Pinoy Buzz: Bocaue

VIDEO: Coin toss breaks ties in Bocaue Mayoral race

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - In a very rare election result for mayoral race in Bocaue, Bulacan, Municipal Board of Canvassers had to resort to a simple game of coin toss to break a tie after candidates received the same number of votes.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoaoGv70Vn1XPQ_YuBH-9W6aJmHimcKh7T8TCWneegcR7uUjNI5OdGKhp4eRprkOujRuOoxdpJIvjOC8lYvpYKAvby2Co9E1NnBnCWT6Frx4soL5zhMotqays5HbemD7IU_1ABmJLZQTQV/s1600/coin-toss-bocaue.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Coin toss breaks ties in Bocaue Mayoral race" border="0" class-="" img="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoaoGv70Vn1XPQ_YuBH-9W6aJmHimcKh7T8TCWneegcR7uUjNI5OdGKhp4eRprkOujRuOoxdpJIvjOC8lYvpYKAvby2Co9E1NnBnCWT6Frx4soL5zhMotqays5HbemD7IU_1ABmJLZQTQV/s1600/coin-toss-bocaue.JPG" title="Coin toss breaks ties in Bocaue Mayoral race" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coin toss decides winner in Bocaue's mayoral race. Screengrab from Youtube.</td></tr></tbody></table>Liberal Party (LP) candidate Joni Villanueva and independent bet Jim Valerio both garnered 16,694 votes. During the best-of-five toss coin, Villanueva, sister of senatorial candidate Joel "Tesdaman" Villanueva, won over rival Valerio.<br /><br />The Commission on Elections provides a resolution for a "drawing of lots" in case of tie.<br /><br />It is under the poll body's Resolution 10083 or the General Instruction for the Board of Canvassers on the Consolidation/Canvass and Transmission of Votes specifically Section 11, Letter D-II.<br /><br />“The board shall, after recording in its minutes the fact of having candidates receiving the same number of votes for the position, immediately notified the said candidates to appear before the Board for drawing of lots to break the tie," the resolution stated.<br /><br />Watch the video below courtesy of Radyo Inquirer:<br /><br /><center><div class="video-wrapper"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xx36-eAHeC8" width="100%"></iframe></div></center></div>

VIDEO: Coin toss breaks ties in Bocaue Mayoral race

MANILA, Philippines - In a very rare election result for mayoral race in Bocaue, Bulacan, Municipal Board of Canvassers had to resort to a s...

Why 'Goodbye Bading' trended online?

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - 'Goodbye Bading' trended online Tuesday afternoon as the authority found this so called biggest illegal firecracker in Bocaue, Bulacan.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRk5DUO62UmFPCTdJbo2y-amaDZFYxBq6uZA-qVmheFIvpkVFPUstkBWMvmWSXVE5qCi2eeZ15Re0sn-an0K1fEr7BsVSQwlBreXnRGEkd56qT1hOwJMNACVZRQtBNX1sze8A3gIZw5lME/s1600/goodbye-bading-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Biggest illegal firecracker PNP has discovered "Goodbye Bading."" border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRk5DUO62UmFPCTdJbo2y-amaDZFYxBq6uZA-qVmheFIvpkVFPUstkBWMvmWSXVE5qCi2eeZ15Re0sn-an0K1fEr7BsVSQwlBreXnRGEkd56qT1hOwJMNACVZRQtBNX1sze8A3gIZw5lME/s640/goodbye-bading-1.jpg" title="Biggest illegal firecracker PNP has discovered "Goodbye Bading."" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Biggest illegal firecracker PNP has discovered "Goodbye Bading." Photo Credit: Chiara Zambrano/Twitter</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWDnLReYKDRZo_J8Tl281H0XbTD-8h5TuTnyNvjuYY7blAvEAIEOGg3NrcvmXxAyVBEwtOIFbfm3u7kbWMqwQbT7B3EVN2SEeIUE6zk5XnXEdhzhLtniQEnJA8pguB4NM6J4lti2R3ZIXG/s1600/GOODBYE-BADING-TRENDED.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="'Goodbye Bading' trends on Twitter Philippines" border="0" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWDnLReYKDRZo_J8Tl281H0XbTD-8h5TuTnyNvjuYY7blAvEAIEOGg3NrcvmXxAyVBEwtOIFbfm3u7kbWMqwQbT7B3EVN2SEeIUE6zk5XnXEdhzhLtniQEnJA8pguB4NM6J4lti2R3ZIXG/s400/GOODBYE-BADING-TRENDED.JPG" title="'Goodbye Bading' trends on Twitter Philippines" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Goodbye Bading' trends on Twitter Philippines</td></tr></tbody></table>The firecracker "Goodbye Bading" (Goodbye Gays) according to the Philippine National Police (PNP) is one of the most dangerous firecrackers which was discovered since 2012.<br /><br />The PNP is also monitoring the sale of illegal firecrackers like 'Hello Colombia'  and 'Goodbye Philippines.'<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijfNdZQRiaUxYfxoUdKmN-TxQzqU1xVmrlZBGL8SvwDtJBEfs98AnbJNIFhDUUVpX_aXcCS3NtfSXIp6p75wrjZ_lSKKooO5RSbQOZPTEUtbZnTtQVhRY4bWwhnXX-kfwfz5d08kOsUVxq/s1600/hello-colombia.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Illegal firecracker named "Hello Colombia" found in Bocaue" border="0" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijfNdZQRiaUxYfxoUdKmN-TxQzqU1xVmrlZBGL8SvwDtJBEfs98AnbJNIFhDUUVpX_aXcCS3NtfSXIp6p75wrjZ_lSKKooO5RSbQOZPTEUtbZnTtQVhRY4bWwhnXX-kfwfz5d08kOsUVxq/s640/hello-colombia.jpg" title="Illegal firecracker named "Hello Colombia" found in Bocaue" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Illegal firecracker named "Hello Colombia" found in Bocaue. Photo Credit: Chiara Zambrano/Twitter</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1x0d15CT9FEJrzgQIGmztFDJdMIRPIUYKuHMF9g7SK6BM9RznYTAMfFNqVODsESNUk1xMZ5EPCTni00wld84r4HE27jAxbRlze2CRaeoCzNrY470iWoZnMxoeuv7l9IG_DX_ZZsKJ1aT/s1600/goodbye-philippines.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Illegal firecrackers 'Goodbye Philippines' discovered in Bocaue" border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1x0d15CT9FEJrzgQIGmztFDJdMIRPIUYKuHMF9g7SK6BM9RznYTAMfFNqVODsESNUk1xMZ5EPCTni00wld84r4HE27jAxbRlze2CRaeoCzNrY470iWoZnMxoeuv7l9IG_DX_ZZsKJ1aT/s640/goodbye-philippines.JPG" title="Illegal firecrackers 'Goodbye Philippines' discovered in Bocaue" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Illegal firecrackers 'Goodbye Philippines' discovered in Bocaue. Photo Credit: Phyro/Twitter</td></tr></tbody></table><br />PNP said these firecrackers violated safety standards under Republic Act 7183.<br /><br />The Department of Health (DOH) strongly advised parents not to allow children to use firecrackers during the holiday season, especially in welcoming the New Year. DOH reiterates the risks of injuries brought about by unsafe use of fireworks and firecrackers.<br /><br /><center><div id="fb-root"></div><script>(function(d, s, id) {  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;  js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3";  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/OfficialDOHgov/videos/1132089246802326/" data-width="500"><div class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><blockquote cite="https://www.facebook.com/OfficialDOHgov/videos/1132089246802326/">'Wag Pasaway sa Paputok Goodbye Kamay!<br />Posted by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OfficialDOHgov/" rel="nofollow">Department of Health (Philippines)</a> on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OfficialDOHgov/videos/1132089246802326/" rel="nofollow">Monday, December 7, 2015</a></blockquote></div></div></center></div>

Why 'Goodbye Bading' trended online?

MANILA, Philippines - 'Goodbye Bading' trended online Tuesday afternoon as the authority found this so called biggest illegal firecr...