicians. He promised swift action against anyone found violating the directive, which he said...
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15Jan2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan 15 (PIA) -- The constitutional rights of a person arrested at a Commission on Elections (Comelec) must be respected. Pursuant to Comelec Resolution No. 9588, any person arrested at a Comelec checkpoint must be informed of the right to remain silent and be told that anything he/she says maybe used against him/her in court. Likewise, he/she must be informed to have a competent and independent counsel preferably of the arrested person’s own choice, but ...
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14Jan2013DAVAO CITY, Jan 14 (PIA) -- A top officer of the Commission on Elections in Davao Region called for support to make the midterm elections safe and fair. Atty. Wilfredo Balisado, director of the Commission on Elections XI, told participants to the “Unity Walk and Ecumenical Prayer Rally for Safe and Fair Elections (SAFE)" that everyone should ensure that elections are peaceful, clean, honest and orderly. Elections will be held on May 13. He said the gun ban is one of the measures that will ...
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14Jan2013ALAMINOS, Laguna, Jan. 14 (PIA) -- The Alaminos Municipal Police Station led by Chief of Police Walter Vergara Ebora joined Election Officer Romeo Ramos Rivera in the holding of “Unity Walk and Prayer Rally for Secure and Fair Elections 2013," Sunday. The activity, supported by the Association of Barangay Captains, the United Pastors’ Council, and other volunteer groups in the community aims to promote orderly, peaceful, and honest elections this coming May 2013. After the activity, a b...
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14Jan2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 14 (PIA) -- Where circumstances warrant, spot checkpoints may be established in locations other than those already put up by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in a locality, during the election period, from Jan. 13-June 12, 2013. However, any search conducted at these checkpoint must be made only by members of the unit designated to man the same and should be done in a manner that imposes minimum inconvenience on the person(s) so searched, to ensure ...
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09Jan2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 9 (PIA) --Gitudlo sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang National Electrification Administration (NEA), National Power Corporation (Napocor) ug ang mga Local Electric Cooperatives isip mga puli kun deputy kalabot sa pagahimoon nga eleksiyon sa May 13, ning tuig. Ang maong pagtudlo ang nahisubay sa Resolution No. 9597 nga gipagawas sa Comelec, aron matubag ang kasegurohan sa walay pagkapalong nga elektrisidad sa mga adlaw sa eleksiyon. Magpatuman usa...
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08Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan 8 (PIA) -- Politicians will be allowed to conduct political campaigns inside South Cotabato Provincial Jail, an official of the facility announced today. But acting jail warden Felicito Gumapac said, they have yet to set up the rules that politicians should comply with in holding activities intended to solicit votes from the inmates at the detention center. “We have yet to finalize policies about the conduct of political ...
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08Jan2013COTABATO CITY, Jan. 8 (PIA) -- The local head of the Parish Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) lauds Army’s 37th Infantry Battalion (37th IB) for keeping its mandate of ensuring security and stability as peacekeepers. Fr. David Procalla, local PPCRV head lauds LTCol Joel Abregana, commander of the 37th IB for initiating the signing of a peace covenant strictly adhering to fair and honest elections between and among opposing local candidates ahead of the May 2013 midterm p...
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07Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Ene 7 (PIA) -- Kinumpirma ni Atty. Jay Gerada, election supervisor ng South Cotabato, na pinaiigting na nila ang kanilang preparasyon sa nalalapit na halalan. Ayon kay Atty. Jay Gerada, nagsimula na ang pakikipag-ugnayan ng mga election officers sa iba’t ibang bayan at lungsod sa lalawigan sa Department of Education sa kani-kanilang lugar. Ito aniya ay dahil ang DepEd ang kikilala sa mga guro na maaring magsilbi bilang m...
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07Jan2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 7 (PIA) -- The transfer or movement of employees in the government will be prohibited during the election period, from Jan. 13, 2013, up to June 12, 2013. This is among the prohibitions enumerated in Resolution No. 9385 of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in connection with the May 13, 2013 national and local elections, Atty. Cirilo E. Nala, Jr., Provincial Election Superviros of Misamis Occidental, said. During such period, the bearing, carrying ...
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07Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan 7 (PIA) -- A few months before the 2013 Midterm elections, the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PPCRV-ARMM) boosts up its campaign for orderly and credible elections. A signing of peace covenant between PPCRV-ARMM and the local government of Matanog, Maguindanao was held today, January 7. Provisions in the agreement include the commitment of both groups, in cooperation with the 6th Infantry Division ...
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06Jan2013SYUDAD SANG ILOILO, Jan 6 (PIA6) -- Ang Komisyon sang Eleksyon (Comelec) nagtalana sa Enero 13 tubtub Hunyo 12, 2013 bilang election period sa pungsod may kaangtanan sa pagpatigayon sang nasyunal kag lokal nga eleksyon sa Mayo 13. Ang election period isa sa mga mayor nga aktibidad nga nalista sa Calendar of Activities kag Periods of Certain Prohibited Acts nga kaundan sang Resolusyon Numero 9385 nga ginpromulgar sang Comelec sang Abril 3 sang nagligad nga tuig may kaangtanan sa Mayo 13 nga...
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04Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Jan 4 (PIA) --The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a circular creating a Power Task Force that will ensure stable and continuous power supply during the 2013 national and local elections. Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla said the DOE will identify specific areas that will need help from the Task Force in terms of power supply. He said these are isolated areas, or areas not connected to the power grid and some areas in Mindanao. The Task Force’s Core Group will be he...
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04Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan. 4 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has set January 13 to June 12, 2013 as election period in the country in line with the holding of the synchronized local and national elections on May 13. The election period is one of the major activities listed in the Calendar of Activities and Periods of Certain Prohibited Acts contained in Resolution No. 9385 promulgated by the COMELEC on April 3 last year in connection with the May 13 elections. The implementation of the ...
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03Jan2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 3 (PIA) -- Sugod sa Disyembre 3, 2012, ang Committee on the Ban on Firearms and Security Personnel (CBFSP) sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) mao lamang ang adunay solong katungod sa pag isyu sa “authority” kun panugot sa pagdala ug armas. Ang CBFSP usab mao lamang ang makahatag sa authority sa pagkarga sa mga armas nga dalhon sa laing lugar, lakip na ang ilang mga spare parts ug mga pabuto gawas sa panimalay ug lugar sa negosyo, matud pa ni Atty. ...
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03Jan2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 3 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has deputized the National Electrification Administration (NEA), the National Power Corporation (Napocor) and the Local Electric Cooperatives in connection with the conduct of the May 13, 2013 elections. The deputation is provided in Resolution No. 9597 promulgated by the Comelec, recently, due to the imperative need to provide sufficient uninterrupted electrical power supply during the critical days of ...
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03Jan2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 3 (PIA) -- Starting Dec. 3, 2012, the Committee on the Ban on Firearms and Security Personnel (CBFSP) of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has the sole power to issue the authority to bear firearms. The authority also covers the carrying or transporting of firearms, including its spare parts, explosives and its components, outside the residence and place of business in the country, Atty. Cirilo E. Nala Jr., election supervisor of Misamis Occidental s...
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29Dec2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Dec. 29 -- Police Director General Alan LM Purisima, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and concurrent Vice Chairman of the National Committee SAFE (Secure and Fair Elections) 2013, today met with task group commanders of the provinces in Mindanao included in the list of 15 priority for the midterm elections next year. PDG Purisima said he scheduled the conference at the Police Regional Office 10 (PRO-10) Headquarters in Cagayan de Oro to assess the implementati...
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24Dec2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Dec. 24 (PIA) -- Ang Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang mipagawas sa listahan sa mga trabahante sa gobyerno nga mao ray tugotan sa pagbitbit, pagdala ug pagbalhin sa mga armas de fuego o uban pang mga hinagiban nga makamatay sulod sa election period, gikan Enero 13 ngadto sa Hunyo 12, sunod tuig. Nag-una sa maong listahan ang mga regular nga unipormado nga mga opisyal ug membro sa Philippine National Police (PNP) ug mga Commissioned/Non-Commissioned Offic...
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22Dec2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Dec. 22 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has allowed members of privately-owned/operated security, investigative, protective or intelligence agencies to carry firearms, during the election period from Jan. 13-June 12, 2013. Comelec Resolution No. 9561-A that amended Section 32 of Republic Act No. 7166, promulgated recently, however, provides that when in the possession of firearms, they are in the agency-prescribed uniform with the agency-issued...
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20Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec. 20 (PIA) -- Three provinces in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao where hostilities could possibly erupt during next year’s midterm election is being monitored by the police. Maguindanao, Lanao Del Sur and Basilan were included among 15 provinces in the country marked by the Department of the Interior and Local Government as “prority provinces” based on reported existence of private armed groups, having so many loose firearms and having election-...
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20Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec. 20 (PIA) -- Maguindanao’s provincial election director Udtog Tago is optimistic that the removal of 127,121 underage and multiple registrants in Maguindanao’s new book of voters will ease political tension in the province. Tago said 543,034 registered in the July 9-18, 2012 general re-registration of voters in Maguindanao, but 127,121 non-qualified registrants have been delisted during deliberations by the Election Registration Board from Nov. 26 to 30,...
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18Dec2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Dec. 18 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has come up with the list of the only government personnel authorized to bear, carry, or transport firearms or other deadly weapons, during the election period, from Jan. 13-June 12, 2013. Topping the list are the regular uniformed officers and members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Commissioned/Non-Commissioned Officers (CO/NCO’s) and Enlisted Personnel (EP) of the Armed Forces of the Phil...
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15Dec2012KALIBO, Aklan, Dec 15 (PIA6) -- The province of Aklan has 328,642 voters for the May 2013 midterm elections, records of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office here show. This period’s number of registered voters is nine percent higher than the May 2010 figure, which was 12,602. In May 2010, Aklan voters reached 316,040. Based on the current number of voters in the province, Kalibo, the capital town has the highest number of registered voters with 46,515, followed by Malay, w...
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14Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 14 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) - Caraga thru Regional Director Atty. Francisco Pobe updated members of the Regional Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee (RLECC) on the upcoming May 2013 national and local elections (NLE), held recently at the Philippine National Police (PNP) Caraga Regional Office, this city. Pobe said that based on regional statistics, there are 1,445,724 total registered voters for this year, an increased of 7.5 percent from the 1,344,62...
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14Dec2012TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite, Dec. 14 (PIA) -- In support of the "Turn-in of Firearms" campaign of the Police Provincial Office (PPO), Cavite politicians are willing to surrender their licensed firearms for safekeeping as a sign of peace and order in the up-coming mid-term elections next year. This is in addition to the Philippine National Police campaign to confiscate loose firearms dubbed, "2013 Safe and Secure Elections (SAFE)." In Imus City, Mayor Emmanuel Maliksi, Vice Mayor Mandy Ilano, B...
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03Dec2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Dis. 3 (PIA) -- Papalawigin pa ang Election Registration Board o ERB hearing sa Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Ito ang sinabi ni COMELEC-ARMM director Rey Sumalipao matapos ang ginawang ERB proceedings noong ika-26 hanggang 30 ng Nobyembre. Aniya, kulang pa ang itinakdang panahon sa paglilinis ng pinal na listahan ng mga botante sa rehiyon. Gayunman, higit sa 270 thousand ang natanggal na mga multiple registrants sa ARMM habang higit 29 libo nama...
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03Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec. 3 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections extends the Election Registration Board (ERB) hearing in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. COMELEC-ARMM Director Rey Sumalipao said that they need more time to cleanse the final list of voters in the region. They’ll have to extend the hearings because the ERB proceedings last November 26-30 were not enough. As of the initial results, more than 29,000 under-age as well as 270,000 multiple registrants were de...
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30Nov2012BATANGAS CITY, Nov. 30 (PIA) -- A number of politicians in the province of Batangas has heeded the call of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to surrender their firearms for safekeeping and insure orderly and peaceful elections next year. PSSupt. Atty. Rosauro Acio, PNP provincial director said he ordered all the municipal police chiefs in the province to convince all politicians and political candidates in their respective areas to turnover their fireams until the election period is over. ...
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26Nov2012DAVAO CITY, Nov 26 (PIA) A local election officer revealed that cleansing of the list of voters is going on to ensure that only the qualified registered voters can exercise the right of suffrage in the 2013 midterm elections. Atty. Aimee Ampoloquio, election supervisor of the City’s First District, said those to be deleted on the list of voters will be voters who have sought to transfer registration outside Davao City, upon the confirmation of the office of the Commission on Elections (Come...
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26Nov2012BATANGAS CITY, Nob. 26 (PIA) --Binigyang pansin sa pinagsamang pulong ng Provincial Peace and Order Council at Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council ang mga isyung may kaugnayan sa darating na 2013 eleksyon matapos mapabilang ang Batangas sa mga lugar na itinuturing "hot spots." Bunsod nito ay agarang humingi ng kalinawan sa nasabing isyu si Batangas Governor Vilma Santos Recto sa mga kinauukulan partikular sa Batangas PNP at Commission on Elections (Comelec). Naging ba...
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24Nov2012SURIGAO CITY, Nob. 24 (PIA) -- Tungod sa pagkamahinungdanon sa ilang papel isip partner sa gobyerno sa pag-ugmad sa kalamboan sa nasod, giawhag ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III ang mga non-government organizations, partikular na kadtong nahisakop sa Caucus of Development NGO (CODE-NGO) Networks aron motabang paggiya sa mga Filipino pagpili sa mosunod nga hut-ong sa mga lideres sa sunod tuig nga piniliay. Sa iyang mensahe atol sa 20th year anniversary ug 5th Congress of CODE-NGO nga gipahigayo...
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24Nov2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Nov. 24 (PIA) -- The mid-term polls next year will be using similar technology used during the 2010 presidential elections, an official of the provincial office of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) here announced. Provincial Election Supervisor Atty. Antonio Gulay, Jr., however, said his office is still awaiting the resolutions to be promulgated by the poll body’s central office as to the details on the overall preparations and conduct of the 2013 local and...
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19Nov2012MANILA, Nov. 19 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas has identified 15 provinces in the priority watch list of the Philippine National Police where there could be violence during the upcoming 2013 midterm elections. In a statement, Roxas said the police have also identified 60 active private armed groups (PAGs) and another 47 with potential to become PAGs that could be utilized by politicians to harass and intimidate voters during the May 13 polls. Roxas made the disclos...
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13Nov2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Nov. 13 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has set Nov. 14, 2012, as the last day to file petition for exclusion of an overseas voter from the National Registry of Overseas Absentee Voters (NROAV). This is in accordance with Comelec Resolution No. 9385, entitled “Calendar of Activities and Periods of Certain Prohibited Acts in Connection with the May 13, 2013 National and Local Elections.” Likewise, it has set Nov. 19, this year, as the last qua...
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07Nov2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Nov. 7 (PIA) -- The United States Embassy in partnership with History/ International Studies/ Political Science Department of Xavier University held a US Election Watch Program at the University’s Magis Center today. The program featured a live feed of CNN election coverage and a mock election. A total of 951 students from the City’s National High Schools, Xavier University and Liceo de Cagayan University participated in the mock election and 74% of the votes went to...
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30Oct2012TAGUM CITY Oct. 24 -- Section 80 of the Omnibus Election Code may have prohibited campaigning prior to the campaign period but this provision lacks teeth and is not enough for the Comelec to stand on when it comes to premature campaigning. “Our hands are tied when it comes to premature campaigning but candidates who have already filed their Certificates of Candidacy (COC) but who have their images displayed on large tarpolines, billboards and other campaign materials should be warned that it ...
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30Oct2012TAGUM CITY, Oct 30 -- The province of Davao del Norte has its own issues to contend with but one of the most important concerns facing the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) is the maintenance of a violent-free election. “We have peace issues that must be discussed, resolved and sustained but one of the more imperative issues that we should strengthen now that the election is near is to maintain violent-free elections in Davao del Norte,” PPOC chairperson Governor Rodolfo del Rosario...
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30Oct2012ILAGAN CITY, Isabela, Oct 30 (PIA) -- The Isabela Volunteers against Crime (IVAC) is pushing a peace covenant for all candidates in the province for a peaceful and orderly conduct of elections next year. The IVAC is a non-government organization that helps the provincial government in its drive to halt criminal activities in the province. Ysmael Atienza, head of IVAC, said there is need to push for a peace covenant, considering the cases of election-related violence recorded in 2010 national ...
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30Oct2012TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, Oct. 30 (PIA) -- The Commission on Election (Comelec) has disclosed its calendar of activities after the five-day filing of Certificates of Candidacies for all elective positions set from Oct. 1 to 5 this year. Comelec lines up the calendar of activities in Resolution 9385 (issued on April 3, 2012) which also sets the periods to effect prohibitions in connection with the May 13, 2013 national and local elections. As October is about to end, Comelec reminds t...
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29Oct2012SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela, October 29 (PIA) -- Unregistered voters in this city are lining up at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to beat the voters registration deadline on October 31, 2012. The Comelec said registration deadline will not be extended. Atty. Isabelo Gorospe, election officer at Santiago City, said the deadline is set until October 31, 2012 only and unregistered voters are advised to visit the Comelec – Santiago City at early morning of Monday until Wednesday (October 31) an...
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22Oct2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Oct. 22 (PIA) -- A total of 374 individuals have filed their certificates of candidacies (COC) for 190 elective posts in Misamis Occidental for the May 13, 2013 national and local elections. One each of the 38 elective posts are for governor, vice-governor, congressman for District I, congressman for District 2, mayors and vice mayors of Misamis Occidental’s three (3) cities and mayors and vice-mayors for the provinces’ 14 towns. About 40 elective post...
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15Oct2012TAGUM CITY, Oct 15 (PIA) -- Davao del Norte may be gearing itself up as the center of cooperativism in the region but the residents have been warned against joining newly-formed cooperatives especially during the election season. “We encourage people to join cooperatives that are already strong instead of joining new ones that may have been formed only for purposes of solicitation during the election period and which will quickly disappear after the election,” Humber Cabunoc, supervising co...
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12Oct2012COMPOSTELA VALLEY, Oct. 12 (PIA) –--Twelve candidates in Compostela Valley will be running unopposed in the 2013 elections as revealed by the Commission on Election (COMELEC) list of candidates who filed their certificates of candidacy (COC). Spread wide across the local government levels from the provincial, congressional to the municipal, all of the candidates running without rivals are seeking for re-election come mostly from the administration’s Liberal Party umbrella. Among them are...
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10Oct2012KALIBO, Aklan, October 10 (PIA6) -- Four hundred fourteen candidates for elective positions in Aklan--from councilor to congressman--have filed their Certificates of Candidacies (COCs) with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) here. Of the candidates, 29 will be running for provincial positions – 2 for provincial governor, 2 for vice governor, 12 for Sangguniang Panlalawigan for the Eastern Side and 9 for the Western Side, while 4 will be running for representative for the lone district of ...
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08Oct2012MANILA, Oct 8 (PIA) -- Church-affiliated poll watchdog Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) urged voters to vote wisely in the May 2013 polls. In a statement, PPCRV Chairperson Henrietta de Villa said it is about time to put new public servants who are more capable to hold important positions in the government. “The voters need to be alerted. They should carefully examine the candidates to make sure they will be voting those with skills, principles and love for the nation...
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06Oct2012LAGAWE, Ifugao, Oct 6 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Philippine Information Agency here conducted last Wednesday an information drive on voters’ registration to students of the Ifugao State University. Provincial election supervisor Ricardo Bulintao explained the rules and regulations governing the system of continuing registration and validation of voters and voters’ information. “If you reach the age of 18 on or before May 13, you are qualified to register,” h...
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06Oct2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, Oct 2 (PIA) -- Offices of the Commission on Election (Comelec) province-wide were likened to graveyards during the first day of filing of certificate of candidacy (COC) of those who wish to run for public office on 2013 election. Lawyer Francisco Pobe, Comelec regional director and concurrent provincial election supervisor for Agusan del Sur, their records and monitoring reports show that as of 4 p.m. yesterday, not even one candidate has filed his COC from congressional down t...
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05Oct2012CEBU CITY, Oct 5 (PIA) -- The Police Regional Office (PRO-7) is now strictly monitoring suspected groups of individuals that could possibly be hired as private goons or private army by politicos amid the May 2013 national and local polls. In the recent "Talakayan sa Isyung Pulis (TSIP)" Forum, PRO-7 Chief Directorial Staff S/Supt. Orlando Ualat said, “We are closely monitoring groups that are potentials of being hired as private armies for politicians.” Ualat said that, they are also moni...
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05Oct2012CAMP BGEN OSCAR M FLORENDO, San Fernando City, La Union, Oct 5 (PIA) -- The Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1) will soon implement the "Oplan Spikes" (Stop PAGs in Ilocos Region to Keep the Elections Safe) in preparation for the 2013 national elections. OIC Regional Public Information Officer PSupt. Jovencio Badua Jr. said Oplan Spikes sets forth operational guidelines to neutralize all partisan armed groups (PAGS) in the region in partnership with local chief executives to ensure a secured and f...
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04Oct2012ILAGAN CITY, Isabela, Oct 4 (PIA) -- The first day of filing of certificates of candidacy in the province of Isabela was peaceful and the mood was sober when incumbent Isabela Governor Faustino G. Dy III led his party members in filing the certificates of candidacy (COC) at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) provincial office on October 1. Dy was accompanied by his Nationalist People’s Coalition party mates, who are also running for provincial posts, and their relatives and some supporters...
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04Oct2012CEBU CITY, Oct. 4 (PIA) -- The Police Regional Office (PRO-7) assures its security plans are in place for the May 2013 polls. In the recent Talakayan sa Isyung Pulis (TSIP) forum, top officials from the PRO 7, Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) and from the different cities presented the security preparations they have established beginning with the period of filing of certificates of Candidacy from October 1- 5. “We are now conducting preparatory operational plans and during the period o...
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03Oct2012TANGUB CITY, Misamis Occidental, Oct 3 (PIA) -- There will be no extension of the October 1 to 5 period for the filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) for those running in the May 13, 2013 national and local elections. This reminder came from lawyer Renato A. Magbutay, regional elections director of the Commission on Elections (Comelec)-10, who has advised all candidates to file their COCs before the October 5 deadline. Pursuant to Comelec Resolution No. 9518, the period for filing of the C...
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03Oct2012GOVERNMENT CENTER, Palo, Leyte, Oct 3 (PIA) -- The expected expenditures of candidates in the 2013 midterm elections will boost the collection goal of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in Eastern Visayas estimated to yield the minimum increase of P150 million from the P4.5 billion collection this year. This was revealed by BIR Regional Director Diosdado Mendoza as he vowed to strictly implement tax rules on campaign-related contribution and spending to ensure that the agency will be able to ...
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02Oct2012DIPOLOG CITY, OCT. 2(PIA) -- Bisan ug magsugod na ang panahon sa eleksyon, gipasalig sa Malakanyang nga dili mabalda ang tahas sa gobyerno nga alagaran ang katawhan, ug dumalaon ang pangagamhanan ug ihatag ang gikinahanglan sa katawhang Filipinhon. Ang pasalig gipabati ni Deputy Presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte sa pahayag nga iyang giluwatan sa sibyaanang DZRB Radyo ng Bayan sa bisperas sa pagduso sa mga sertipiko sa kandidatura nga maoy timailhan sa pagbukas sa panahon sa eleksyon suno...
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02Oct2012TAGUM CITY, Oct. 2 -- The Department of Interior and Local Government provincial office has again reminded the Philippine National Police to remain neutral during the conduct of the 2012 Elections. The filing of the Certificates of Candidacy (COC) started yesterday, October 1, 2012. However, the campaign season will start on February next year. “There is actually no problem here in the province because the police here appear to be objective when it comes to keeping their neutrality during ...
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26Sep2012DAVAO CITY, Sept 26 (PIA) -- An officer of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Davao Region welcomed the creation of the campaign finance unit in the poll body that will look into the campaign spending of all candidates in the 2013 midterm elections. Atty. Danilo Cullo, regional lawyer of Comelec 11, said Comelec Resolution 9476 is timely to ensure that the campaign expenses of political candidates comply within the parameters set by law. He said the measure will ensure the compliance of ...
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25Sep2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Sept. 25 (PIA) -- Si bisan kinsang tawo nga naka-duso na sa ilang Certificate of Candidacy (COC) alang sa eleksiyon sa Mayo 2013, mahimong moduso sa ilang Statement of Withdrawal (SOW), kun ugaling sila dili na modayon sa pagkandidato. Kini ang giluwatan ni Atty. Renato A. Magbutay, Regional Elections Director (RED) sa Comelec, region 10, kinsa miingon nga ang maong SOW ilang isumite sa lima (5) ka kopya nga ilang panumpaan didto sa opisina sa Comelec diin il...
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19Sep2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Sept. 19 (PIA) -- Any person who has filed a Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for the May 13, 2012 elections, may file personally a Statement of Withdrawal (SOW) under oath, with the office where the COC was filed, at any time before election day. This was clarified by Atty. Renato A. Magbutay, Regional Elections Director (RED) of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), region 10, who said the SOW will be done in five legible copies. Magbutay, however, said “no ...
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18Sep2012CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela, Sept 18 (PIA) -- The Cauayan City election office will be conducting voters registration in jails in the city so inmates can exercise their right to vote this coming 2013 midterm elections. City election officer Efigenia Marquez said the inmates are included as voters according to resolution 9271 which mandates election offices in the country to conduct satellite registration in jails. Marquez said inmates not yet convicted are qualified to register and vote during elect...
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18Sep2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Sept. 18 (PIA) -- Persons filing a Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for the May 2013 elections shall submit a statement in duplicate containing his bio-data and program of government not exceeding one hundred (100) words, if he so desires. They should also affix their latest photograph, passport size, and attach documentary stamps in the amount of P15.00, to the COC, pursuant to Resolution No. 9518 of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), Atty. Renato A. Magbutay...
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18Sep2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Sept 18 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has issued the guidelines in determining who are the independent candidates running for elective posts in the May 13, 2013 national and local elections. Lawyer Renato A. Magbutay, regional elections director (RED) of Comelec-10, said a candidate can be called “independent” if he/she falls in any of the following circumstances: those who has not been nominated by a duly registered political party or coa...
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17Sep2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Sept. 17 (PIA) -- Unless a candidate has officially changed his/her name through a court-approved proceeding, he/she must use in his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) the name by which he has been baptized. However, if he has not been baptized in any church or religion, the candidate may use that name registered in the Office of the Local Civil Registrar, or any other name under the provisions of existing law, or in the case of a Muslim, his Hadji name after perfor...
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15Sep2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Sept. 15 (PIA) -- All candidates running in the May 2013 national and local elections must file their Certificates of Candidacy (COC) in person, during the filing period from Oct. 1-5, 2012. This was clarified by Atty. Renato A. Magbutay, Regional Elections Director of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), region 10, who said this is provided in Comelec Resolution No. 9518 entitled “Guidelines on the Filing of Certificates of Candidacy and Nomination and Acce...
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13Sep2012QUEZON CITY, Sept 13 (PIA) -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said new registrants for the overseas absentee voting for the upcoming 2013 elections has exceeded the 850,000 milestone at 850,708. In a statement, the DFA said the figure continues to rise even though the upcoming 2013 elections is senatorial, demonstrating the increasing political consciousness of Filipinos overseas. The DFA said the use of social networking sites, such as Facebook and Twitter, by different entities has ...
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11Sep2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Sept. 11 (PIA) -– While the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has set the election period from Jan. 13 to June 12, 2013, relative to the May 2013 elections, it has also set the campaign periods for such national and local exercise, as well. Pursuant to Comelec Resolution No. 9385, declaring the “Calendar of Activities and Periods of Certain Prohibited Acts in Connection with the May 2013 National and Local Elections,” these campaign periods are as follows:...
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09Sep2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Sept. 9 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the election period relative to the May 2013 national and local elections, is January 13 -June 12, 2013. The following acts, the“Calendar of Activities and Periods of Certain Prohibited Acts in Connection with the May 13, 2013 National and Local Elections,” are: Jan. 13 to June 12, 2013 - Alteration of a territory or a precinct or establishment of a new precinct, transfer or movement of officers ...
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08Sep2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Sept 8 (PIA) -- The provincial chief of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Oriental directed election officers in the towns and cities here to make everyday a registration day for persons with disabilities (PWD). "I told them that everyday should always be treated as PWD registration day," said Provincial Comelec Supervisor Lawyer Eddie Aba during his speech at the September 6 Fully Abled Nation (FAN) day national roadshow held at Silliman University Hall, this city...
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08Sep2012ILAGAN CITY, Isabela, Sept 8 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections-Isabela called on Isabela residents who are unregistered and were deactivated from the voters masterlist to visit election offices in their municipalities to be part of next year’s election. Provincial Election Supervisor lawyer Manuel Castillo said the voters registration will end October 31 and filing of Certificates of Candidacy is scheduled on October 1 to 5. Castillo said he has already instructed and ordered all electio...
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07Sep2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Sept. 7 (PIA) -- About a hundred persons with disabilities (PWDs), and local government and non-government organization leaders gathered for the launch of the Fully Abled Nation (FAN) voter awareness campaign at Silliman Hall, Dumaguete City. FAN is part of a three-year Disability-Inclusive Elections program of AusAID to intensify advocacy campaign on the participation of PWDs in the 2013 elections, said project officer Bernadette Cariaga of AusAID. The Australian government su...
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02Sep2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Sept. 2 (PIA) -- Political parties have the whole month of September to hold conventions to select and nominate their official candidates for all elective positions in the May 2013 elections. This is pursuant to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Resolution No. 9385 entitled “Calendar of Activities and Periods and Certain Prohibited Acts in Connection with the May 13, 2013 National and Local Elections,” lawyer Sylvan Gerald L. Sabio, election officer of O...
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29Aug2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Agosto 29 (PIA) – Gipahinumduman sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang tanang Overseas Filipino Voters (OFV’s) kabahin sa Overseas Absentee Voters’ (OAV) registration alang sa umaabot na eleksiyon sa Mayo, sunod tuig. Ang pagpang rehistro alang sa national eleksiyon sa tuig 2013 ang gipahigayon gikan Nobyembre 2, 2011 hangtod Octobre 31, 2012, matud pa ni Atty. Sylvan Gerald L. Sabio, Election Officer sa siyudad sa Ozamiz City. Kwalipikado sa pagpareh...
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25Aug2012DAGUPAN CITY, Aug. 25 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has urged the public, particularly Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) members and persons with disabilities (PWDs), to register as voters on or before October 31 this year. Lawyer Jenifer Balarbar, acting provincial supervisor of Pangasinan, said Thursday that application for registration resumed last August 1 after being halted because of the elections in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao. The application includes new registration,...
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31Jul2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, July 31 (PIA) --The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has suspended the registration of voters from October 1 to 5 to give way to the filing of candidacy of those who seek elective positions in the May 2013 elections. Elective positions include those of the city/municipal mayors, city/municipal vice mayors, city/municipal councilors, governors, vice governors, provincial board members, congressmen and senators. Also included are 187 partylist candidates for ...
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16Jul2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, July 16 (PIA) -- A total of 214,218 individuals have filed their application for registration with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) as of July 13, after five days of conduct of the general voters’ registration in the province. Velasco said the biggest turnout was recorded in Binidayan town with 65 percent, from the previous figure of 8,345 to 5,461 registrants as of Friday, July 13. This was followed by Calanogas town with 60 percent turnout or about 3,770 re...
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10Jul2012QUEZON CITY, July 10 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) to ensure the participation of country’s indigenous peoples in electoral processes particularly in next year’s May 13 national and local elections. DILG Secretary Jesse M. Robredo, Comelec chairman Sixto S. Brillantes Jr., and NCIP chairperson Brigida H. Pawid forged...
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10Jul2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, July 10 (PIA) -- The first day of the general voters' registration in the province was normal except for isolated problems on clustering and locations of the registration centers, according to Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Commissioner Armando Velasco in a press conference held this morning, this city. He said a number of the parties were not satisfied with the present location of the registration centers. The reasons are mostly attributable to "rido" (family...
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06Jul2012QUEZON CITY, July 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Foreign Affairs-Office of Consular Affairs (DFA-OCA) in cooperation with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) opened a registration center for overseas absentee voting (OAV)to encourage more overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to participate in the nation’s electoral endeavor and exercise their right to suffrage. The DFA-OCA-OAV registration center located at the 2nd floor, Courtesy Lane Section, of the DFA-OCA, ASEANA Business Park, Macapagal Ave....
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02Jul2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, July 2 (PIA) -- Checkpoints will be established in strategic places in order to discourage "flying registrants" during the general registration of voters in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) on July 9-18. These checkpoints will be manned by the Special Action Forces (SAF) of the Philippine National Police (PNP). According to ARMM officer-in-charge Governor Mujiv Hataman, the SAF will be the one to conduct checkpoints to check if passengers entering t...
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02Jul2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, July 2 (PIA) -- Local chief executives here called on the Maranao people to support the “One Person, One Register, One Vote” advocacy. Provincial Governor Mamintal Adiong Jr. said this campaign aims for a credible, clean, and honest registration and elections for the betterment of the province. In yesterday’s "Line Agencies Reportorial Show" attended by representatives of various line agencies in the province, Adiong emphasized that a way for good governance t...
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02Jul2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, July 2 (PIA) -- The 30-day gun ban that the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) had imposed for the general voters registration in the entire Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) started yesterday, July 1. Provincial Election Supervisor Atty. Nasib Yasin said the gun ban that will be implemented until July 31 covers the provinces of Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi, and the cities of Marawi and Lamitan. But aside from the ARMM areas, the...
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20Jun2012SAN JOSE, Antique, June 20 (PIA) -- The Commission on Election urged registered voters to revalidate their registration early as the deadline nears. Provincial Election Supervisor Atty. Gil Barcenal said that Antique has so far revalidated only 40 percent of 280,544 registered voters. With this, “we appeal to all registered voters to visit COMELEC offices in their respective municipalities early to avoid the rush and overcrowding come deadline which is set on October 31, 2012,” he said. ...
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13Jun2012LEGAZPI CITY, June 13 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Albay led the recent launching of the Fully Abled Nation campaign at the Capitol building here to encourage active participation of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in nation building and other democratic processes, in particular this coming 2013 midterm election. The said campaign conducted nationwide is part of the three-year disability-inclusive elections program initiated by the Asia Foundation with support from the Australian Agen...
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06Jun2012MANILA, June 6 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) are set to strictly implement Section 14 of Republic Act No. 716 immediately following a local election, a statement posted on the agency website said. Section 14 of RA 7166 prohibits elective officials from holding public office if they failed to file their statement of campaign contributions and expenditures. Said measure covers local elective officials from the governor ...
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05Jun2012LAOAG CITY, June 5 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has completed the special registration of persons with disabilities (PWDs) and inmates in the province on June 1, in its effort to empower vulnerable or marginalized sectors in time for the mid-year election in 2013. Commissioner Rene Sarmiento, the focal person in the Inter-Agency and Non-Government Organization Network in Empowering Persons with Disability, personally supervised the special registration of PWDs and inmates at ...
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05Jun2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, June 5 (PIA) -- The Commission on Election (COMELEC), this city, has urged the voting public to undergo biometrics as means of validation of registration records for the next elections. Atty. Borris Maria Banaoag, election registrar, said there is a standing house bill that requires the submission of the voting public for biometric capture such as photograph, fingerprint, and signature, to validate voters’ registration entries. “This legislation aims to cleanse the nation...
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05Jun2012CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, June 5 (PIA) -- The Commission on Election (Comelec) has set the registration of 659 detainees at the Calamba City Jail on June 29-30, 2012. City Election Officer-In-Charge Ursula R. Burgos said the listing was in response to a recent letter from City Jail Inspector Desiree M. Jumandon stating the intention of the detainees to become registered voters that would authorize them to exercise their right to vote in the coming May 2013 election. According to Comelec, detaine...
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18May2012TABUK CITY, Kalinga, May 18 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has allowed off-site or satellite registration in four municipalities in the province. These towns, namely, Balbalan, Lubuagan, Tanudan, and Tinglayan, have the same topographical conditions and have similar problem on inaccessibility. Off-site or satellite registration is a special procedure where Comelec brings the entire process on registration of votes, validation of names, and correction of entries down to the ...
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15May2012LEGAZPI CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- Albay is set to launch a program this month to increase active participation of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the coming 2013 midterm election. Through the program, “A Fully-Abled Nation,” stakeholders will recommend to the Commission on Election (COMELEC), an easy access to registration sites and polling places for PWDs in order to reduce or remove constraints that PWD voters face to freely exercise their rights. The Fully Abled Nation is an initiative ...
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15May2012SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, May 15 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in La Union is reminding everyone that the last day of voter’s registration for this year is on October 31. COMELEC-La Union Provincial Election Supervisor Attorney Joel J. Gines reminded all listeners of the “Tugtugan at Talakayan” radio program of the Philippine Information Agency that the last day of registration of voters is on October 31, this year. Gines said that the different COMELEC municipal offi...
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12May2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, May 12 (PIA)-- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) here is hopeful there will be a big turnout of registration coming from persons with disabilities (PWDs) sector with the establishment of a PWD lane. To facilitate the voter's registration of PWDs, Comelec-GenSan has brought its PWD lane to the barangays to make things easier for the differently-abled persons to register at their convenience. The strategy, Comelec-GenSan said will encourage PWDs to get actively involve...
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11May2012By: Lucia F. Broño QUEZON CITY, May 11 (PIA) - The Commission on Election (COMELEC) passed a resolution last year ensuring polling precincts accessibility to persons with disabilities (PWDs) and senior citizens for their participation in the coming 2013 election. Section 9 of Resolution 9149 states “Any illiterate or person with disability shall be assisted by the Election Officer in the preparation of his application form, or by any member of an accredited Citizen’s arm, or a relative ...
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09May2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, May 9 (PIA) -- An official of the Philippine National Police (PNP) said yesterday that they are now preparing for the 2013 senatorial and local elections. In his visit here yesterday, PNP Chief Director-General Nicanor Bartolome said, “Our President has already given us directive to prepare for the incoming elections, that is why we have to set the same direction in so far as ensuring peace and security during campaign period. Election is fast approaching so we have to set a ...
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09May2012ILOILO CITY, May 9 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in Iloilo City is urging eligible voters, especially new voters, to take advantage of the series of satellite registrations that it will conduct in the different districts of this city. Iloilo City COMELEC Election Assistant II Jonathan Sayno said as part of their preparations for the May 2013 elections, their pre-election activities have already started such as the registration of voters. “In the city, we have already establi...
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03May2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, May 3 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) will hold a special Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections in the three barangays in the province next week. Lawyer Nasib Yasin, Provincial Election Supervisor, said the special elections will be conducted in Barangays Bialaan and Patong in the municipality of Bayang, and in Barangay Tulay in Madamba town. He said the manual voting will start at 7:00 a.m. and end at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 12. Pos...
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29Apr2012NAGA CITY, April 29 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has urged qualified residents to register in order to vote on the upcoming 2013 national elections. As of April 16, the COMELEC has already listed 72,031 registered voters, including 767 new registrants from different parts of the city. COMELEC City Election Assistant II Corazon N. Marpuri, they are still expecting more or less 10 percent additional registrants before the set deadline for the application of registration of vot...
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05Apr2012LUCENA CITY, Quezon, April 5 (PIA) --The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and barangay officials have set up satellite registration offices in Lucena. According to COMELEC Lucena City office headed by Atty. Joan Binoya Atienza, the creation of the 10 satellite registration offices aims to update the status of qualified voters residing in a particular barangay. Updating of records determines if the voter is active or inactive or has been transferred from one barangay or municipality to another...
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03Apr2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, April 3 (PIA) -- Prisoners are once again encouraged to vote in the May 13, 2013 local and national elections. The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has promulgated COMELEC Resolution No. 9371 on March 6, 2012 entitled Rules and Regulation on Detainee Registration and Voting in connection with the May 13, 2013 National and Local elections to serve as guide to the conduct of election inside jails. The resolution provides for the adoption of the six months residen...
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28Mar2012MANILA, March 28 (PIA) -- Local candidates will now be strictly required to file their statement of election expenditures and contributions pursuant to Republic Act 7166 or the Synchronized Election Act of 1991, a statement on the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) website said. This developed after DILG signed an agreement with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to ensure the strict adherence of local elective candidates on the requirement of filing their statement of el...
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18Mar2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Marso 18 (PIA) -- Posibleng dili makalingkod sa puwesto ang bisan kinsang lokal nga opisyal nga modaug sa eleksyon sa sunod tuig kun mapakyas niyang ideklarar sa Comelec ang iyang gastos sa pangampanya. Kini, isip pagsunod sa memorandum of agreement nga gilagdaan sa Comelec ug Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) kalabot sa hingpit nga pagpatuman sa campaign finance rules. Matud pa ni Comelec Provincial Election Supervisor Atty. Eliseo Labaria, ...
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17Mar2012TABUK CITY, Kalinga, March 17 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is preparing for the May 13, 2013 automated national and local elections with the continuing voters registration and validation being its major activities now. Officer-in-Charge Provincial Election Supervisor Rogelio Bagtang said the Comelec en banc approved the implementation calendar of all activities which will be the basis for all administrative, operational and technical preparations for next year’s...
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07Mar2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, March 7 (PIA6) -- About 400 voters in Barangay San Jose here benefited from the Commission on Election’s (COMELEC) satellite registration last week as part of the on-going voter’s registration and validation of records for the 2013 national and local elections. “We need to conduct the satellite registration because there are about 38,000 who have not validated their records with our office,” said COMELEC – Roxas City Election Supervisor...
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21Feb2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb. 21 (PIA) -- The new leadership of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is pushing for electoral reforms through the conduct of general voters’ registration. The move is supported by civil society organizations (CSO) and the governors of the five provinces comprising the autonomous region – Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi. ARMM OIC-Governor Mujiv Hataman said this is the first time in the history of...
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14Feb2012SANTA CRUZ, Laguna, Feb. 14 (PIA) -- The members of the Board of Directors of the Philippine Red Cross - Laguna Chapter on its regular monthly meeting last February 9 elected new set of officers that will serve for the next two years. The new officers are: Jaime Bautista Ching, chairman of the board; Saturnino J. Lajara, vice chairman; Aguila V. Alon-alon, secretary; Lito F. Noroña, assistant secretary; Elvira S. Arambulo, treasurer; Nelita G. C...
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03Feb2012IBA, Zambales, Feb. 3 (PIA) -- With the 15-day campaign period ending yesterday, Zambales is now preparing for the final stage of the Second District Special Congressional Election with voting time to start at 7 a.m. tomorrow. The special election was called for by Congress and the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) following the death of Congressman Antonio M. Diaz in August last year due to sickness. Almost 300,000 voters are expected to cast their votes at the different clust...
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03Feb2012COTABATO CITY, February 03, 2012 (PIA) -- Nagpahayag ng suporta si Atty. Udtog Tago, provincial election supervisor (PES) ng Maguindanao sa mungkahi ni Governor Esmael “Toto” Mangundadatu ang pagsasagawa ng paglilinis sa talaan ng mga rehistradong botante ng lalawigan kada sampung taon. Sa pagsisimula ng continuing registration ng mga botante sa Marso 5, sinabi ni Tago na ngayon pa lang ay nagsasagawa ng kaukulang paghahanda ang kanyang tanggapan para sa maayos na proseso ng...
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31Jan2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga Jan. 31 (PIA) -- President Benigno Aquino III declared Feb. 4, Saturday, a special non-working holiday in Zambales in line with the special election for the vacant second district congressional seat. Aquino issued Proclamation No.324 signed by Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. on Jan. 25 to give registered voters of the said district the opportunity to participate fully in the special election as per request of the Commission on Elections in an en banc...
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27Jan2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan. 27 (PIA) Member-consumers of Negros Oriental Cooperative 1 (NORECO-1) are set to take part in district elections for board of directors in February and March, this year. The three districts elections under NORECO-1 will be conducted in the towns of Vallehermoso on February 25; La Libertad, March 3; and Bais City on March 10. Institutional Services Manager Lynn Manlalangit of NORECO 1 explained that candidates should be a bonafide member of the ...
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24Jan2012by Vicky S. Mendoza PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan, Jan. 24 (PIA) -- Palawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO) is conducting a new round of competitive selection process (CSP) after failing to generate enough number of bidders from private power providers in last year’s CSP. The new round of CSP is conducted pursuant to the guidelines established by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and is being held to meet the projected demand and energy needs of the province in the ...
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19Jan2012IBA, Zambales Jan. 19 (PIA) -- Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in the province said that the special election here is going smoothly as planned. This, as the five expected candidates have already filed their respective certificates of candidacy at the end of filing yesterday. Following the death of 2nd District Representative Antonio M. Diaz in August last year, the post was declared vacant. Officially vying for the seat are Liberal Party candidate Attorney Cheryl Deloso-Mon...
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14Dec2011LUNGSOD NG SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Dis 14 (PIA) -- Pinili kamakailan ng Regional Selection Committee (RSC) ang Balanga City Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council (CFARMC) ng Bataan bilang kaisa-isang pambato ng Gitnang Luzon sa 2011 Search for Outstanding Volunteers. Ayon kay RSC chair Greg Pineda ng National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), napili ang Balanga CFARMC dahil sa aktibo nitong pakikilahok sa proteksyon at rehabilitasyon ng kapaligiran. ...
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05Aug2011BUTUAN CITY, August 5 (PIA) –- Senate Blue Ribbon Committee Chair Sen. Teofisto “TG” Guingona today praised the move of former Senator Miguel Zubiri who recently resigned due to the alleged poll fraud in 2004 and 2007 Senatorial elections where Zubiri won over Atty. Coco Pimentel in a controversial result from the Commission on Elections. In an interview with a local radio station here this morning, Sen. Guingona said the entire Senate also praised Zubiri for wha...
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13Mar2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Mar. 13 (PIA) - Interior and Local Government Secretary Jessie Robredo has supported the appeal of Justice Secretary Leila De Lima that the Aquino administration needs a lead time to reform ARMM government for progress and development to follow. "Kailangan po namin ng panahon para ma reporma ang ARMM. Malinis ang hangarin ng Presidente sa postponement. Ang tanging pakay ng Presidente ay mapinalmenteng maisaayos ang ARMM government. (We need time to reform the A...
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13Mar2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Mar. 13, (PIA) -- The public consultation and hearing on House Bill (HB) 4146 which seeks the synchronization of the 2011 Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) elections with 2013 national elections turned out to what seemed to be a sensitive moment specially for ARMM folks as they are divided in their beliefs and opinions about the issue. The Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms and the Committee on Muslim Affairs spearheaded the conduct of this public hear...
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12Mar2011MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Mar. 12 (PIA) -- Secretary Jesse M. Robredo of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) strongly supports the move to postpone the elections in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). “More than the conduct of an election this coming August, ARMM needs to revisit its structure of governance and improve its peace and order to bring about development within the region.” he said. During today’s consultation on House Bill (HB) No...
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10Feb2011LEGAZPI CITY, Feb. 10 (PIA) - Commission on Election (Comelec) Chairman Sixto S. Brillantes Jr. said today during a press conference that the Commission will continue to prepare for the scheduled August 2011 ARMM elections until such time that congress pass the necessary legislation to delay it to 2013. Brillantes said that they are aware of the call of President Benigo S. Aquino III for the rescheduling of the ARMM elections to 2013 but since there is still no new law postponing the el...
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12Jan2011Tuguegarao City, Jan. 12 (PIA) - The Commission on Elections of Cagayan predicts a peaceful, honest, and orderly elections in the province’s second district on March 12 as there are no election hot spots identified and no election-related violence were noted during the past Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) in the said district. During the weekly PIA online radio program at DWPE Radyo ng Bayan, Atty. Catherine B. Allas, provincial election supervisor said they are ...
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20Jul2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (20 July) -- The conduct of the automated synchronized national and local elections in region 10 last May 10 was very successful, except for the problem of the configuration of the memory cards which was unforeseen. "That could have been due to the last minute decision to have the names of the candidates written double space that the names of the local candidates at the back page of the ballots could no longer be read," Atty. Renato A. Mabutay, Regional El...
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10May2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (10 May) -- The testing and sealing of the 629 Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines intended for Misamis Occidental have been completed, as of May 9, 2010. Lawyer Maria Dulce Cuevas-Banzon, Asst. Regional Election Director of COMELEC-10 said Misamis Occidental has a corresponding number of 629 CF cards and batteries, a contingency of 39 PCOS and 17 units of MBOC/CCS kit with generator. Banzon said the following transmission devices will be used: VSAT fo...
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10May2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (10 May) -- A total of 1,029 Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines have been tested and sealed as of May 9, 2010. Thus revealed Atty. Maria Dulce Cuevas-Banzon, Asst. Regional Election Director of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in region 10, during a press briefing today, in the city. These PCOS with a corresponding number of CF cards and batteries have been allocated to the clustered precincts in all 20 towns and two (2) cities of the province. La...
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10May2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (10 May) -- All 358 Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) and corresponding CF cards for use of Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the city plus a spare of 27 PCOS have been distributed to all the clustered precincts of the city, as of 12:00 midnight of May 9, 2010. Fitness testing and sealing of these PCOS were 100 percent completed, as of the period and all their batteries were found to be working, Atty. Gina Luna Zayas-Sabio, City Election Officer, said. However,...
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10May2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (10 May) -- Except for the towns of Nunungan and Salvador, all Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines intended for the 22 towns of Lanao del Norte (LDN) including that of Iligan City have been tested and sealed, as of 7:30 am of May 9, 2010. Lawyer Carlito Ravelo, Acting LDN Provincial Election Supervisor said the province has a total allocation of 796 PCOS machines, a contingency of 62 PCOS and 23 units of the MBOC/CCS kit with generators. However, testing ...
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20Apr2010ZAMBOANGA CITY (20 April) -- No power interruptions. No rotating brownouts! Polling places well-lighted and visible. This the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) assures. Penned in its memorandum no. 5 dated April 7, 2010 it guarantees availability of back-up generators for the May 2010 elections. In support to the preparations of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and the electric power sector, the NDCC would like to give assurance to the people of contingent power suppl...
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13Apr2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (13 April) -- Foreign observers need to apply for accreditation with the Commission on Elections before they can be allowed to cover the May 10, 2010 national and local elections. This was clarified by Atty. Renato A. Magbutay, Regional Elections Director for Region 10, who said any foreigner or foreign group, organization, committee or association, representing government or private interests, who may want to observe the upcoming elections, shall have to file an ap...
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05Apr2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (5 April) -- Chairman Jose A.R. Melo of the Commission of Elections (Comelec) is expected in the city on April 6, 2010, to attend the Joint Regional Command Conference to be held at Pryce Hotel. With Chairman Melo are Police Director Jaime E. Milla, Directorate for Integrated Police Operations (DIPO) in Easter Mindanao, Lt. Gen. Raymundo B. Ferrer, Commanding General of the Eastern Mindanao Command, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Commissioner Gregorio Y. La...
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05Apr2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (5 April) -- Media cards issued by the Commission on Elections shall be strictly non-transferable and is valid only for the purpose it is issued. Thus clarified Atty. Renato A. Magbutay, Regional Elections Director for Northern Mindanao, who said the media cards may be revoked if those using them will engage in unprofessional activities inside the polling place on May 10, 2010. Magbutay also said that only the duly accredited domestic and foreign media shall be al...
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05Apr2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (5 April) -- Media representatives have until April 15, 2010, to file their applications for accreditation with the Commission on Elections. This is specified in Comelec Resolution No. 8764 on the guidelines for media accreditation to ensure accurate reporting about the conduct and results of the upcoming 2010 Automated National and Local Elections in May 10, Atty. Renato A. Mabutay, Regional Elections Director for Northern Mindanao, said. The guidelines provide m...
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23Feb2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (23 February) -- The Department of Energy (DOE) and other agencies under it, as well as all electric cooperatives in the local government units have been directed by the Commission on Elections to ensure an uninterrupted power supply during the May 10 elections. Pursuant to Comelec Resolution No. 8716 promulgated last December, these agencies are deputized by the Comelec to provide an uninterrupted power supply on the day before and on election day, until the terminat...
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23Feb2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (23 February) -- Making single letters of names having the maximum size or lesser and then putting them together to form a size exceeding 2ft. by 3ft. is a violation of Republic Act No. 9006. Thus stressed Atty. Renato A. Magbutay, Regional Election Director of region 10, who said RA 9006 otherwise known as the "Fair Election Practices Act" calls for the holding of free, orderly, honest, peaceful and credible elections through fair election practices. He sa...
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23Feb2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (23 February) -- The Commission on Elections has deputized the local government units (LGU) to prevent, remove, destroy, confiscate or tear down any prohibited propaganda materials without partiality. Lawyer Renato A. Magbutay, Regional Elections Director of region 10, said these materials include posters, streamers, stickers or paintings on walls and other materials showing the picture, image or name of a person or a candidate, made or done in violation of election l...
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23Feb2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (23 February) -- The Philippine Air Lines (PAL) have been directed to give preferential accommodation of "must-ride status" to officials, employees and deputies of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) traveling on official business. Per Comelec Resolution No. 8716 that has designated PAL and its President deputies of Comelec in connection with the May 10 elections, its officials and employees throughout the country are also directed to effect the immediate ...
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19Feb2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (19 February) -- The Commission on Audit (COA) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) are designated as deputies of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to enforce the ban on public works projects relative to the upcoming May elections. Thus clarified Atty. Renato A. Magbutay, Regional Elections Director of region 10, who said that effective March 26 until May 10, 2010, no public official or employee will release, disburse or expend any public funds for an...
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12Feb2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (12 February) -- At least 98 common poster areas (CPA), 36 in District I and 62 in District II, have been identified by the Commission on Elections in the city relative to this year's May 10, national and local elections. These CPAs which are mostly located in public places of the city will now cater to the needs of the national and local candidates who are running in the May elections as provided in Republic Act No. 9006. Otherwise known as the "Fair Elect...
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12Feb2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (12 February) -- The Philippine Postal Corp. (PhilPost) has urged the Filipinos to avail of their program on "Hatid Pagmamahal" or sending of old-fashioned love letters in time for the Valentine's Day celebration, this Feb. 14. Lawyer Renato A. Magbutay, Regional Elections Director of region 10, said PhilPost is one of the government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCC), along with the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and the Telecommunicat...
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12Feb2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (12 February) -- Local absentee voters have until March 7, 2010, to submit their applications to the Commission on Elections through their heads of office, superior or commander. Local absentee voting is a system of voting whereby government officials and employees who are duly registered voters are allowed to vote in places where they are not registered voters but where they are temporarily assigned to perform election duties on election day. The positions that the ...
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12Feb2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (12 February) -- A total of 2,415,824 voters have been registered in Northern Mindanao for the May 10 elections, this year. This number of registered voters was arrived at after the Election Registration Board (ERB) has conducted the hearings of all pending applications and de-activation of registration of voters last Jan. 9, Atty. Renato A. Magbutay, Regional Elections Director of region 10, said. Excluded in the list of registered voters are the names of those who ...
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11Feb2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (11 February) -- The Department of Education will enforce all orders and instructions of the teachers relative to the May 10, 2010, Automated National and Local Elections. Such is embodied in the deputation order, per Comelec Resolution No. 18716, for DepEd, its Secretary and other key officials to perform such measures as are necessary in the coming elections, including the use of all public school-buildings designated as polling centers, Atty. Renato A. Magbutay, R...
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10Feb2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (10 February) -- The Commission on Elections has deputized the Civil Service Commission (CSC) to enforce that no officer or employee in the civil service shall engage, directly or indirectly, in any electioneering or partisan political campaign. This provision, found in paragraph 4, Sec. 2 (B), Article IX of the Philippine Constitution, also specifies that no candidate who has lost in any election shall, within one (1) year after such election, be appointed to any off...
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09Feb2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (9 February) -- The National Printing Office (NPO) has started to print the ballots that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will let the voters use during the upcoming May elections. Atty. Renato A. Magbutay, Regional Elections Director of region 10, said NPO tops the list of 17 government financial institutions (GFI), other government agencies (GA) and government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCC) that has placed all their crafts and vehicles at the disposal...
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04Feb2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (4 February) -- Effective March 26 until May 10, 2010, promotion or increase of salary and giving of remuneration or privilege to any government official or employee, shall be strictly prohibited. This prohibition includes all those in government agencies or instrumentalities and government-owned or controlled corporations (GOCC), Atty. Renato A. Magbutay, Regional Elections Director of region 10, said. As provided in Resolution No. 8737, promulgated last Dec. 23...
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21Jan2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (21 January) -- Read, study and ask about the joint letter directive/ operational guidelines for the 2010 elections. In case of doubt, consult the Commission on Elections. Don't take life. Don't cut corners. Also, make use of the media. Invite them to visit your checkpoints. They are very helpful in disseminating these guidelines to the public to ensure the conduct of a transparent, honest, orderly and peaceful elections (HOPE). This was the advice of Police Director...
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19Jan2010Cagayan de Oro City (19 January) -- At least 35 candidates from Northern Mindanao have filed their applications requesting for security details with the Regional Joint Security Control Center (JSCC) of the Commission on Elections, Philippine National Police and Armed Forces of the Philippines (Comelec-AFP-PNP), as of Jan. 18, 2010. Atty. Renato A. Magbutay, Regional Elections Director of region 10, RJSCC Chairperson, said 25 of these candidates are incumbents while 10 others are new on...
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19Jan2010Cagayan de Oro City (19 January) -- Some 125 checkpoints have been established jointly by the Commission on Elections, Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (Comelec-PNP-AFP) in Northern Mindanao, as of Jan. 18, 2010. P/Chief Supt. Danilo T. Empedrad, Regional Director of PNP, region 10, said the most number of these checkpoints are set up in Misamis Oriental, 32, followed by Bukidnon, 29, Misamis Occidental, 17, Cagayan de Oro City, 13, Lanao del Norte, 1...
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15Jan2010Cagayan de Oro City (15 January) -- Effective March 26 until May 10, 2010, no head, official or appointing officer of any national or local government office, can appoint or hire any new employee, except upon prior authority of the Commission on Elections. Included in this prohibition are all government agencies or instrumentalities and government owned or controlled corporations (GOCC) who may want to appoint employees or create and fill any position, whether permanent, provisional, t...
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15Jan2010Cagayan de Oro City (15 January) -- Effective January 10 to June 9, 2010, no public official can make or cause any transfer or detail, whatsoever, of any officer or employee in the civil service, including public school teachers, except upon written authority by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Thus clarified Atty. Renato A. Magbutay, Regional Elections Director (RED) of region 10, who said the prohibition includes the suspension of any elective provincial/city/municipal/barangay of...
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14Jan2010Cagayan de Oro City (14 January) -- The Regional Joint Security Control Center (JSCC) of the Commission on Elections, Armed Forces of the Philippines and Philippine National Police (Comelec-AFP-PNP) has reiterated the no exemption policy of the gun ban during the election period, from Jan. 10-June 9, 2010. As explained by RJSCC Chairperson, Atty. Renato A. Magbutay, Regional Elections Director of region 10, what the RJSCC is accepting are only applications to hire or engage the e...
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14Jan2010Cagayan de Oro City (14 January) -- The Commission on Elections will exercise direct operational supervision and control over the Philippine National Police (PNP) through the PNP Director General from April 10 to June 9, this year. This is in accordance with Republic Act No. 6975 which provides that the Comelec can do so, at least 30 days before and 30 days following any national, local or barangay elections, in this case, the May 10, 2010, elections. "During the period, a...
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14Jan2010Cagayan de Oro City (14 January) -- Alteration of a precinct or establishment of a new one in connection with the May 10, 2010 national and local elections is now prohibited per Resolution No. 8646, promulgated by the Commission on Elections. This was clarified by Atty. Renato A. Magbutay, Regional Elections Director of region 10, who said the prohibition takes effect from January 10 up to June 9, 2010, the designated election period relative to the conduct of the elections in M...
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14Jan2010Cagayan de Oro City (14 January) -- It will be unlawful for any person, including owners and managers of hotels and establishments, to sell, furnish, offer, buy, serve or take intoxicating liquor anywhere in the country from May 9 to May 10, 2010. "May 9 is the day before the election while May 10 is election day and during this period, the liquor ban will be in force and in effect," Atty. Renato A. Magbutay, Regional Election Director of the Commission on Elections (Co...
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13Jan2010Cagayan de Oro City (13 January) -- At least one Comelec check point will be established in each city / municipality to effectively implement the firearms ban during the election period, January 10 up to June 9, 2010. Thus explained Atty. Renato A. Magbutay, Regional Elections Director of region 10, during a recent Command Conference of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police and the Commission of Elections (AFP-PNP-Comelec) held in Camp Alagar, this city....
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12Jan2010Cagayan de Oro City, Jan. 12 -- A Joint Security Control Center (JSCC) of the Commission on Elections, Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police (Comelec-AFP-PNP) have been established in Northern Mindanao starting Jan. 10, 2010. The JSCC aims to implement a strategy to address all election-related security issues and concerns of the region to ensure honest, orderly and peaceful elections (HOPE) relative to the May 10, 2010 elections. It is composed o...
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