Mabatid accuses Yap of distributing Barug-PDP Laban sample ballot

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 05/09/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Cebu City North District Congressional candidate Prisca Niña Mabatid accused her opponent Richard Yap of distributing a sample ballot days before the election to dupe voters and supporters that the he is the North District…

Inayawan chief explains blocking of HIGAL members from entering polling center  

Delta Letigio 05/09/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Inayawan, Cebu City Barangay Captain Kirk Brian Repollo and some of his watchmen were captured in a video blocking voters wearing neon green shirts from entering the Inayawan Elementary School.  Those who were allegedly denied…

Mandaue election update: 3 VCMs malfunction but fixed ASAP

Mary Rose Sagarino 05/09/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—Three vote-counting machines (VCM) have malfunctioned in Mandaue City on Monday morning, May. 9, 2022. Sarah Cristina Reuyan, the election assistant of the Commission on Elections in Mandaue City (Comelec-Mandaue), said the three VCMs were…

Cebu province elections: Around 50 VCMs malfunction but Comelec says ‘so far, so good’ 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/09/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Except for several  malfunctioning vote-counting machines (VCM), voting in various poll centers in Cebu province was peaceful and orderly during the first half of Election Day on May 9, 2022. “So far, so good. Very…

Niña Mabatid denies giving ‘pakapin’ to seniors

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 05/09/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City Councilor Prisca Niña Mabatid has admitted to having distributed paper bags to her constituents, especially the senior citizens who dropped by her campaign headquarters early on Monday morning, on their way…

Defective VCM causes delay in voting in Mambaling ES precinct

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/09/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Voting was interrupted for about three hours in one of the precincts at the Mambaling Elementary School after its vote counting machine (VCM) malfunctioned. But voters opted to stay and wait until it…

LOOK: Missing names, traffic congestion reported during first few hours of voting

CDND Staff 05/09/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Confusion marred the first few hours of voting at the Mandaue City Central School. Several individuals had to repeatedly scan the list of voters posted outside the polling centers to look for their…

Some teachers replaced by cops for poll duties in Cotabato City — Comelec

Neil Arwin Mercado 05/09/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Some teachers in Cotabato City opted not to serve for poll duties on election day due to confusion and fear for their safety, prompting the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to replace them with trained personnel from…

Bimbo Fernandez: Win or lose, fight for transformative governance continues

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/09/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Whatever will be the outcome of the elections, urban poor leader Francisco “Bimbo” Fernandez said he will continue his fight for transformative governance. Fernandez, a vice mayoral candidate in Cebu City and former…

Paz Radaza ally in Olango Island killed just a few hours before May 9 elections

Doris C. Bongcac 05/09/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Rep. Paz Radaza of the lone district of Lapu-Lapu City is offering a P300,000 cash reward for information that would lead to the arrest of the killer of her political ally in Olango…

Mandaue sitio residents get P100 to P1,000 in crisp bills

Doris C. Bongcac 05/08/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — It’s already 9 p.m. and residents of this thickly populated sitio in a barangay in Mandaue City proper have remained widely awake. Aside from celebrating the annual feast of Señor San Jose, the…

Elections in a pandemic: Registered voters only need to wear face mask 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/08/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The 2022 National and Local Elections in the Philippines will be historic as these will be the first to be held during a pandemic.  Amid existing health protocols and limitations due to ongoing…

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