Salliman condemns killing of Basilan poll exec
Gov. Jim Salliman condemned the killing of the election officer of Al-Barka town on Tuesday, July 19.
Gunmen fatally shot Basilan town poll official
Initial reports reaching the headquarters of the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR) said Ruayna Sayyadi died instantly from gunshot wounds.
Zamboanga del Norte town election officer killed in ambush
Gunmen killed a municipal election officer in an ambush late Thursday, June 9, in Piñan town in Zamboanga del Norte.
Salliman reelected, Lamitan’s Furigay now mayor
Two public officials in Basilan, the re-electionist Gov. Jim Salliman and Vice Mayor Roderick Furigay, candidate for mayor of Lamitan City, are poised to be proclaimed Tuesday, May 10.
Dictator’s son Marcos holds commanding lead in Philippine presidential poll
The son of late Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos commanded a massive early lead in the presidential election Monday, according to an unofficial tally of results that pointed to a historic landslide victory.
‘Talisik, Kamang’: Vote-buying spree goes beyond campaign period, gives different meaning to words
Despite warning that vote-buying or vote-selling is illegal and punishable by law, no one seems to pay attention.
‘Vote-buying, vote-selling’: For many, the difference does not matter
Transparency International admits: “Vote-buying is a disturbing trend across Asia.”
BARMM deploys 6,347 cops for election duties
Some 6,347 personnel personnel were deployed to guard 1,195 polling sites in the five provinces under the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
Zamboanga Sibugay logs first election-related violence
Zamboanga Sibugay has logged its first election-related incident after the arrest of the suspect in the killing of the vice mayor’s brother in Payao town on Sunday, May 1.
