3 killed in clash between cops, mayorable’s supportersAn encounter between local policemen and supporters of a mayoralty candidate marred the peaceful electoral climate in Tibiao, Antique early morning of yesterday. Easy win for 6 Iloilo mayors, 5 vice mayors as polls ready for nearly 4M WV votersAnd it is finally D-Day for nearly 4 million Western Visayas voters amidst earlier concerns of no election or at least, partial poll scenario. As such, it is all-systems go for the region with established precincts of 26,002 as clustered into 6,406 precincts only. |
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Board of Election Inspectors at the Iloilo Central Elementary School insert the memory card of the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machine to be used in today’s conduct of national and local elections. Vote buying in Iloilo towns uncoveredEight village chiefs in San Joaquin, Iloilo turned over to the town police station envelops containing money believed to be intended for vote buying late afternoon last Saturday, May 8. |
ILOILO NEWS
Fire incidents recorded days before polls
Two days before May 10, 2010 elections, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) here in Western Visayas has recorded four fire incidents that include the burning of five precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines.
Polls to proceed in Miag-ao villages despite burning of PCOS machines
There’s no reason for the election to be postponed in some Miag-ao barangays despite the burning of five PCOS (precinct count optical scan) machines.
PNP: We’re ready for our poll duties
As far as Police Regional Office (PRO) VI, it’s all systems go for today’s historic event, the first-ever automated synchronized elections in the country.
Iloilo province in need of more hospital beds
With more than a thousand patients daily, Iloilo province’s hospitals have only 510 hospital beds.
Rebel-affected areas in Visayas slashed by 90%
As far as the Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division is concerned, it is right on track in accomplishing its mission to reduce insurgency down to an insignificant level by June 30, 2010.
PANAY NEWS
Army deploys troops for peaceful polls
ROXAS CITY – The insurgency affected areas in Capiz are already saturated by the members of the Philippine Army.
Foreign media to cover Capiz polls
ROXAS CITY – Members of the Foreign Correspondent Association in the Philippines (FOCAP) are expected to cover the election in Capiz today which they consider as spectacular particularly the gubernatorial race between Liberal Party (LP) bet Gov. Victor Tanco Sr. and Ugyon Kita Capiz (UKC)
Rebel group warns bets engaged in vote-buying, intimidation
ROXAS CITY – New People’s Army (NPA) rebels under the Nonito Aguirre Sr. Command – Eastern Front Committee, Panay Island warned that they would punish candidates who engage in vote-buying and intimidation.
BUSINESS NEWS
CEB flies over 900,000 passengers in a month, breaks own record
The country’s low-fare pioneer, Cebu Pacific (CEB), flew 906,118 passengers for the month of April 2010 alone. This achievement breaks the airline’s own record of its best performing month, previously last March 2010 with 857,041 passengers.
Uygongco Foundation, Inc. donates P3.5M to DepEd’s Adopt-a-School Program
The La Filipina Uygongco Corporation (LFUGC) through its Chairman, Alfonso A. Uy, has announced that it is donating three million five hundred thousand pesos to the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Adopt-A-School Program through its corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm, the Uygongco Foundation, Inc.
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Mediterranean cuisine at its best
Summer is never complete without the crisp breeze and the hypnotic sound of the sea. It is the perfect time of the year to spray on some SPF, put on that wide chic hat, and feel the warm grains of sand with your bare feet. Don’t you just wish you can spend an afternoon or two on a shore in Ibiza or Sicily?
Double Shift: A tribute to working moms
Being a mother is like being in a very eventful and joyous journey that has many unexpected turns. More often, being a mother is being treated as a regular chore, but it is much more than that. It is important that mothers would realize this and take time to slow down and breathe once in a while.
My womb or hers, I’m still your mother
At 35 years old, Maria Paz already had a happy family of her own with a husband by her side and a little girl turning six. But, she wanted another child.
Walk for an honest election
“Be honest,” is more than just a slogan but it is the advocacy of the Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals (BCBP) of the Iloilo Chapter campaigning for a Clean, Wise and Honest May 10 election.
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