Osmeña thanks supporters for choosing Barangay and Sk candidates under BOPK

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/15/2018

Is there now a change in the political landscape in Cebu City? Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña thinks so as he announced that barangay (village) captains under the Bando Osmeña Pundok Kauswagan (BOPK) dominated in the barangay…

NUP personnel arrested for carrying gun on election day

Benjie B. Talisic, Fe Marie Dumaboc 05/14/2018

A non-uniformed personnel (NUP) of Opao police station was arrested after he was caught carrying a firearm outside Gerardo Ouano National High School in Barangay Opao, Mandaue City at past 2:00 p.m., Monday (May 14). The arrested…

Comelec Cebu: “A peaceful election”

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 05/14/2018

“A Peaceful election.” This was the assessment of Commission on Elections (Comelec) Cebu Provincial Election Supervisor Lawyer Lionel Marco Castillano after the voting for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) election in Cebu ended at 3 pm…

Liquor ban remains until midnight

PIT Intern 05/14/2018

Chief Superintendent Robert Quenery, Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) Director, reminds the public that the liquor ban is still effective despite the official end of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls. The nationwide voting…

Lesser voters participated in Barangay, SK polls

Morexette Erram, PIT Intern 05/14/2018

Commission on Elections in Central Visayas (COMELEC-7) Director Veronico Petalcorin revealed that only 70 to 80% of the registered voters exercised their right to suffrage in the region for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections. The…

Comelec to voters: “Vote early to avoid long lines”

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 05/14/2018

Commission on Election (Comelec) Provincial Election Officer Lawyer Lionel Marco Castillano urges voters go to their designated polling precincts early to avoid long lines and miss the 3 pm cutoff. Castillano said that those who arrived at…

Comelec Cebu urges voters to be patient amid long queues

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 05/14/2018

Commission on Elections (Comelec) Provincial Election Supervisor Lawyer Lionel Marco Castillano asked voters for their patience and calm attitude on today’s election as long queues may be expected. He also urged voters to rehydrate themselves and bring…

Castillano assures peaceful election despite ambush of Daanbantayan mayor

Doris Mae C. Mondragon 05/13/2018

Cebu Provincial Elections Supervisor Lionel Marco Castillano assured voters in Daanbantayan town, northern Cebu that the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections on Monday (May 14) will be secured. This, after the convoy of Provincial Board Member…

Cebu City barangay captains cry harassment over cases filed by Osmeña

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/11/2018

The legal battle that Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña waged against 37 barangay captains (village chiefs) in Cebu City was nothing but an attempt to harass the opposition, the mayor’s critics said. Cebu City Councilors Joel Garganera…

DSWD-7 to bar politicians from joining agency programs – Macapobre

Futch Anthony Inso 05/11/2018

The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) has warned candidates in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Elections against the use of agency programs for the advancement of their candidacies. DSWD-7 Director Evelyn…

24 dead in 20 election-related incidents before May 14 – PNP

Inquirer.net 05/10/2018

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday said that 24 people were killed in 20 election-related violence weeks before the May 14 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections. According to PNP data presented to the media, two…

Election law violators not good examples

Jessa Mae O. Sotto, Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/07/2018

“DO NOT vote for candidates who violate election and campaign rules.” This was the message of Provincial Election Supervisor Lionel Marco Castillano to voters one week before the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections on May 14. Castillano…

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