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Volume XII, No. 141
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Grateful PRESIDENTIAL candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. thanked his supporters as he led the partial and unofficial results of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) transparency server nationwide. Though he is leading by a big margin against his closest rival, Vice President Leni Robredo, based on partial unofficial count of votes, Marcos urged Filipinos to continue to remain vigilant and protect their votes. "Ngunit kahit hindi pa tapos nga ang pagbibilang, hindi makapag-antay ang aking pasasalamat sa inyong lahat. Ang aking pasasalamat sa lahat ng tumulong, sa lahat ng sumapi sa aming ipinaglaban, sa inyong sakripisyo, sa inyong trabaho at sa binigay ninyo sa amin na oras, na kakayahan, ng sipag,” Marcos said at his campaign headquarters in Mandaluyong City.
PRRD thanks Dabawenyos DAVAO City – Six years since he cast his vote in the elections that propelled him to the country’s highest position, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has nothing but gratitude to Dabawenyos. "I will soon complete my term as your President, and I just want to let you hear my heartfelt gratitude to you, people of Davao. You kicked off my journey to Malacañang," Duterte said in Cebuano outside his voting precinct at the Daniel R. Aguinaldo National High School Monday. Duterte finished casting his vote at around 4:59 p.m. He was accompanied by his commonlaw wife Honeylet Avanceña, and Senator Christopher Lawrence Go.
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R E S I D E N T IA L aspirant and former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has maintained a large lead in the presidential race polls because of his “simple” pitch for unity, a political analyst said Monday.
In an interview over PTV-4, Dr. Froilan Calilung, who teaches political science at the University of Santo Tomas (UST), explained that this year’s elections have deepened the nation’s divide. “Right now, our countrymen are sick and tired already of the divisiveness that has played Philippine politics for a very, very long time already. In the midst of this, pumasok naman yung mensahe nung kabilang kampo na pagkakaisa,” he said. Calilung acknowledged although such motherhood statements failed to spell out Marcos’ clear platforms, Filipinos are easily persuaded by motherhood statements of unification because they are easy to digest. “Maaring hindi nga po klaro sa atin ano ba talaga yung mga
RUSH TO VOTE. Few minutes before voting ends on Monday evening, voters in one of the precincts in Brgy. Maanas, Medina, Misamis Oriental are still waitinng for their turn to cast their votes. Delays in the opening of polling precincts and some technical glitches in the votecounting machines were common problems nationwide, the National Movement for Free Elections. photos by gerry l . gorit
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Paper jams, VCM glitches common Polls generally smooth, in Cagayan de Oro, MisOr: Namfrel peaceful so far: Namfrel BALLOTS paper jams and minor glitches in the votecounting machines (VCMs) were experienced by voters here as in other places, the local chapter of the National Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) said. Nestor Banauag Jr., focal
person for Namfrel-Cagayan de Oro-Misamis Oriental chapter, said about 120 out of 350 volunteers reported the incident as they cast their votes early in the morning. "So far, there were six voting centers where nine precincts had ballot paper
jams and VCM glitches," Banauag said in an interview, adding they received reports of several more incidents in the afternoon. He also confirmed that some precincts did "batch feeding," in which members GLITCHES/PAGE 7
Poll harassment THE Army’s 4th Infantry Division (ID) here said Monday it would investigate electionrelated harassment involving soldiers in the Misamis Oriental town of Villanueva. The Army's 58th Infantry Battalion (58IB) identified two of the five suspects as Corporals Joel Cabahug of Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental, and Client Japuz of Balingasag town. Along with three other suspects, including a government militiaman and an Army private, Cabahug and Japuz were accused of election-related “harassment” in Barangay Looc, Villanueva town on Sunday night.
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THE National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) said Monday’s national and local elections have b een smo oth and peaceful overall as of 1 p.m., or six hours before polling precincts close. In a statement, the election watchdog announced that based on the observation of volunteers, most polling places opened on time and
no significant delay was recorded. Namfrel said the electoral boards, as well as the votecounting machines (VCMs) and election paraphernalia, were complete in most polling places. The high turnout though seemed to have overwhelmed several voting centers and coronavirus disease 2019 PEACEFUL/PAGE 7
NOT FOR SALE. A woman tends to her usual chore of vending dried fish along a sidewalk in Salay, Misamis Oriental on Sunday, a day before election, while others were lining up to claim windfalls from politicians. The woman said she is not selling her vote. photo by gerry gorit
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