Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 12:22:57 +0000
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Monday called vote-buying an “integral” part of the country’s election, saying that this practice is fairly normal among Filipinos. Duterte issued the statement as reports of…READ
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 12 May 2019 23:21:39 +0000
Dismayed by reports of violence and harassment in Lanao del Sur, President Duterte warned that he would deploy more troops to the province if the situation would not improve before Monday’s elections.
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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Sat, 11 May 2019 21:24:08 +0000
Philippine National Police has already tallied 20 people killed in 43 election-related violent incidents since the election period
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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 08 May 2019 21:18:50 +0000
Fourteen people have been killed in 31 cases of election-related violence nationwide, according to the Philippine National Police.
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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 21:28:40 +0000
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is encouraging all candidates in the May midterm elections to enter into peace covenants with their rivals
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 11:41:39 +0000
Twenty teachers in San Fernando town in Cebu don’t want to serve in the electoral boards of the May 2019 elections because they fear for their safety, according to Renante Angcos, election officer of the town.
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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 08:35:49 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) fears that this year’s midterm elections would be more violent due to the spate of election – related violence even before the official campaign season kicked off.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2019 10:55:23 +0000
Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian says he has cautioned his brother, Valenzuela City Mayor Rexlon Gatchalian, about election-related violence.
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