Despite some groups’ allegations of electoral fraud in the May 9 elections, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte said he is convinced that there was no cheating or other voting irregularities in the recent polls. “Wala ako nakita, sa totoo lang, at hindi rin talaga ako papayag ng dayaan (To be honest, I did not see any cheating and I will not allow cheating),” Duterte said in a prerecorded Talk to the People aired on Thursday. To dispel doubts, Duterte urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to investigate cheating allegations including the 2,000 vote counting machines (VCMs) that malfunctioned. “Ito namang ano…may
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has already released PHP65 million to poor elderlies in Eastern Visayas under the government’s social pension program. Joshua Kempis, DSWD regional information officer said in a phone interview on Thursday the amount represents only the allotment for the first quarter of 2022 in the entire region. Of the 43,737 indigent senior citizens who received the social pension in the region as of May 10, at least 20,415 are from Leyte, 3,799 from Biliran, 6,027 from Samar, 10,436 from Eastern Samar, and 3,060 from Northern Samar. “Each senior citizen receives PHP500 monthly. The
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Antique is urging the candidates to start removing their tarpaulin campaign materials in common poster areas and even in private properties. Antique Election Supervisor Wil Arceño, in an interview Thursday, said since the elections were over, tarpaulins hanging in front of private residences should be removed either by the homeowners or the candidates. “I commend the gesture of Antique Governor Rhodora J. Cadiao for leading her supporters in removing the tarpaulins, day after she was proclaimed as winner in the election,” Arceño said. Cadiao led the removal of the tarpaulins in the private properties
Senator Sonny Angara on Thursday said the country should continue to recognize the achievements of athletes for their dedication to bring home glory and honor amid many challenges, including the Covid-19 pandemic. This, as Angara congratulated Mary Francine Padios of pencak silat for winning the country’s first gold medal in the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam on Wednesday. “Sports continue to provide us with, not only entertainment, but also a respite from the problems and challenges we face every day, including the Covid-19 pandemic in the past two years and more recently, the fatigue and stress of the
The Philippine Army (PA) on Thursday lauded one of its athletes for winning the silver medal in one of the rowing events during the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) in Hanoi, Vietnam last May 11. Private Chris Nievarez and his teammate CJ Jasmin clinched the silver medal in the men’s lightweight double sculls (rowing) event. “Your extraordinary perseverance and dedication have brought glory not just to the PA but to our country as well. My heartfelt congratulations and enjoy the success you have worked so hard to achieve,” said PA Special Service Center Director, Col. John Oliver Gabun, in a
