MANILA – The results of the overseas absentee voting would be finalized within the week, the Department of Foreign Affairs -Overseas Voting Secretariat (DFA-OVS) said Wednesday. In a Laging Handa briefing, DFA-OVS Director Zoilo Velasco said the special board of canvassers (SBOC) in different Consulates and Embassies are currently consolidating and canvassing the votes. Meanwhile, he […]
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Therma mobile awards motorpool and handwashing facilities to Navotas
With the aim to provide assistance as schools inch closer to reopening, AboitizPower subsidiary Therma Mobile, Inc. (TMO) in partnership with Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. (AFI) and the Navotas City Government recently turned over a motorpool facility and 26 handwashing stations to the Navotas Vocational Training and Assessment (NAVOTAAS) Institute and Navotas elementary schools, respectively. The […]
Gunfight mars election in Basilan town
ISABELA CITY, Basilan – Voters scampered for safety as gunmen from two opposing parties clashed an hour after polling precincts opened here Monday for the national and local elections. Col. Pedro Martirez, Basilan police director, said the encounter broke out around 7 a.m. in Barangay Boloh-Boloh in the island town of Tabuan Lasa. Martirez said the […]
38 former rebels cast vote for the first time
DAVAO CITY — Today May 9, 2022 is a historic day for the 38 former rebels who for the first time in their lives cast their votes. The 38 former rebels who casts their votes at Kanacan Elementary School in Marilog District were assisted by the Rivitalised Pulis sa Barangay led by PLt. Carlo Magno […]
DOH to set up vaccination stations in poll precincts
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) will set up coronavirus vaccination booths in polling precincts nationwide on election day . DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a “Laging Handa” briefing on Saturday that primary series and booster doses will be made available. “May sinet-up po tayong vaccination sites sa lahat ng polling precinct. Pagkatapos pong bumoto, maaari kayong […]
DSWD warns public against ‘fake’ recruitment for 4Ps
DAVAO CITY —– The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) warned the public against individuals posing as DSWD personnel who are conducting recruitment and enlistment activities for the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). The Department received a report that certain individuals wearing the DSWD red vest are allegedly asking non-4Ps members to provide their […]
Admin bets up in poll survey
DAVAO CITY—Reelectionist Santo Tomas Mayor Ernest Evangelista and his running mate Ricky Inodioan have capped off their 45-day campaign with their big leads in the latest surveys of Altheni Advertisements and Consultants, a pollster firm based in Davao City. Altheni Advertisements and Consultants did a non-commissioned survey from April 28 to May 3, 2022, covering […]
Marcos, Duterte urge Filipinos to protect their votes
DAVAO CITY —– Presidential candidate former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and his running mate Davao City Mayor Sara Z. Duterte on Thursday night urged Filipinos to protect their votes ifor the upcoming May 9 elections. facing the mammoth crowd dubbed as UniTeam’s Mindanao Miting de Avance rally in Tagum City, Davao del Norte, Marcos […]
Magnitudes 5.7, 5.2 quakes jolt DavOr
Two earthquakes with magnitudes 5.2 and 5.7 jolted Davao Oriental early Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. Phivolcs director Renato Solidum Jr. said both earthquakes were caused by the movement along the Philippine Trench. The magnitude 5.2 quake — an aftershock of the magnitude 5.5 quake that jolted Tarragona, Davao Oriental […]
Duterte order PNP, AFP to ensure honest and violence-free election
DAVAO CITY —President Rodrigo R. Duterte wants the police and the military to ensure honest and violence-free elections next week, noting it is his duty as president to ensure an orderly suffrage. “I would emphasize that the military and the police focus on this event because we want an honest election,” President Duterte said during […]
Duterte stops E-sabong
DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte said he is stopping the operations of e- sabong because of its social cost to Filipinos, particularly after the Interior department made a recommendation to do so. In his weekly Talk to the People program aired on Tuesday, President Duterte said an order stopping e-sabong operations will be […]
Duterte joins FIlipino-Muslims in celebrating Eid’l Fitr
DAVAO CITY —President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has joined the entire Filipino-Muslim community in celebrating Eid’l Fitr, hoping the solemn occasion would bring Muslims refreshed spirits and renewed strength for the coming days. In his message released Monday, President Duterte said the festive conclusion of the holy month of Ramadan gives Muslims the chance to revel […]
Duterte inspects OFW hospital on Labor Day
DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday marked the Labor day by inspecting the Overseas Filipino Workers Hospital being constructed in Pampanga, as he recognizes the unwavering dedication and perseverance of the country’s overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). “Please know that this is the government’s way of thanking our OFWs for their valuable contributions to […]