Ballot box intended for Iloilo turns up in Murcia By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A ballot box meant for a polling precinct in Iloilo ended up in Murcia’s Barangay Canlandog yesterday morning. The Murcia Commission on Elections (Comelec) office said they are currently unable to locate Barangay Canlandog’s ballot box but affirmed they …
Monthly Archives: May 2019
Elections in Moises Padilla were peaceful –303IB
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Philippine Army 303rd Infantry Brigade commander, Colonel Benedict Arevalo, described the situation in Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental as “peaceful and manageable” after it was placed under control of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). “So far, [things are] peaceful and very manageable with the deployment of a sizeable number of …
30 arrested for vote buying in Negros Occidental
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Police arrested 30 suspects between Sunday and yesterday, along with confiscating P139,000 in cash, after they were caught in a vote buying scheme in two Negros Occidental towns. Lieutenant Col. Adrian Acolador, who leads Task Force Molai, an acronym made up of Moises Padilla, La Castellana, and Isabela, 28 …
12 village watchmen nabbed for gun ban violation in Iloilo
Twelve village watchmen were caught violating the Commission on Elections (Comelec) gun ban and for conducting unauthorized checkpoint in Jayobo village in Lambunao, Iloilo. Major Rene Obregon, Lambunao police chief, said the village watchmen were caught in front of Jayobo’s village hall a night before Monday’s elections. Upon receiving the report, Lambunao Municipal Police …
2019 Midterm Elections
Nearly 16.5M registered voters are in their 20s –Comelec According to data gathered by the Commission on Elections (Comelec), the majority of registered voters are in their 20s with nearly 16.5 million eligible voters. Comelec record show there are 16,498,112 registered voters between the ages of 20 and 29. In addition, those between the …
2019 Midterm Elections
Comelec warns Moises Padilla landowners not to erect roadblocks By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Moises Padilla advised local landowners against erecting roadblocks that would prevent voters from reaching polling precincts. In a radio interview, Task Force Moises Padilla head, Atty. Jessie Suarez, said the Comelec ordered the Philippine …
Aklan State University to host marine science symposium
The Philippine Association of Marine Science (PAMS) will be holding their 15th national symposium on marine science at Aklan State University in Banga, Aklan from July 4 to 6. The program seeks to highlight the relationship between human beings and the sea. As the organization notes on social media, “Healthy seas provide us benefits such …
DFA to begin issuing apostilles instead of authentication certificates
Starting today, May 14, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will no longer be issuing authentication certificates for documentation to be used overseas and will instead begin providing an apostille, which is a form that is attached to original documentation to prove authenticity. According to an advisory recently put out by the DFA, the process …
Bacolod City advances ordinance posing regulations on local tourism enterprises
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod recently advanced an ordinance requiring local tourism enterprises, which include travel and tour services, transportation services for tourists, lodging establishments, convention and exhibition organizers, tourism estate management services, among other related operations, to acquire Department of Tourism (DOT) accreditation before they are issued a …
Kaya FC battles Home United tonight in the AF Cup
Winner may advance to the knockout stage By Adrian Stewart Co Kaya FC-Iloilo takes on Home United FC of the Singapore Premier League tonight in their final group stage match of the ongoing 2019 AFC Cup at the Jalan Besar Stadium in Singapore. The winner will determine second place in Group H, who …