Village chiefs reveal vote-buying in support of Mabatid’s bid

Morexette Erram 07/20/2018

Several village chiefs in Cebu City revealed that a massive vote-buying has been orchestrated in time for the Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) Elections. Among the barangay captains who disclosed the information were Sawang Calero Barangay Captain…

Barangay Guadalupe residents fail to vote due to clustering issues

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/14/2018

Several voters from Barangays Guadalupe complain the unorganized clustering of voting precincts in Guadalupe Elementary School. Nita (real name withheld) said she accompanied her live-in partner to look for his precinct since 8:00 a.m. today (May 14).…

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…

Thousands troop to bus depots to go home to vote

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 05/13/2018

AT least 50 thousand passengers trooped to the bus terminals in Cebu, to get home for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections. Moreover, this being a long weekend, many also went to the towns to take…

Don’t vote

Loreen Sarmiento 05/13/2018

Another local election is coming up. Never mind if you still hear money being offered here and there to buy votes. Never mind if we think that vote-buying is a disease that will continue to plague our…

VOTE-BUYING BEGINS

05/12/2018

Votes come cheap now. Candidates in this Monday’s barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections have began enticing the electorate to vote for them, with small denomination bills as low as P20 now being given out in a…

An old man’s cause: “Do not vote for narcopoliticians”

Futch Anthony Inso 04/24/2018

Carrying a placard and a flag, Renato R. Novero expressly discouraged voters to support narcopoliticians in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections on May 14. The old man was seen roaming around the vicinity of Commission…

Comelec mulls putting on hold allowing inmates to vote in May

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 04/21/2018

Security, inconvenience of jail guard escorts, and inmates’ safety cited “It might be a security nightmare.” Lawyer Ferdinand Gujilde, Commission on Elections (Comelec) provincial election officer, said this if the Comelec would still allow jail inmates to…

100k youth expected to vote for SK election

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/01/2018

Comelec Officer Marchel Sarno said that they are expecting around 100 thousand voters for the Sangguniang Kabataan Polls in Cebu City. Sarno said that this number is caused by the wider age range of qualified SK voters…

LeBron on MVP race: ‘I would vote for me’

AP 03/28/2018

AP Miami — LeBron James has someone in mind for the MVP award this season. Himself. This is a season where prohibitive MVP favorite James Harden has done phenomenal things with NBA-leading Houston, where reigning MVP Russell…

Comelec urge voters to cease from supporting narcopoliticians

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/09/2018

“Choose and vote wisely.” This was stressed by the Commission on Elections in Cebu (Comelec – Cebu) a week after President Rodrigo Duterte warned a bloodier spate of killings if narcopoliticians in the barangay level are elected…

Voters’ registration ends Nov. 30 – Comelec

Inquirer.net 11/28/2017

REGISTER now. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) issued this reminder to would-be voters as the ongoing voters’ registration is set to end this Thursday, November 30. Poll spokesperson James Jimenez urged the public to avoid flocking to…

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