As the election period culminated Saturday, Senator-elect Nancy Binay called on to the public, including his critics, to work together in doing what needs to be done for the country.
As he is happy that he has finally been proclaimed senator, Joseph Victor Ejercito Estrada said Saturday that he also felt sad that most of his partymates failed to make it to the “Magic 12”.
Commission on Elections Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. has warned a staunch critic against making any more complaints or his client won’t be proclaimed.
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), on Friday night proclaimed three more winners in the senatorial race.
Commission on Elections Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. said they might make another proclamation of the remaining senatorial winners Friday night.
The motion to defer proclamation filed by the United Nationalist Alliance will be decided upon by the Commission on Elections Thursday morning.
A Task Force Charlie alarm has been declared over the fire that gutted a portion of Divisoria Mall in Manila at the first hour of Thursday, a city fire officer said.
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) started Wednesday a massive cleanup to remove campaign materials that littered Metro Manila during the campaign period.
A six-month-old baby girl was killed and her mother was injured in a grenade explosion in North Cotabato before dawn Wednesday.
At least 10 men were arrested following an alleged shooting incident in Manila Monday afternoon, police said.
Unidentified men opened fire at a vehicle boarded by Presidential Legislative Liaison Officer Secretary Manuel Mamba in Cagayan, but no one was hurt, police said.
The Cavite Police Provincial Office said there is not enough evidence to link Senator Ramon Bong Revilla to the firearms recovered outside the compound of the Revilla’s mansion in Cavite before dawn Monday.
The National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) opened Sunday a headquarters in Mandaluyong City for its midterm election watch.
