Valenzuela City mayoral candidate Deputy Speaker Weslie “Wes” Gatchalian lined up with other residents at Canumay West Elementary School on Monday afternoon, May 9, to cast his vote for the national and local elections. According to the Valenzuela City Public Information Office, Gatchalian went...
While several voters were taking longer than usual to cast their votes, “Tropang Angat” Senate bets Jose Manuel “Chel” Diokno and Antonio Trillanes IV were able to vote smoothly in their respective polling precincts on Monday, May 9. Senatorial candidates Chel Diokno and Antonio Trillanes...
Like a good number of voters on election day, aspiring vice president Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan had to wait for three hours before he could cast his vote in Silang, Cavite. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan (Photo courtesy of Team Kiko Pangilinan) "Worth the wait. Worth lining up for about...
Anakalusugan Michael “Mike” Defensor and wife Julie cast their votes at La Vista Subdivision on Monday, May 9. In a Facebook post, Defensor vowed to bring changes and reforms in the city. “Dala-dala ang plataporma para sa mga kinakailangang pagbabago at reporma sa lungsod at kabilang dito ang...
Reports of malfunctioning vote-counting machines (VCMs) and election-related violence raise alarm about the current conduct of the national elections, presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo said on Monday, May 9. Vice President Leni Robredo shows off the indelible ink on her finger...
Kontra Daya Election watchdog Kontra Daya urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend voting hours due to reports of "vote counting machine (VCM) breakdowns." The closing time of the election is set at 7 p.m. today. "With the volume of reports coming in to Kontra Daya regarding vote...
Vice presidential candidate and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has called for an “honest, orderly, and peaceful” election. Mayor Sara Duterte (Keith Bacongco/MANILA BULLETIN) This, amid rampant cases of defective vote-counting machines (VCMs) and reports of election day violence. “We...
Presidential contender Vice President Leni Robredo cast her vote on Monday, May 9, at the Carangcang Elementary School in Magarao town in Camarines Sur, more than two hours after she arrived at her polling precinct. Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo casts her vote in Carancang...
Senior citizens and Persons With Disabilities (PWDs), as well as pregnant women, were given priority as they trooped to Morning Breeze Elementary School to vote on Monday, May 9. The school has an Emergency Accessible Polling Place (EAPP) where the elderly, PWDs, and pregnant women who are unable...
For vice-presidential candidate Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan, being able to help "inspire and awaken" the people is already a victory. So win or lose, he said, the journey continues. Aspiring vice president Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan lines up at the Inchican Elementary School in Silang,...
glen-carrie-wzKHNVTZmZo-unsplash The National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) said that the conduct of this year's general elections was smooth and peaceful so far. The election watchdog made the statement on Monday noon and was based on the observation of its volunteers who were...
Long lines of voters waiting for their turn to cast their votes formed outside Camarin Elementary School and other polling precincts in Caloocan City despite reports of malfunctioning Vote Counting Machines (VCMs) on Monday, May 9. The teachers assigned to precinct number 316 where ballots got...
