ILOILO CITY, (PNA) — A total of 81,213 candidates are running for the 32,408 elective positions at stake in 4,051 barangays in Western Visayas in Monday’s barangay elections, data from the Commission…
Widespread vote-buying, political partisanship mark otherwise peaceful barangay election in Albay
LEGAZPI CITY, (PNA) — Alleged widespread vote-buying and political partisanship marked Monday’s barangay election in this province, but generally, the electoral exercise went smoothly. As of noon Monday, the barangay election was…
Tension grips Malolos City voting precinct as flying voter manages to cast vote
MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan, (PNA)–Tension gripped a polling precinct in Barangay Sumapang Matanda here after a flying voter managed to cast a vote under a registered voter’s name Monday morning. Marilyn de Guzman…
PNP reaction team nabs four armed men in Leyte on eve of Election Day
CAMP KANGLEON, Palo, (PNA) — The police had foiled what could be a potential eruption of violence in the region’s industrial capital with the arrest of four fully-armed men who are reportedly…
Peaceful barangay polls noted in Tarlac
TARLAC CITY, Tarlac, (PNA) -– The conduct of barangay elections in the province was relatively peaceful as no untoward election-related incidents have been reported so far. Sr. Supt. Alfred Corpus, Tarlac provincial…
Gunmen try, but fail to disrupt election in Dimataling, Zambo Sur
ZAMBOANGA CITY, (PNA) -– The election for barangay officials went on as scheduled despite attempt by gunmen to disrupt the political exercise in one of the barangays in Dimataling, Zamboanga del Sur,…
Soldiers, cops serve as BETs in NorCot town after teachers refuse poll duties for security reason
PIKIT, North Cotabato, (PNA) — Voting in at least 13 barangays here only started at about 1 p.m. after some confusions and refusal of public school teachers to serve due to security…
Barangay elections in Eastern Visayas generally peaceful amid violence, vote-buying incidents – Comelec, PNP
TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) claimed village polls in Eastern Visayas was generally peaceful even amid violence and vote-buying incidents. A husband…
Comelec: No voting in 13 villages of Pikit, North Cotabato
PIKIT, North Cotabato, (PNA) — The Commission on Elections here announced that no voting has occurred in 13 villages after the teachers refused to serve for security reasons. Joel Celis, Pikit election…
Comelec estimates 80% voters’ turnout in Western Visayas
ILOILO CITY, (PNA) -– The Commission on Elections-Region 6 (Comelec-6) estimated a turnout of up to 80 percent of the total 4.2 million registered voters in Western Visayas in Monday’s barangay elections….
Killing of barangay official mars election in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan
LAMITAN CITY, Basilan, (PNA) -– The election in one of the barangays in the municipality of Tipo-Tipo in this province was marred by the killing of a barangay official, who is seeking…
Leyte vice-gov supports P5B CHED budget for scholarships, students’ assistance in 2014
TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) — The P5 billion budget for the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) in 2014 intended for scholarships and financial assistance to students would solve the dilemma of scholars where…
Albay posts lowest percentage of barangays in watch list areas
LEGAZPI CITY, (PNA) -– The province of Albay registered the lowest percentage of barangays placed under the Election Watch List Areas of the police in Bicol based on its total number of…
Probe on in fiscal’s residence grenade explosion, bombings, strafing of village hall in Davao del Sur
DAVAO CITY, (PNA) — Police authorities are still looking into the motive of the grenade explosion inside a prosecutor’s house, the bombings of two polling centers and the strafing of a barangay…
Salceda first to cast vote in hometown village
POLANGUI, Albay, (PNA) — Albay Gov. Joey Sarte Salceda was the first to cast his vote in Precinct No. 62-A in Barangay Centro Oriental here. Salceda said he was at the polling…