School canteens urged to serve halal food in recognition of Muslim population
By Nikko Dizon
How many schools serve their students “halal” food that Muslims are allowed to partake of under Islamic dietary guidelines?
How many schools serve their students “halal” food that Muslims are allowed to partake of under Islamic dietary guidelines?
Corporal Bobby Ates and Sgt. Marvin Gaton had “clean records” and even earned combat medals through the years in the Army, on top of being members of the elite Presidential Security Group (PSG).
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. said he suspected a “conspiracy” orchestrated by an election watchdog aimed at discrediting the country’s election system.
With the proclamation of the 12 senators-elect over and done with, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will tackle on Monday another “sensitive” canvassing—that of the party-list groups.
The Commission on Elections proclaimed the top six winners of the senatorial race Thursday night, three days after the frustratingly slow count of the vote in what was supposed to be automated elections started.
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc sitting as the national board of canvassers (NBOC) on Wednesday announced the cancellation of the proclamation of the winning senatorial candidates earlier scheduled for Wednesday night.
The National Board of Canvassers (NBOC) on Tuesday night suspended the canvassing of votes for party-list groups in order not to delay the canvass of the senatorial votes.
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is expected to proclaim all 12 winning senators by early Wednesday night.
As the Inquirer predicted on Thursday, the results of the race for the last three spots in the senatorial election would be a cliffhanger.
Commission on Elections chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. on Monday expressed optimism the 12 newly elected senators will be proclaimed by Wednesday night, but remained cautious on the last three spots that have always proved to be contentious.
The military recently arrested a ranking commander of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Samar while allegedly waiting for the turnover of the permit-to-campaign (PTC) and permit-to-win (PTW) fees collected from candidates in the province, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Friday.
Six areas in Metro Manila are under tight watch by the Philippine National Police ahead of Monday’s elections.
The police and military have begun to augment their forces on the ground to counter election-related violence less than two weeks before the May 13 midterm elections.
