KathNiel takes election 'selfie with ballots,' causes online uproar

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines- Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesperson James Jimenez said that he wants to talk with Kapamilya love team Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo (KathNiel) after photos with their ballots spread like wildfire on social media.<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/AVvXsEgT7_jM13pK8BIZX2XzhSAK4zE7j19msYddzGlpJsj2xAVndwOXMiIOFniMD7B8FFH-534gafB99e_EuvVFVyNKof3whWO6pqUOFZuQtDqSTedWYvlaLbMbORhJdYhMM0xEaaX8qhewYJHz/s1600/kathniel-election-selfie.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="KathNiel takes election 'selfie with ballots,' causes online uproar" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7_jM13pK8BIZX2XzhSAK4zE7j19msYddzGlpJsj2xAVndwOXMiIOFniMD7B8FFH-534gafB99e_EuvVFVyNKof3whWO6pqUOFZuQtDqSTedWYvlaLbMbORhJdYhMM0xEaaX8qhewYJHz/s1600/kathniel-election-selfie.jpg" title="KathNiel takes election 'selfie with ballots,' causes online uproar" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Comelec wants to have dialogue with Daniel Padilla, Kathryn Bernardo after photos with ballots circulated online.</td></tr></tbody></table>In the microblogging site Twitter, Jimenez wrote: “Kathryn and Daniel and I need to talk.”<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">kathryn and daniel and i need to talk <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PiliPinas?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#PiliPinas</a></div>— James Jimenez (@jabjimenez) <a href="https://twitter.com/jabjimenez/status/729496371644899332" rel="nofollow">May 9, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="“utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />“For those who willingly and obviously, very openly displayed their ballot, we need to talk,” Jimenez said in his interview with PhilStar.<br /><br />Padilla and Bernardo’s photos showing off their unfilled ballots caused online uproar after showbiz reporter Gretchen Fullido shared them on ABS-CBN News social media sites. Netizens have accused the teen king and queen of violating the Comelec rule against taking selfies or photos inside poll places.<br /><br /><center><iframe allowtransparency="“true" frameborder="0" height="484" scrolling="no" src="https://web.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2FMikeAcebedoLopez%2Fposts%2F10156921393150581&width=500" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="500"></iframe></center><br />Under Comelec’s rule, voters, watchers and members of the Board of Inspectors (BEIs) are prohibited from taking photos of their ballots and voter’s receipts inside polling precincts on May 9 since this violates the secrecy and sanctity of the ballot. However, citizens may reveal who they voted for on social networking sites since it is not prohibited to reveal the names of the candidates they picked. Those who will be found guilty can face up to 6 years of imprisonment.<br /><br />“As a voter, you can bring a phone with a camera inside the polling place but you cannot use it. As a watcher, you can bring a camera and use it, provided it does not violate the sanctity of the ballot, meaning you cannot take a photo of your official ballot or the voter’s receipt,” Mandaue City Election Officer Ferdinand Gujilde said.<br /><br />It was not clarified whether journalists or members of the media like Fullido are exempt from Comelec’s rule.<br /><br />Moreover, Bernardo, a known supporter of Roxas-Robredo tandem, was also seen wearing a RoRo baller while voting. Former Comelec commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal pointed out that the baller is a campaign material, which is not allowed to be used inside the precinct.<br /><br /><b>--Mini, The Summit Express</b></div>

KathNiel takes election 'selfie with ballots,' causes online uproar

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Metro Manila (NCR) Election 2016 Comelec results: Mayor, Vice Mayor

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The Commission on Election (Comelec) election results - partial and unofficial for Metro Manila (NCR) local elections will be released immediately after the canvassers received initial data from polling precincts today, May 9, 2016.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpuftLURoueAIjKZ4VAwPeoDypgSeVmHIpMdtstyk3swzRvr1cQO73CRYVUXMoBTgWZL8i29trATx24npEbpMCLCpnrRwvYBhp5qVJco4_c-aLZ5Cdn0mHSze_f83l1e1V7QfZ-8FeJNfF/s1600/metro-manila-local-election-results-2016.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Metro Manila (NCR) Election 2016 Comelec results: Mayor, Vice Mayor" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpuftLURoueAIjKZ4VAwPeoDypgSeVmHIpMdtstyk3swzRvr1cQO73CRYVUXMoBTgWZL8i29trATx24npEbpMCLCpnrRwvYBhp5qVJco4_c-aLZ5Cdn0mHSze_f83l1e1V7QfZ-8FeJNfF/s1600/metro-manila-local-election-results-2016.jpg" title="Metro Manila (NCR) Election 2016 Comelec results: Mayor, Vice Mayor" /></a></div><br /><br />The Luzon region to include the capital region has 56% share or more than 30 million registered voters. <br /><br />The election 2016 results for NCR's 17 cities and municipalities - Mayoralty and Vice Mayoralty will be available on this page.<br /><br />The vote-rich region of NCR is consists of the following places:<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #0b5394;">Caloocan City</span></li><li><span style="color: #0b5394;">Las Piñas City</span></li><li><span style="color: #0b5394;">Makati City</span></li><li><span style="color: #0b5394;">Malabon City</span></li><li><span style="color: #0b5394;">Mandaluyong City</span></li><li><span style="color: #0b5394;">Manila</span></li><li><span style="color: #0b5394;">Marikina City</span></li><li><span style="color: #0b5394;">Muntinlupa City</span></li><li><span style="color: #0b5394;">Navotas City</span></li><li><span style="color: #0b5394;">Parañaque City</span></li><li><span style="color: #0b5394;">Pasay City</span></li><li><span style="color: #0b5394;">Pasig City</span></li><li><span style="color: #0b5394;">Pateros</span></li><li><span style="color: #0b5394;">Quezon City</span></li><li><span style="color: #0b5394;">San Juan City</span></li><li><span style="color: #0b5394;">Taguig City</span></li><li><span style="color: #0b5394;">Valenzuela City</span></li></ul><br />Note: The Comelec partial results for Metro Manila will posted on this site (Refresh page for the updates).<br /><br /><b>RELATED RESULTS</b><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/05/comelec-pilipinas-election-results-2016-website-now-up.html" rel="nofollow">Comelec's PiliPinas Election Results 2016 website now up</a></li><li><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/05/may-2016-election-senatorial-race-comelec-partial-unofficial-results.html" rel="nofollow">May 2016 Election: Senatorial race Comelec first partial, unofficial results</a></li></ul><br />Manila is the second most populous area in the Philippines with 1.6 million population in 2010. Among the candidates vying for Mayoralty are Onofre Abad, Amado Bagatsing, Arnaldo "Dodos" Dela Cruz, Joseph Estrada, Edmundo Fuerte, Samuel Gabot, Alfredo Lim, Tranquilino Narca, Francisco Pizzara, Valeriano Reloj and Wilfredo Yusi.<br /><br />For Makati City, will be the first election for incumbent city mayor Romulo "Kid" V. Peña, Jr., who is opposed by Mar-Len Abigail "Abby" S. Binay-Campos, the 2nd District congresswoman.<br /><br />Incumbent Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista will be facing tight competition in the mayoralty elections against Leon Peralta, an advocate against Trapos (traditional politicians) and political dynasty, NGO worker Martin Sanchez, Jr. and radioman Alex Lague.<br /><br /><b>2016 automated election system (AES)</b><br /><br />The May 2016 election is the country's third automated polls after the 2010 (presidential) and 2013 (senatorial) polls.<br /><br />When voting close on Monday, the vote counting machines (VCMs) transmit the vote counts – also known as election returns or ERs – to the different servers and canvassing centers in the AES.<br /><br />From the VCMs, the election returns (ERs) are transmitted to the central server, to a transparency server, and to the municipal board of canvassers (MBOC).<br /><br />From the MBOC, the results are transmitted to the provincial board of canvassers (PBOC), where the results are collated and then transmitted to the national board of canvassers (NBOC), where the results for national positions are canvassed.<br /><br />The MBOC and PBOC also separately beam ERs to the central server.<br /><br />Like us on Facebook, Follow us on Twitter or subscribe to our email list to receive real-time results.</div>

Metro Manila (NCR) Election 2016 Comelec results: Mayor, Vice Mayor

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May 2016 Election: Senatorial race Comelec first partial, unofficial results

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The Commission on Election (Comelec) is expected to release the first partial and unofficial election results for senatorial race after it received initial data from polling precincts nationwide today, May 9, 2016.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGEqhPk51OOjDksaAnPNQiPQ344yeRxGZhIuO8A-nxizwlu1dYd-kHE8h-RgtHTucIbWAJsub5ruPr6lYlvI4w27F9dpyHDco8kOWCzAAmuVqbLC9pf20NG_JhKM8EHFqalOwg_0uNJdNq/s1600/senatorial-race-partial-unofficial-results.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Senatorial race Comelec first partial, unofficial results" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGEqhPk51OOjDksaAnPNQiPQ344yeRxGZhIuO8A-nxizwlu1dYd-kHE8h-RgtHTucIbWAJsub5ruPr6lYlvI4w27F9dpyHDco8kOWCzAAmuVqbLC9pf20NG_JhKM8EHFqalOwg_0uNJdNq/s1600/senatorial-race-partial-unofficial-results.jpg" title="Senatorial race Comelec first partial, unofficial results" /></a></div><br />The Comelec said that it would only canvass the results for the Senate including the party-list race. The canvassing of votes for the presidential and vice-presidential race is the sole jurisdiction of Congress sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, according to the poll body.<br /><br />The 12 candidates with the highest number of votes on today's election will join the the winners of the 2013 election to form the 17th Congress of the Philippines.<br /><br />The 2016 general election will be the 32nd election for the Senate of the Philippines.<br /><br />Comelec is expecting around 75% voter turnout from 54,363,844 registered voters in what it promises to be the “most transparent” election in recent history.<br /><br /><b>Here's the senatorial Magic 12 based from Comelec partial results</b> (Refresh page for the updates):<br /><br /><i>Updating...</i><br /><br /><b>READ</b>: <a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/05/comelec-pilipinas-election-results-2016-website-now-up.html" rel="nofollow">Comelec's PiliPinas Election Results 2016 website now up</a><br /><br />In the Pulse Asia's recent survey, old-times dominated the race, the Magic 12 were: Senate President Franklin Drilon, Sen. Vicente Sotto III, former senators Francis Pangilinan, Juan Miguel Zubiri and Panfilo Lacson, Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao, former Akbayan representative Risa Hontiveros, former Technical Education and Skills Development Authority chief Joel Villanueva, Sen. Serge Osmeña III, former senator Richard Gordon, former justice secretary Leila de Lima, Sen. Ralph Recto and Valenzuela City Rep. Sherwin Gatchalian.<br /><br />The same names also appeared on the final SWS survey with Drilon and Sotto hold the top two spots.<br /><br />Meanwhile, here's the official list of Senatorial candidates for 2016 elections as released by COMELEC:<br /><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 429px;"><colgroup><col style="mso-width-alt: 10788; mso-width-source: userset; width: 221pt;" width="295"></col> <col 560px="" auto="" max-width:="" style="mso-width-alt: 4900; mso-width-source: userset; width: 101pt;" width:=""></col> </colgroup><tbody><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="display: inline-block; font-size: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;"><b>Name</b></span></td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="display: inline-block; font-size: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;"><b>Political Party</b></span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl63" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">ALBANI, SHARIFF IBRAHIM</span></td> <td class="xl63" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">IND</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl64" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">ALI, ALDIN</span></td> <td class="xl64" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">WPPPMM</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl63" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">ALUNAN, RAFAEL III MORENO</span></td> <td class="xl63" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">IND</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl64" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">AMBOLODTO, NARIMAN ABDULLAH</span></td> <td class="xl64" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">LP</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl63" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">ARQUIZA, GODOFREDO VILLAR</span></td> <td class="xl63" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">IND</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl64" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">BALIGOD, LEVITO DONIEGO</span></td> <td class="xl64" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">IND</span></td> </tr><tr height="34" style="height: 25.5pt;"> <td class="xl63" height="34" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 25.5pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">BELGICA, GRECO ANTONIOUS BEDA BANTA</span></td> <td class="xl63" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">IND</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl64" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">BELLO, WALDEN FLORES</span></td> <td class="xl64" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">IND</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl63" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">CAM, SANDRA MARTINEZ</span></td> <td class="xl63" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">PMP</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl64" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">CHAVEZ, MELCHOR GONGORA</span></td> <td class="xl64" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">WPP/PMM</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl63" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">COLMENARES, NERI JAVIER</span></td> <td class="xl63" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">MAKABAYAN</span></td> </tr><tr height="34" style="height: 25.5pt;"> <td class="xl64" height="34" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 25.5pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">DE LIMA, LEILA NORMA EULALIA JOSEFA MAGISTRADO</span></td> <td class="xl64" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">LP</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl63" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">DOMAGOSO, FRANCISCO MORENO</span></td> <td class="xl63" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">PMP</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl64" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">DORONA, RAY</span></td> <td class="xl64" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">IND</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl63" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">DRILON, FRANKLIN MAGTUNAO</span></td> <td class="xl63" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">LP</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl64" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">GADON, LORENZO GACILO</span></td> <td class="xl64" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">KBL</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl63" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">GATCHALIAN, SHERWIN TING</span></td> <td class="xl63" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">NPC</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl64" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">GORDON, RICHARD JUICO</span></td> <td class="xl64" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">IND</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl63" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">GUINGONA, TEOFISTO III DE LARA</span></td> <td class="xl63" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">LP</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl64" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">HONTIVEROS, ANA THERESIA NAVARRO</span></td> <td class="xl64" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">AKBAYAN</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl63" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">KABALU, MUSTAPHA MAMA</span></td> <td class="xl63" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">IND</span></td> </tr><tr height="34" style="height: 25.5pt;"> <td class="xl64" height="34" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 25.5pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">KAPUNAN, LORNA PATAJO</span></td> <td class="xl64" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">AKSYON</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl63" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">KIRAM, PRINCESS JACEL HICARTE</span></td> <td class="xl63" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">UNA</span></td> </tr><tr height="34" style="height: 25.5pt;"> <td class="xl64" height="34" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 25.5pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">LACSAMANA, VENESA MORENO</span></td> <td class="xl64" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">UNA</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl63" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">LACSON, PANFILO MORENA</span></td> <td class="xl63" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">IND</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl64" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">LANGIT, REY MAGAT</span></td> <td class="xl64" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">UNA</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl63" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">LAPID, MARK TADEO</span></td> <td class="xl63" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">AKSYON</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl64" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">LIBAN, DANTE VENTURA</span></td> <td class="xl64" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">IND</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl63" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">MAGANTO, ROMEO BAYLON</span></td> <td class="xl63" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">LAKAS CMD</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl64" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">MANZANO, EDUARDO BARRIOS</span></td> <td class="xl64" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">IND</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl63" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">MONTANO, ALLAN SABLON</span></td> <td class="xl63" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">UNA</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl64" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">MONTAÑO, RAON ENRIQUEZ</span></td> <td class="xl64" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">IND</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl63" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">NAPEÑAS, GETULIO PASCUA</span></td> <td class="xl63" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">UNA</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl64" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">OPLE, MARIA SUSANA VASQUEZ</span></td> <td class="xl64" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">NP</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl63" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">OSMEÑA, SERGIO III DE LA RAMA</span></td> <td class="xl63" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">IND</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl64" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">PACQUIAO, EMMANUEL DAPIDRAN</span></td> <td class="xl64" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">UNA</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl63" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">PAEZ, CRESENTE CALAGO</span></td> <td class="xl63" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">IND</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl64" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">PAGDILAO, SAMUEL DULDULAO</span></td> <td class="xl64" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">IND</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl63" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">PALPARAN, JOVITO JR. SALVAÑA</span></td> <td class="xl63" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">IND</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl64" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">PANGILINAN, FRANCIS NEPOMUCENO</span></td> <td class="xl64" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">LP</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl63" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">PETILLA, CARLOS JERICHO LORETO</span></td> <td class="xl63" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">LP</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl64" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">RECTO, RALPH GONZALEZ</span></td> <td class="xl64" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">LP</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl63" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">RODRIGUEZ, ROGER ALIM</span></td> <td class="xl63" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">IND</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl64" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">ROMUALDEZ, FERDINAND MARTIN GOMEZ</span></td> <td class="xl64" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">LAKAS CMD</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl63" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">ROMULO, ROMAN TECSON</span></td> <td class="xl63" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">IND</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl64" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">SANTIAGO, DIONISIO REYES</span></td> <td class="xl64" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">IND</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl63" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">SOTTO, VICENTE III CASTELO</span></td> <td class="xl63" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">NPC</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl64" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">TOLENTINO, FRANCIS NG</span></td> <td class="xl64" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">IND</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl63" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">VALEROSO, DIOSDADO</span></td> <td class="xl63" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">IND</span></td> </tr><tr height="34" style="height: 25.5pt;"> <td class="xl64" height="34" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 25.5pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">VILLANUEVA, EMMANUEL JOEL JOSE</span></td> <td class="xl64" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">LP</span></td> </tr><tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl63" height="20" style="font-stretch: normal; height: 15.0pt; width: 221pt;" width="295"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">ZUBIRI, JUAN MIGUEL FERNANDEZ</span></td> <td class="xl63" style="font-stretch: normal; width: 101pt;" width="134"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit;">IND</span></td> </tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><b>2016 automated election system (AES)</b><br /><br />The May 2016 election is the country's third automated polls after the 2010 (presidential) and 2013 (senatorial) polls.<br /><br />When voting close on Monday, the vote counting machines (VCMs) transmit the vote counts – also known as election returns or ERs – to the different servers and canvassing centers in the AES.<br /><br />From the VCMs, the election returns (ERs) are transmitted to the central server, to a transparency server, and to the municipal board of canvassers (MBOC).<br /><br />From the MBOC, the results are transmitted to the provincial board of canvassers (PBOC), where the results are collated and then transmitted to the national board of canvassers (NBOC), where the results for national positions are canvassed.<br /><br />The MBOC and PBOC also separately beam ERs to the central server.<br /><br />Like us on Facebook, Follow us on Twitter or subscribe to our email list to receive real-time results.</div>

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IN PHOTOS: VP Binay, Bongbong Marcos among the first to vote

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The most awaited election day in the country finally arrived.<br /><br />Vice President Jejomar Binay and Sen. Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. were among the top candidates to cast their votes early Monday, April 9.<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/AVvXsEgjybrgBYhJF-UMXkoMUvAXatyr_6ICxAJ8VA58hRWk_DcfOsiFpnrJ38oZZVBJZRTebe4bISEZm-wsSXVJ7ZMiFBboukiz6Yr1X0Mm5NvsMV6EEgj9cKXPUMoUtIRMyyk-CABEeWzdR8P0/s1600/binay-marcos-first-to-vote.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="VP Binay, Bongbong Marcos among the first to vote" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjybrgBYhJF-UMXkoMUvAXatyr_6ICxAJ8VA58hRWk_DcfOsiFpnrJ38oZZVBJZRTebe4bISEZm-wsSXVJ7ZMiFBboukiz6Yr1X0Mm5NvsMV6EEgj9cKXPUMoUtIRMyyk-CABEeWzdR8P0/s1600/binay-marcos-first-to-vote.jpg" title="VP Binay, Bongbong Marcos among the first to vote" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vice President Jejomar Binay (left) first to vote among presidential bets; Sen. Bongbong Marcos first to cast for VP.<br />Photo Credit: CNN Philippines (Binay) and Twitter/Bongbong Marcos</td></tr></tbody></table>The United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) presidential bet Binay casted his vote at the San Antonio National High School in Makati City a little after 6:00 a.m (opening of precincts).<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">LOOK: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Binay?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#Binay</a> feeds ballot, reads receipt after voting <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VotePH2016?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#VotePH2016</a> <a href="https://t.co/C8JPhvT9l3" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/C8JPhvT9l3</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/MJcayabyabINQ" rel="nofollow">@MJcayabyabINQ</a></div>— Inquirerdotnet (@inquirerdotnet) <a href="https://twitter.com/inquirerdotnet/status/729434405559767040" rel="nofollow">May 8, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />Meanwhile, Marcos was at the Mariano Marcos Memorial Elementary School in Batac City, Ilocos Norte around six in the morning.<br /><br /><center><div class="video-wrapper"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="284" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TDFuJT_5-jU" width="504"></iframe></div></center><br />Other presidential candidates are expected to cast their votes anytime today.<br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Davo City Mayor Rodrigo "Rody" Duterte</b> - Daniel R. Aguinaldo National High School in Matina Aplaya, Davao City</li><li><b>Sen. Grace Poe</b> - Sta. Lucia Elementary School in San Juan City</li><li><b>Liberal Party bet Manuel "Mar" Roxas II</b> - Rufina Andrada Santos Memorial School in Roxas City, Capiz</li><li><b>Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago</b> - La Vista Clubhouse in La Vista Subdivision in Quezon City</li></ul><br />As per reports, vice presidential candidates will vote at the following precincts:<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano</b> - Sta. Teresa Elementary School in Bagumbayan, Taguig City</li><li><b>Sen. Francis "Chiz" Escudero</b> - Buhatan Elementary School in Sorsogon City, Sorsogon</li><li><b>Sen. Gringo Honasan</b> - Nativity of Our Lady Parish in Marikina City</li><li><b>Cong. Leni Robredo</b> - Tabuco Central School in Tabuco, Naga City</li><li><b>Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV</b> - Holy Infant Montessori Center in Caloocan City</li></ul><br />A total of 55 million Filipinos are eligible to vote on Monday polls but 100-percent turn-out is not expected.</div>

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The country's biggest television and multimedia networks ABS-CBN and GMA-7 mounted an extensive and comprehensive news coverage of the 2016 national elections today, May 9. The livestream video and real-time updates are available on this page.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHx4NT-YLF5vKt5oq24E1-tVwV3FTw-jXOQ5oQ0JkWjf6L7oMu40RC8zwO6N1t9lxksbK_H8MynH9GynK_JLwkimGLnA51Oyg5pQTDkCK8fNjwVyuzpmXnlF2OkHEPg9oVwcwk6Rq8Emlf/s1600/abs-cbn-gma-7-election-2016-coverage.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="LIVESTREAM: ABS-CBN, GMA-7 Election 2016 coverage" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHx4NT-YLF5vKt5oq24E1-tVwV3FTw-jXOQ5oQ0JkWjf6L7oMu40RC8zwO6N1t9lxksbK_H8MynH9GynK_JLwkimGLnA51Oyg5pQTDkCK8fNjwVyuzpmXnlF2OkHEPg9oVwcwk6Rq8Emlf/s1600/abs-cbn-gma-7-election-2016-coverage.jpg" title="LIVESTREAM: ABS-CBN, GMA-7 Election 2016 coverage" /></a></div><br /><b>Halalan 2016: ABS-CBN harness social media listening</b><br /><br />On Election Day, Filipinos all over the world will not just be informed. They will also be heard.<br /><br />ABS-CBN Integrated News and Current Affairs head Ging Reyes, said that a social media news desk dedicated to monitoring what people are talking about online has been formed to boost the network’s “Halalan 2016” marathon coverage that will begin at 5 a.m. today, (May 9) on ABS-CBN and continue until 11:30am of Tuesday (May 10).<br /><br />Check out the audio/video livestream of ABS-CBN's election coverage "#Halalan2016" here: http://news.abs-cbn.com/live<br /><br /><center><div class="video-wrapper"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0LQ8UXpC7CE" width="100%"></iframe></div></center><br /><center><a class="twitter-timeline" data-widget-id="729343696584343552" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Halalan2016" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#Halalan2016 Tweets</a><br /><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script></center><br />"It’s important to highlight the conversations online which represent the views of hundreds of thousands of Filipinos. Incorporating social media listening in our coverage is our way of showing that we value the voice of the people, especially at this critical time in our country’s history,” Reyes said.<br /><br />On Sunday, ABS-CBN also announced partnership with social networking giants Facebook and Twitter for the live social media updates. Facebook will be providing summaries of real-time data culled from issues and candidates being mentioned in conversations on its platform. On the other hand, Twitter will deliver the latest, personalized national election results.<br /><br />ABS-CBN’s top broadcast journalists will take turns in anchoring ABS-CBN News’ special coverage of the elections, dubbed the “Halalan 2016: Ipanalo ang Pamilyang Pilipino” election coverage, which will feature news reports straight from any of the 40 live points setup by ABS-CBN all over the nation, reports from ABS-CBN news bureaus abroad, and also a social listening segment that will show the hottest topics and buzz online.<br /><br />Noli De Castro and Bernadette Sembrano will kick-off the ABS-CBN election coverage at 5am, followed by Julius Babao and Karen Davila at 10am, Ted Failon and Ces Drilon at 3pm before the special edition of “TV Patrol” at 6:30pm. Henry Omaga-Diaz and Lynda Jumilla will continue the coverage at 8pm on ABS-CBN Sports + Action, after which the coverage goes back to ABS-CBN with “Bandila” anchors Babao, Davila, and Drilon at 10pm, then Omaga-Diaz and Jumilla return on-air at 1am. Serving as social media anchors are Gretchen Ho, TJ Manotoc, Gretchen Fullido and Dyan Castillejo.<br /><br /><b>Eleksyon 2016: GMA News to use latest technology</b><br /><br />GMA Network will tap once again all platforms to deliver the real-time updates for the controversial and hotly contested Presidential elections in Philippine history.<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/AVvXsEjndeBWtsLdvYxbB3Oa70klz6i9UUzD0Hpivy_fjYJK_sgdQwO3EyRthr-sRRSpNwl_WyskIOmcphMmQ7v-QUxYtMhAan0G8l60ttJWyBuGYzL6YzfYVbtR32WVX6j08zS9TUE2GIAmElJD/s1600/Eleksyon-2016-gma-news.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Set-up for GMA's #Eleksyon2016 coverage." border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjndeBWtsLdvYxbB3Oa70klz6i9UUzD0Hpivy_fjYJK_sgdQwO3EyRthr-sRRSpNwl_WyskIOmcphMmQ7v-QUxYtMhAan0G8l60ttJWyBuGYzL6YzfYVbtR32WVX6j08zS9TUE2GIAmElJD/s1600/Eleksyon-2016-gma-news.jpg" title="Set-up for GMA's #Eleksyon2016 coverage." /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Set-up for GMA's #Eleksyon2016 coverage. Photo Credit: Twitter/Victoria Tulad</td></tr></tbody></table>GMA News coverage on Monday and Tuesday (May 9 and 10) is expected to use the latest technology including immersive graphics, 360-degree video cameras, and live drone footage.<br /><br />The livestream feed of GMA-7's "#Eleksyon2016" is available here: www.gmanetwork.com/news/eleksyon2016<br /><br />Note: Video will be embedded here later courtesy of GMA News.<br /><br /><center><a class="twitter-timeline" data-widget-id="729344271283671042" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Eleksyon2016" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#Eleksyon2016 Tweets</a><br /><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script></center><br />Veteran news anchors Mel Tiangco, Mike Enriquez, Vicky Morales, Arnold Clavio, Howie Severino, and Jessica Soho – as well as anchors Pia Arcangel, Jiggy Manicad, Kara David, Ivan Mayrina, Rhea Santos and Connie Sison will lead the extensive coverage of the Kapuso network.<br /><br />The news agency also said it will cater real-time Eleksyon 2016 updates, including up-to-the-minute partial and unofficial results for all positions in the national and local elections up to the clustered precinct level, accessible in all platforms and devices.<br /><br />Filipinos abroad can also watch the Eleksyon 2016 coverage via GMA Pinoy TV, GMA Life and GMA News TV International.</div>

LIVESTREAM: ABS-CBN, GMA-7 Election 2016 coverage, video

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Find your precinct using COMELEC Halalan 2016 app

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - ABS-CBN, the country’s leading media and entertainment company, goes the extra mile once again in providing news and public service to the Filipino people with a new and improved app for the national election on Monday, May 9.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Uy4hUu1EOOvAwJ8EALgv9r9DDtzIsSdxnjtKbz-t8lcaktZ-rqEGROn4Qmn_iXlg5RaeuKevaaJxrM5F-i8vyArKV9o5XYLFZ_0fyFB_2mmEzcFeK5Z_inI1oasMPtcVhMkBNSe_GSz7/s1600/COMELEC-Halalan-2016-App.png" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="COMELEC Halalan 2016 app" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Uy4hUu1EOOvAwJ8EALgv9r9DDtzIsSdxnjtKbz-t8lcaktZ-rqEGROn4Qmn_iXlg5RaeuKevaaJxrM5F-i8vyArKV9o5XYLFZ_0fyFB_2mmEzcFeK5Z_inI1oasMPtcVhMkBNSe_GSz7/s1600/COMELEC-Halalan-2016-App.png" title="COMELEC Halalan 2016 app" /></a></div><br />Filipinos can turn to the COMELEC Halalan App – a project of ABS-CBN and the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) – to check their status as voters, locate their precincts, check national candidates’ profiles, decide on their final bets through a ballot cheat sheet, get updated on election-related news and results, and also directly report election violations to the COMELEC.<br /><br /><b>Here is a quick tour of the COMELEC Halalan 2016 app for new users: </b><br /><br />The News section provides users the latest election-related news from ABS-CBN News, the largest news organization in the Philippines, which operates in different media platforms. <br /><br />With the COMELEC Halalan 2016 app, voters are keep informed on the election issues wherever they are by just using their smartphones and gadgets. The Candidates page, meanwhile, gives users basic information on the candidates for president, vice president, senator, and even a list of all party-list groups participating in the national elections. <br /><br /><b>RELATED STORY:</b> <a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/05/comelec-pilipinas-election-results-2016-website-now-up.html" rel="nofollow">Comelec's PiliPinas Election Results 2016 website now up</a><br /><br />Users may also press the check button beside their preferred candidates’ names, which will automatically be reflected on the My Ballot page, which may serve as a voter’s personal short list of preferred candidates.<br /><br />For those who need to know their voter status or are looking for their voting precinct, the My Status section will be able to help them as it presents the complete registration data of the voter with the user just providing basic information such as First Name, Middle Name, Last Name, and birthday. The Results page shows the status of election-related reports or complaints sent by the user through BMPM, which is also integrated in the app. Finally, there is the Halalan 101 section that features infographics, quotes, and facts about the elections developed by ABS-CBN News Digital.<br /><br />First launched in 2012, the newest version of the COMELEC Halalan App was reintroduced by ABS-CBN in 2015 with new features that empower them to make a difference in this year’s polls. First, the app can now update users on the status of their election violation reports sent through the app. Both ABS-CBN News and COMELEC have put up their respective command centers to immediately respond to voter queries and complaints. For its part, ABS-CBN News is tapping its citizen journalism arm, Bayan Mo iPatrol Mo (BMPM), which has had extensive experience handling citizen queries and complaints in the past elections. Users only have to create an account and register to use the app to report election violations. The new version also includes election data and facts and figures that may be shared on social media to spread awareness on election issues and help voters make informed decisions when they cast their ballots on election day.<br /><br />Arlene Burgos, ABS-CBN News Digital Head for Social Media and Mobile, said the new COMELEC Halalan 2016 App is a big improvement from its earlier versions, and gives voters a unique experience that no other election app can provide.<br /><br />“We listened to the people and worked hand-in-hand with the COMELEC to come up with an app that can really be useful to voters. Thankfully, through everyone’s hard work, we’ve come up with an app that makes it easier for citizens to report or inquire, empowers the Comelec to act on these submissions by our citizens and Bayan Patrollers, and enhances ABS-CBN News’ efforts to educate the voting public,” Burgos said.<br /><br />The COMELEC Halalan 2016 app is available on App Store and Google Play and can be downloaded for free. The COMELEC Halalan 2016 app is part of ABS-CBN’s “Ipanalo ang Pamilyang Pilipino” Halalan 2016 campaign that encourages the public to support candidates that will stand up for the needs and protect the Filipino family. <br /><br />The ABS-CBN Integrated News and Current Affairs’ extensive and comprehensive reportage of this election season is set to go full blast on Monday with a cross platform marathon news coverage of the national polls which starts early morning.</div>

Find your precinct using COMELEC Halalan 2016 app

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Comelec's PiliPinas Election Results 2016 website now up

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) officially announced on Sunday, the election results website for the 2016 general polls on Monday, May 9.<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/AVvXsEib0zaCrchSsUYIhCnBvfFdSiEqLd_02xappfyQiijwTjFFjpCdYDdHMMuBMErOeFzTSMqmiUtNuVdfWOdLDn-XmbYZC0ehPON5j2mrItF5bbpbITfqGaY-wWdGcV2qAc2DYsu1PZ-ZEpJT/s1600/comelec-website-election-results-2016.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Comelec's public website where you can see the election results now available." border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib0zaCrchSsUYIhCnBvfFdSiEqLd_02xappfyQiijwTjFFjpCdYDdHMMuBMErOeFzTSMqmiUtNuVdfWOdLDn-XmbYZC0ehPON5j2mrItF5bbpbITfqGaY-wWdGcV2qAc2DYsu1PZ-ZEpJT/s1600/comelec-website-election-results-2016.jpg" title="Comelec's public website where you can see the election results now available." /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Comelec's public website where you can see the election results now available.</td></tr></tbody></table>"Precinct results and canvassing results for the 2016 National, Local and ARMM Regional Elections will be available after closing time on election day," the website stated.<br /><br />Comelec spokesperson Director James Jimenez said that the website will also reflect the certificates of canvass transmitted to the poll body's central server coming from more than 90,000 polling precincts nationwide.<br /><br />Check out the latest election results on precinct level here: <a href="http://www.pilipinaselectionresults2016.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.pilipinaselectionresults2016.com</a>.<br /><br />"It can be viewed in most computer and mobile phones," Comelec said.<br /><br />The public site will show electoral information through three different views:<br /><br />1. Transmissions received<br />2. Election returns by geography<br />3. Certificate of canvass by geography<br /><br />“The ERs contain all the results from the president down to the last candidate. Which means, we can already total them even if we would not announce it,” Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez said in a press briefing.<br /><br />Asked about the possible hacking, Jimenez added that the central server was deployed in an isolated environment with high security standards and state of the art platform and able to refresh the information in short period of time, as results are received.<br /><br />Jimenez also clarified that the website will not be providing an overall total number of votes as well as ranking among candidates to safeguard against trending and intrigues.<br /><br />“There will be totals for the votes received for that particular precinct only but not for the whole thing,” Jimenez said.<br /><br />The public will be informed also the actual percentage of certificates of canvass counted by the Comelec through the said website.<br /><br />Note: The Summit Express will provide on this website the partial and unofficial Comelec election results (president, vice president and senators) immediately once available online. <br /><br />Like Us on Facebook, Follow Us on Twitter or subscribe to our e-mail list to receive real-time results.</div>

Comelec's PiliPinas Election Results 2016 website now up

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Duterte, Marcos and the Vindication of a Religious Endorsement

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Barely five decades ago, the Iglesia Ni Cristo's working class paved the way for the surge of modern Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW). They were part of the pioneering force which opened a new portal for the economy to grow during the Marcos administration. It was during that time that the INC suddenly realized that its role isn't limited in declaring the word of God inside the walls of its "kapilyas" (chapels).<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5eaDEoUAd8wgMt43lMbZgTqlbHSmI6dtbkNEMfx4EGgbyhHKP2QgJjsj6a0ndbyToS1OPWE3Ftenv0QNhUMyoKV5LDx93lNmXi09rgVglnV0e9LYJoEECr7AzBPxjID6Hqv8dnr8Kt4Ry/s1600/inc-bloc-voting-election-2016.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="INC bloc voting election 2016" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5eaDEoUAd8wgMt43lMbZgTqlbHSmI6dtbkNEMfx4EGgbyhHKP2QgJjsj6a0ndbyToS1OPWE3Ftenv0QNhUMyoKV5LDx93lNmXi09rgVglnV0e9LYJoEECr7AzBPxjID6Hqv8dnr8Kt4Ry/s1600/inc-bloc-voting-election-2016.jpg" title="INC bloc voting election 2016" /></a></div><br />From then on, it expanded its function as an influential economic propeller and political kingmaker. <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/AVvXsEjilQnqlP0XYc_wnaWJYeWTteHX7iaWOyaMORsoGcgQH27TrfY1tZKmpI2rK2Zl_7GAF04D0SaTjxvxiy_vTrihFpSEskVnMnkBY44g3ki5gimFc22Tz7BAB_jPTRXMgs7qV9W-dAbFu6o4/s1600/duterte-fm-marcos.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Duterte publicly admits that he admires Marcos’ style of leadership." border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilQnqlP0XYc_wnaWJYeWTteHX7iaWOyaMORsoGcgQH27TrfY1tZKmpI2rK2Zl_7GAF04D0SaTjxvxiy_vTrihFpSEskVnMnkBY44g3ki5gimFc22Tz7BAB_jPTRXMgs7qV9W-dAbFu6o4/s1600/duterte-fm-marcos.jpg" title="Duterte publicly admits that he admires Marcos’ style of leadership." /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Duterte publicly admits that he admires Marcos’ style of leadership. Photo credit: Philippine Star online</td></tr></tbody></table>Even the late President Ferdinand Marcos recognized it as he forged a strong relationship with the Manalo-led church. Today, that tie with the INC managed to transcend the realms of time as it finally threw its support to Senator Bongbong Marcos, the late strongman’s namesake and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, the man who openly venerates the leadership style of the older Marcos.<br /><br /><b>INC’s Bloc-Voting Record</b><br /><br />Known for its almost solid bloc-voting practice, political analysts estimates that Duterte and Marcos can get as much as 80% of the almost two million registered INC voters. Just enough for their rivals to scramble in finding ways just to prevent their ascension to power.<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/AVvXsEj1fuzZTocFvOI5xDfuPuufyrS-vN9SgHc6GirOUVfgtKXX-1axHl-LSD05Xz7kkXCs7f24PXlT-rbIIhOxLMga1tJEsCKJEFTTlBV008rnFXGKnCzVRpiwanM2i50dvLK_4PynUc97qrh7/s1600/bongbong-leni-pilipinas-debates-vp.jpeg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Marcos will try to battle it out against administration bet Robredo on Monday" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1fuzZTocFvOI5xDfuPuufyrS-vN9SgHc6GirOUVfgtKXX-1axHl-LSD05Xz7kkXCs7f24PXlT-rbIIhOxLMga1tJEsCKJEFTTlBV008rnFXGKnCzVRpiwanM2i50dvLK_4PynUc97qrh7/s1600/bongbong-leni-pilipinas-debates-vp.jpeg" title="Marcos will try to battle it out against administration bet Robredo on Monday" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Marcos will try to battle it out against administration bet Robredo on Monday. Photo credit: CNN Philippines</td></tr></tbody></table>For its detractors, it is nothing but pure blind faith that drives the INC brethren in following the decision of the higher-ups in their church. But among its believers, the blessing of Ka Eduardo Manalo, the third-generation leader of the country's homegrown church is a highly coveted one. His anointment is providential to anyone who receives it. For them, the consecration of the church's head honcho is the manifestation of God's will, without it, there will be no unity.<br /><br />In a populist and highly religious country like the Philippines, media mileage, lording over surveys and nationwide political machinery are essential but acquiring the nod of a religious group can also make or break a candidacy. An endorsement is a validation of a candidate's qualifications and provides an advantage to outplay other runners.<br /><br />Although the INC has a smaller electorate compared to the Catholics in the country, the latter does not have any obligation to vote unanimously. Looking back, the INC's voting power underwent a series of trials prior to its emergence as a critical player today. <br /><br /><b>Changing of Allegiance</b><br /><br />As Marcos tried to consolidate his remaining strength to remain in power, the INC remained with him during the 1986 snap elections but a number of its followers voted to help catapult a Cory Aquino to the presidency. <br /><br />INC’s electoral power evidently diminished as the next 1992 presidential elections saw a protestant Fidel V. Ramos winning the presidency. INC’s favored candidate, Danding Cojuangco only placed in a dismal third after the crowd favorite Miriam Defensor-Santiago.<br /><br />However, INC took back its position as a kingmaker after supporting the eventual winner Joseph Estrada in a short-lived presidency. Anyway, Estrada was too popular that even in a crowded presidential race he managed to pull off an impressive number wherein with or without INC's backing, will still make him the 13th ruler of the land.<br /><br />2004 was truly the comeback of INC’s bloc-voting power when it chose to go with Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo who narrowly won against action star Fernando Poe Jr. with an approximate 1.1 million or 3.48% vote margin. Taking note from the exit poll conducted that time by ABS-CBN and SWS, the members of Iglesia Ni Cristo comprised three percent of the voters that day. Had Poe’s camp managed to persuade Panfilo Lacson to withdraw to get INC's support and prevented the cheating in Maguindanao, Poe could have been the winner.<br /><br />INC was helpful for the INC to seal its stature as a must-have force after being instrumental in helping Aquino to extend his lead against Joseph Estrada and Manny Villar, solidifying his hold as the perennial winner.<br /><br /><b>Will Bloc-Voting Work on Monday?</b><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/AVvXsEhADiuOKRER3KhxmoG1pradAtkpKyMW4_BwYcbWEwleTQZrJP3lnqg1mrwzaGAUXgH8wBUSs5E2dClGICGJCu3iTDJSXX0Pdc_NhA3iS6K86eSM7TJlN0migxWEaNlF_t_nB49lrawMXMvV/s1600/duterte-manalo-inc.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Duterte meets with Iglesia Ni Cristo’s leader Ka Eduardo Manalo." border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADiuOKRER3KhxmoG1pradAtkpKyMW4_BwYcbWEwleTQZrJP3lnqg1mrwzaGAUXgH8wBUSs5E2dClGICGJCu3iTDJSXX0Pdc_NhA3iS6K86eSM7TJlN0migxWEaNlF_t_nB49lrawMXMvV/s1600/duterte-manalo-inc.jpg" title="Duterte meets with Iglesia Ni Cristo’s leader Ka Eduardo Manalo." /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Duterte meets with Iglesia Ni Cristo’s leader Ka Eduardo Manalo. Photo credit: Eagle News Twitter account</td></tr></tbody></table>But the upcoming Monday showdown will be a different one. Duterte and Marcos will be banking on the support of an Iglesia that is yet to recover from the stigma of controversies that it has been trying to hush since last year. If the INC was able to deliver 74% for Arroyo and 84.8% for Aquino before, Duterte’s camp should expect a lower turnout.<br /><br />But despite this, the endorsement will surely bring greater momentum for Duterte’s supporters for the next two days as it just came right in a time where the mayor finally broke away with his rivals in the surveys. The INC’s declaration of support to Duterte can be taken as a confirmation that the mayor satisfactorily met the moral parameters and that he's the most qualified to do the job and will shield him from the final round of blitzkriegs that his opponents will try to be able to snatch votes from him. However, INC's support may or may not help Duterte to acquire the undecided and the swing voters depending on how these people see the INC in a post-Menorca exposé era.<br /><br />In the case of Marcos who is popular among the millennials, there's certainly no room to be confident. Because aside from the ten to twenty percent who doesn’t follow the bloc-voting style, not all INC voters are coming from the youth sector as some of them lived during the dark ages of his father’s regime which might go for other candidates or worst, vote for his closest rival Congresswoman Leni Robredo who is now the survey frontrunner. Take note on how the Roxas-Binay 2010 faceoff was concluded where Roxas was the frontrunner in the surveys before Binay took over and eventually staged a come-from-behind win. At that time, Roxas successfully got a commanding 86.4% of the INC votes whereas Binay only managed to collect 8.8% from the non-conformist INC voters. Binay's Cinderella title run can be repeated again by Robredo as the history of her performance in the past surveys mirrors that of the vice president.<br /><br />To those four who failed to get Manalo's precious "yes," there's still alternatives like Mike Velarde's El Shaddai and Joel Villanueva's Jesus is Lord Church. But undeniably, INC offers the most solid reputation in delivering hundreds of thousands to more than a million votes. <br /><br /><b>Vindication of the oppressed</b><br /><br />If there’s one thing that Duterte, Marcos and the INC has in common is that all of them are being perceived as the oppressed in their respective battles. Dutere’s foul mouth, the shadow of martial law following Marcos and the countless allegations of corruption inside the INC worked effectively to vilify them to the public, which could have been the deciding factor for the century-old church to back the two to whom they can relate their situation the most. With no record of betrayal from Marcos and Duterte, it was a flawless courtship indeed. <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/AVvXsEj-9lQVUvw5qmXm11mdSs_ktFuvvyFBjFYRu1K5_72EUk7GwVJNrO-aDf9NSCZsOeILdiBpBMPyOS1VVf7Qr2Jyy0KRTukP4AooA0MLZ12uKQr4Bdf_rD5kN2FukQ2QmGraIaQTIAdMfCap/s1600/duterte-marcos-interview.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Duterte and Marcos graciously entertains the press." border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-9lQVUvw5qmXm11mdSs_ktFuvvyFBjFYRu1K5_72EUk7GwVJNrO-aDf9NSCZsOeILdiBpBMPyOS1VVf7Qr2Jyy0KRTukP4AooA0MLZ12uKQr4Bdf_rD5kN2FukQ2QmGraIaQTIAdMfCap/s1600/duterte-marcos-interview.jpg" title="Duterte and Marcos graciously entertains the press." /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">All smiles. Duterte and Marcos graciously entertains the press. Photo credit: FHM Philippines online</td></tr></tbody></table>For Duterte, should he win, it will be a vindication of his character. A win will justify his shrewd boldness and frequent dropping of curse words in front of the media and large crowds. It will give him the authority to perpetuate the principles he thinks will quickly solve the country's woes, regardless of the consequences and dangers it may pose to the democracy and the people.<br /><br />For Marcos, it will be a vindication of their family name. A win will help their family to clean their tainted image. The Marcoses may use this opportunity to overhaul their reputation, to start anew, and bring a new Marcos leadership that will dismantle the remaining vestiges of dictatorship they were notoriously known for. Or they may use this to navigate themselves towards restoring ostentatious and corrupt governance that their enemies are claiming they are guilty for.<br /><br />The INC puts emphasis on its members to join together in the same mind and in the same judgment. The doctrine of unity serves as the cornerstone of its bloc-voting practice. This has been the prime justification that the INC members have been able to defend well over the past elections. Regardless if in full or not, INC’s support will play a significant role in this very tight race and will somehow aid it to restore order among its confused brethren.<br /><br /><b>--Michael Santiago, The Summit Express</b></div>

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WATCH: Mom quits corporate job, finds real work-family balance

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">There is no singular definition of the ideal mother, especially in today’s world. Outdated notions, like the belief that there should be a tradeoff between family and career, have been thrown out the window, and in its place is a more inclusive understanding of what it takes to be a great mom. Now, we see a more empowered woman, with a plethora of parenting choices in front of her -- able to choose what is right for her own situation.<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/AVvXsEhsAxMbS9i67Cn7NLc_G1oyTrwBBykTysbd1ah-S0gqAGmeO-7YrXCUDvc4kMG427b0a_ruA_E82l-GY9K62O7rocBZbR4D6Cib8pAv4sco5lQPtyetKgtbha3q7E58Y29l87Ql7v3CjUBG/s1600/uber-mom1.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Genny Ibarra, a modern mom shares her story of balancing work and family with Uber." border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsAxMbS9i67Cn7NLc_G1oyTrwBBykTysbd1ah-S0gqAGmeO-7YrXCUDvc4kMG427b0a_ruA_E82l-GY9K62O7rocBZbR4D6Cib8pAv4sco5lQPtyetKgtbha3q7E58Y29l87Ql7v3CjUBG/s1600/uber-mom1.jpg" title="Genny Ibarra, a modern mom shares her story of balancing work and family with Uber." /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Genny Ibarra, a modern mom shares her story of balancing work and family with Uber.</td></tr></tbody></table>With the introduction of more flexible work options, moms are presented with a unique option -- to be able to spend time with their family while pursuing their passions and earning money as well.<br /><br />Genny Ibarra had a high-flying career in human resources, but she felt that she needed to make a choice between having a career or starting a family. To make way for focusing on conceiving a child, she quit her nine-to-five job. Not long after doing so, she gave birth to her daughter Mikkai, and soon realized that raising her daughter would take precedence over anything else. <br /><br />But after a few years, Genny yearned for something more, she felt she could do more but she was not ready to give up the active role she plays in rearing Mikkai. That’s when Genny decided to be an Uber Partner. <br /><br />Watch Genny's inspiring story here:<br /><br /><center><div class="video-wrapper"><iframe height="350" src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2Th3YQACoPwZ1dsaTBUNV9weVU/preview" width="100%"></iframe></div></center><br />“With Uber, I don’t need to choose between working and caring for my family,” Genny said. “I have the freedom to work and be there with my family as soon as they need me.”<br /><br />According to Genny, she enjoys the fact that she can work at her own pace. Doing what she can to help with the family finances, while still being part of the most significant milestones in her daughter’s life.<br /><br />“What’s important to me is that my family has a solid relationship, because at the end of the day my family is more valuable to me than anything. With Uber, it gives me the capability to balance the things most important to me,” Genny concludes.</div>

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WATCH: Sponge Cola sings sweet Mother's Day "harana”

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Nanay, inay, mama, mom or mommy - whatever it is we call them - we look for them the moment we open our eyes. We find strength and comfort in their arms, we find counsel in their wisdom and we feel their love every single minute. They have the toughest yet most fulfilling job in the world. They make us wonder how 24 hours a day, seven days a week is enough to do what they do and more.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZBmL_1PbZ7YHYKS1iKSK3uLBiL1Jx5yFYK-9gAilTD-Mii3oAqrTX-ey8nC9o9zBeyvM3e70q4HJZy2Kr7AlpOpkVQpSmpivzhtKUk6FW_sup6iFOGd3jkjFoqG_vfnXOM-UXGO2QLNl0/s1600/sponge-cola-makapilingka.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sponge Cola sings sweet Mother's Day "harana”" border="0" class="img" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZBmL_1PbZ7YHYKS1iKSK3uLBiL1Jx5yFYK-9gAilTD-Mii3oAqrTX-ey8nC9o9zBeyvM3e70q4HJZy2Kr7AlpOpkVQpSmpivzhtKUk6FW_sup6iFOGd3jkjFoqG_vfnXOM-UXGO2QLNl0/s640/sponge-cola-makapilingka.JPG" title="Sponge Cola sings sweet Mother's Day "harana”" width="640" /></a></div><br />If there’s one song you’d like to dedicate to your mom, what will it be? <br /><br />In time for Mother’s Day, Sponge Cola offers a sweet ‘harana” for all the moms out there. In their new Mother’s Day video, Yael, Armo, Gosh, and T-mac serenade us with the a song that shows the universal beauty of love in “Makapiling Ka.”<br /><br /><center><div class="video-wrapper"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SWxOLnOqQr0" width="100%"></iframe></div></center><br />Share your love for your mom in many different ways! If you're stuck at thinking of new ways to greet your mom, make a video and upload it on YouTube. With billions of subscribers worldwide, you can tell the whole world you've got the best mom! <br /><br />Happy Mother’s Day!</div>

WATCH: Sponge Cola sings sweet Mother's Day "harana”

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LIVESTREAM: Grace Poe's miting de avance at Plaza Miranda

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Independent presidential candidate Senator Grace Poe's grand rally is happening tonight, May 7, at the Plaza Miranda in Quiapo, Manila.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUoXuxaD8iLpH5PSTZgie7W1a7mAfN4-YpGXFAqRb5qlp7HkeYBz8OXgTL_lYEka7XPBsUH3ilqAVHddOIEXzKWmv_fEZbloiSkJejUyx_Wh4fPZg0naCnJx2hh8gyn4g6-z3K_bL4Ejtx/s1600/grace-poe-rally1.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Grace Poe's miting de avance at Plaza Miranda" border="0" class="img" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUoXuxaD8iLpH5PSTZgie7W1a7mAfN4-YpGXFAqRb5qlp7HkeYBz8OXgTL_lYEka7XPBsUH3ilqAVHddOIEXzKWmv_fEZbloiSkJejUyx_Wh4fPZg0naCnJx2hh8gyn4g6-z3K_bL4Ejtx/s640/grace-poe-rally1.jpg" title="Grace Poe's miting de avance at Plaza Miranda" width="640" /></a></div><br />Among the artists who supported Poe in the miting de avance were Giselle Sanchez, Ruby Rodriguez, Epy Quizon, Carmina Villaroel, Ogie Alcasid and the superstar Miss Nora Aunor.<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/AVvXsEiY34gIjf1BI_CKVUdjXVNM_SG_bnvuEL77VuvU8lQ_dPNVJY1ADmr6UpmYfi6QHt6aszozWe_tzRtyKORfuLWlITVdGMOYwgTzWNeE5gnJFfSrG6lS11LsIjY_R7kmvuyr1hpKER7BzQ6B/s1600/grace-poe-rally2.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Celebrities support Grace Poe" border="0" class="img" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY34gIjf1BI_CKVUdjXVNM_SG_bnvuEL77VuvU8lQ_dPNVJY1ADmr6UpmYfi6QHt6aszozWe_tzRtyKORfuLWlITVdGMOYwgTzWNeE5gnJFfSrG6lS11LsIjY_R7kmvuyr1hpKER7BzQ6B/s640/grace-poe-rally2.jpg" title="Celebrities support Grace Poe" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ogie Alcasid, Carmina Villaroel and other celebs support Sen. Grace Poe.</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/AVvXsEiRLitbBaWM8UO3ygfl3fQ-i7h2uWy_MQr7bpxVF7hkHJd3FOO5_si7EhTNFWuvyzcyY_h9tcNKaN5QEBAqRWiDBHRHAwrRVNZ3XlitZfhZgCrqdrxK1OjWvGGXCxWVbCxsddJt_OQgiX4F/s1600/grace-poe-rally5.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Nora Aunor supports Grace Poe" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRLitbBaWM8UO3ygfl3fQ-i7h2uWy_MQr7bpxVF7hkHJd3FOO5_si7EhTNFWuvyzcyY_h9tcNKaN5QEBAqRWiDBHRHAwrRVNZ3XlitZfhZgCrqdrxK1OjWvGGXCxWVbCxsddJt_OQgiX4F/s1600/grace-poe-rally5.jpg" title="Nora Aunor supports Grace Poe" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Senator Grace Poe with the Supersstar Miss Nora Aunor.</td></tr></tbody></table>Here's the livestream of Grace Poe's miting de avance (video courtesy of Rappler)<br /><br /><center><div class="video-wrapper"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EK4NQnrJdZM" width="560"></iframe></div></center><br />On Friday, Poe announced that she is willing to talk with Liberal Party standard bearer Mar Roxas but clarified that she will not withdraw in the presidential race.<br /><br />''Marami na akong pinagdaanan, at ang dala-dala natin dito ay ang mga pangarap at pag-asa ng ating mga kababayan na 'di dapat sigurong dapat ikompromiso,” Poe said in an interview.<br /><br />Roxas sought for a meeting with Poe hours after the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) poll showed that the PDP-Laban Standard bearer Mayor Rodrigo Duterte remained the top choice for president with a 33% preference rating among 4,500 registered voters across the country.<br /><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Note: All photos courtesy of Sen. Grace Poe's Facebook page.</span></i></div>

LIVESTREAM: Grace Poe's miting de avance at Plaza Miranda

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LIVESTREAM: Mar Roxas miting de avance at the Quezon Memorial Circle

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The final rally or or miting de avance of Liberal Party and administration standard bearer Mar Roxas is happening today, May 7, at the Quezon Memorial Circle.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hIrm83-3hCjn8w2DJ4lSvBN_bvN-CT37M-IFSwWy5RaCdJTGZM7ZoR9S7SGETi4ikg15YsXvhW91-4iJk0TPkdJzYGLWhU0IOIdHMi5Z8upKb3tAthlItKBNZ7J3UbzmppLnaegxjai8/s1600/mar+roxas+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mar Roxas miting de avance at the Quezon Memorial Circle" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hIrm83-3hCjn8w2DJ4lSvBN_bvN-CT37M-IFSwWy5RaCdJTGZM7ZoR9S7SGETi4ikg15YsXvhW91-4iJk0TPkdJzYGLWhU0IOIdHMi5Z8upKb3tAthlItKBNZ7J3UbzmppLnaegxjai8/s1600/mar+roxas+2.JPG" title="Mar Roxas miting de avance at the Quezon Memorial Circle" /></a></div><br />Thousands of supporters flock to express support to Roxas camp including vice presidential bet Leni Robredo in the rally to cap off 90-day campaign period before the general elections on Monday, May 9.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6IMXbVWuNhMj3j4U_EpAaw498NZQcoPPr8_zxH5uJjLYfcGpORyTBoJCKewz6ud8ARYb8EGSSlu2rD4P-ZR0qWWYyJfI7Iun6UUpDYwhz5B6dFTEjCdwJdn9noxP-QStcn03mnG4Hk6h/s1600/mar-roxas-qc1.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mar Roxas grand rally Quezon Memorial Circle" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6IMXbVWuNhMj3j4U_EpAaw498NZQcoPPr8_zxH5uJjLYfcGpORyTBoJCKewz6ud8ARYb8EGSSlu2rD4P-ZR0qWWYyJfI7Iun6UUpDYwhz5B6dFTEjCdwJdn9noxP-QStcn03mnG4Hk6h/s1600/mar-roxas-qc1.jpg" title="Mar Roxas grand rally Quezon Memorial Circle" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm65kA3sLtmy9S5T79zwgtdzUMcDu4IPEbHu9XkEUpT_TnlPkWKdeSOrtR4INIFuldAXHgny6yQbpq_LunQQl6Ap2cT0xwrsjY9e_Swgmw2i1LSD2rdPOAcIeLcIRRnpKYVAfL9UrBB0XJ/s1600/mar-roxas-qc2.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mar Roxas grand rally Quezon Memorial Circle" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm65kA3sLtmy9S5T79zwgtdzUMcDu4IPEbHu9XkEUpT_TnlPkWKdeSOrtR4INIFuldAXHgny6yQbpq_LunQQl6Ap2cT0xwrsjY9e_Swgmw2i1LSD2rdPOAcIeLcIRRnpKYVAfL9UrBB0XJ/s1600/mar-roxas-qc2.jpg" title="Mar Roxas grand rally Quezon Memorial Circle" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKIEHg4GqfIp7F3zErKSKdDEThimzlyHuplr9GsjFSVPoG-mo2krvb-4B-SCdOrzvohj4fw52TlpZS4cAM-mj-DR2uF8AmVvcnPD-tTdW5sF0A7UDpi7Pm6agdDV6upz6EE9GbnMi4xsn/s1600/mar-roxas-qc3.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mar Roxas grand rally Quezon Memorial Circle" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKIEHg4GqfIp7F3zErKSKdDEThimzlyHuplr9GsjFSVPoG-mo2krvb-4B-SCdOrzvohj4fw52TlpZS4cAM-mj-DR2uF8AmVvcnPD-tTdW5sF0A7UDpi7Pm6agdDV6upz6EE9GbnMi4xsn/s1600/mar-roxas-qc3.jpg" title="Mar Roxas grand rally Quezon Memorial Circle" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>WATCH: Mar Roxas miting de avance livestream</b><br /><br /><center><div class="video-wrapper"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="600" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmar.roxas.official%2Fvideos%2F10153738346264353%2F&show_text=0&width=400" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="100%"></iframe></div></center><br />OPTION 2: Video courtesy of Rappler<br /><center><div class="video-wrapper"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/N9Zk4YSv3Ws" width="100%"></iframe></div></center><br />Check out the live feed from Twitter for Roxas Grand Rally in Quezon City:<br /><br /><center><a class="twitter-timeline" data-widget-id="728893386854305793" href="https://twitter.com/search?q=MAR%20ROXAS%20NATION" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tweets about MAR ROXAS NATION</a><br /><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script></center><br />Administration candidate Mar Roxas shocked supporters on Friday when he called for "unity" with Sen. Grace Poe, with whom he was statistically tied in the recent surveys. Though Poe said she would not drop her candidacy for Roxas but was open to a meeting.<br /><br />President Benigno Aquino claimed that Duterte had the makings of a dictator. In order to beat the mayor's 33% score in SWS polls, unity of Poe (with 22%) and Roxas (20%) camp is crucial.<br /><br />“The whole point is to get even two of them unite... then we have more than 40 percent,” Aquino said in an interview of ABS-CBN.</div></div>

LIVESTREAM: Mar Roxas miting de avance at the Quezon Memorial Circle

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Duterte's grand rally, miting de avance at Luneta livestream, photos

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP)–Lakas ng Bayan standard bearer Rodrigo Duterte is holding its grand rally or miting de avance to woo voters at the Luneta Park with simultaneous rallies nationwide on Saturday, May 7, 2016.<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/AVvXsEiYzmKuMnrOAaGk5V0jygeN7RgmyjiONvwiYfItqwk1RUTIcsZZE3pkhleriWVx_JFai2FhWjk2S_IzdVEMQ20VBI7LbADw9NVKEGSoGA1Zv0Xydo7fbVt5dj5n6ha5AI4nLlmh2sibf2Hf/s1600/duterte-2.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Duterte's grand rally, miting de avance at Luneta" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYzmKuMnrOAaGk5V0jygeN7RgmyjiONvwiYfItqwk1RUTIcsZZE3pkhleriWVx_JFai2FhWjk2S_IzdVEMQ20VBI7LbADw9NVKEGSoGA1Zv0Xydo7fbVt5dj5n6ha5AI4nLlmh2sibf2Hf/s1600/duterte-2.JPG" title="Duterte's grand rally, miting de avance at Luneta" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rodrigo Duterte holds final rally at Rizal Park.</td></tr></tbody></table>With the theme "Tagumpay ng Pagbabago," the presidential candidate's grand rally will cap off the 90-day campaign period before the general elections on Monday, May 9.<br /><br />Duterte's miting de avance will be held in front of the Quirino grandstand and scheduled at 5 pm. Participants were encouraged to wear red to show support to the survey front-runner.<br /><br />Simultaneous rallies all over the country were also mounted in Davao, Cebu, Butuan and Iligan.<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/AVvXsEgfOwm1zeINF7cgZ-tpYHBOsz_2SPILYK4xEuGpZ3_hdSM8dQP7Xfb0ql-PU-KaY_L4j08RlowR_KPezwwyj19T5RcAOqkuMBLvTrglBP2MHn9aveZjTyZ2lmuib8cky2YI5X_Yt5VfBghH/s1600/duterte-grand-rally.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Duterte rally Davao" border="0" class="img" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfOwm1zeINF7cgZ-tpYHBOsz_2SPILYK4xEuGpZ3_hdSM8dQP7Xfb0ql-PU-KaY_L4j08RlowR_KPezwwyj19T5RcAOqkuMBLvTrglBP2MHn9aveZjTyZ2lmuib8cky2YI5X_Yt5VfBghH/s640/duterte-grand-rally.JPG" title="Duterte rally Davao" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Duterte rally in Davao City. Photo Credit to the owner.</td></tr></tbody></table>Photos and livestream video of this grand event will be posted here once available.<br /><br />Meanwhile, check out the live feed from Twitter for Duterte: "Tagumpay ng Pagbabago"<br /><br /><center><a class="twitter-timeline" data-widget-id="728862051318145024" href="https://twitter.com/search?q=DUTERTE%20GRAND%20RALLY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tweets about DUTERTE GRAND RALLY</a><br /><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">DUTERTE GRAND RALLY 🇵🇭<br /><br />ctto <a href="https://t.co/tcdE9nIshh" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/tcdE9nIshh</a></div>— sc: princerovi (@princerovi) <a href="https://twitter.com/princerovi/status/728871595050143744" rel="nofollow">May 7, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">THE FINALE DUTERTE GRAND RALLY <br /><br />ctto <a href="https://t.co/4b2YNfCr1v" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/4b2YNfCr1v</a></div>— sc: princerovi (@princerovi) <a href="https://twitter.com/princerovi/status/728869821035761664" rel="nofollow">May 7, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />On Friday, Duterte’s spokesman Peter Laviña took to social media to hit the current administration and Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Mar Roxas for allegedly sabotaging the venue.<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/AVvXsEgu8xSrqYzJ0F27pt5fZxIAuOowhtVMTMxjFDF79uuNPc-5DEXgsXogFdeLlVAgSpkIFXpeU_o-geA9GXYM1aQcF8pVbor6xR_0A_H8OxPtW58mXYKv0KdI8vsYDv_9SXbaJ0xbMc_45egc/s1600/luneta-duterte-rally.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Duterte rally venue sabotage?" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8xSrqYzJ0F27pt5fZxIAuOowhtVMTMxjFDF79uuNPc-5DEXgsXogFdeLlVAgSpkIFXpeU_o-geA9GXYM1aQcF8pVbor6xR_0A_H8OxPtW58mXYKv0KdI8vsYDv_9SXbaJ0xbMc_45egc/s1600/luneta-duterte-rally.jpg" title="Duterte rally venue sabotage" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Duterte's miting de avance allegedly sabotage. Photo Credit: Facebook/Frank Villaroman</td></tr></tbody></table>“Noy and Mar are so petty. They brought in backhoes to dig up Luneta so it would not be of any use in our rally,” Laviña said on his Facebook account.<br /><br />Rizal Park officials said they were only removing the asphalt from the Burnham green of Rizal Park and have no intention of sabotaging or disrupting Duterte’s miting de avance.<br /><br />Dramatic campaign ends with scramble to stop Duterte<br /><br />Administration candidate Mar Roxas shocked supporters on Friday when he called for "unity" with Sen. Grace Poe, with whom he was statistically tied in the recent surveys. Though Poe said she would not drop her candidacy for Roxas but was open to a meeting.<br /><br />President Benigno Aquino claimed that Duterte had the makings of a dictator. In order to beat the mayor's 33% score in SWS polls, unity of Poe (with 22%) and Roxas (20%) camp is crucial.<br /><br />“The whole point is to get even two of them unite... then we have more than 40 percent,” Aquino said in an interview of ABS-CBN.</div>

Duterte's grand rally, miting de avance at Luneta livestream, photos

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List of Passers: 2015-2016 DepEd ALS A&E Exam Results

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">The Department of Education (DepEd) is expected to release results of the 2015-2016 Alternative Learning System Accreditation and Equivalency exam (ALS-A&E) in few months after the exam. The alphabetical list of passers for elementary and secondary are available on this page was announced online.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHiHPN6hpqCH7X7NNgCeuaEYdvRVisAIpWzcYFTKo5_NxX_mhkpyvG8K-ZDl0MtRFyRTX_-lqrn5froQgLR0fxvILTkHAe4Z5i-XlBQq6UjVgOVJirwq19MTTo_SMdDM1NDsiJArlnL9rK/s1600/ALS-ae-results-2015-2016.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="2015-2016 DepEd ALS A&E Exam Results" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHiHPN6hpqCH7X7NNgCeuaEYdvRVisAIpWzcYFTKo5_NxX_mhkpyvG8K-ZDl0MtRFyRTX_-lqrn5froQgLR0fxvILTkHAe4Z5i-XlBQq6UjVgOVJirwq19MTTo_SMdDM1NDsiJArlnL9rK/s1600/ALS-ae-results-2015-2016.jpg" title="2015-2016 DepEd ALS A&E Exam Results" /></a></div><br />The ALS A&E Test, formerly known as the Non-formal Education A&E Test, is a paper and pencil test designed to measure the competencies of those who have neither attended nor finished elementary or secondary education in the formal school system.<br /><br />Examinations were administered in 17 regions nationwide by the Bureau of Alternative Learning System (BALS) of DepEd on April 17, 2016 for wave 1 of exam (Regions I, II, III, IV-A, IV-B, V, NCR, and CAR) and April 24 for second wave of exam (Regions VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, Caraga, and ARMM).<br /><br />Tests for the extension centers such as rehabilitation, formation centers and BJMPs were conducted on April 16 and 23.<br /><br />Check out the respective ALS A&E results - list of passers for CY 2015 (check back for the updates):<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #0b5394;">Elementary Level</span></li><li><span style="color: #0b5394;">Secondary Level (A-D)</span></li><li><span style="color: #0b5394;">Secondary Level (E-N)</span></li><li><span style="color: #0b5394;">Secondary Level (O-Z)</span></li></ul><br />The April 2016 ALS A&E results are expected to be released in July to August 2016 (3 to 4 months after the exam).<br /><br />In 2014, a total of 84,785 successfully hurdled the exam nationwide. Results were announced in May 2015 or four months after the last day of scheduled examinations.<br /><br />The A&E registration, administration, and certification are provided free by DepEd. Passers of the ALS exam are given a certificate or diploma, signed by the DepEd secretary, certifying the passers’ competency as comparable to the graduates of the formal school system. Passers are qualified to enroll in secondary and post-secondary schools.<br /><br />Targets of the ALS are school drop-outs, those who have not attended the formal school system, homeschoolers, or others who have not finished basic education but are basically literate.<br /><br />Follow Us on our social media channels - Facebook and Twitter to receive updates about ALS A&E tests. Bookmark this page now or subscribe to our e-mail list.</div>

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List of Passers: April 2016 NAPOLCOM exam results

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Those awaiting results of April 24, 2016 National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) exam for the Philippine National Police (PNP) entrance and promotional examinations can find here the complete list of passers and top 20 as the commission is expected to release results in 2-3 months after the exam.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQMDbkUyHGur50y04DOqPSOdUVCQA_509_pR7q3SDJ42zShX6BI65WPrtTy7-J9CxoXSdw3nkKTRL3AhJI0vF3Dk0GBFjaxTqSG9DAHEq1Ga0cBfBpIBRPSv5qemXlndIQcgV89lYwPiJ5/s1600/napolcom-exam-results-april-2016.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="List of Passers: April 2016 NAPOLCOM exam results" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQMDbkUyHGur50y04DOqPSOdUVCQA_509_pR7q3SDJ42zShX6BI65WPrtTy7-J9CxoXSdw3nkKTRL3AhJI0vF3Dk0GBFjaxTqSG9DAHEq1Ga0cBfBpIBRPSv5qemXlndIQcgV89lYwPiJ5/s1600/napolcom-exam-results-april-2016.jpg" title="List of Passers: April 2016 NAPOLCOM exam results" /></a></div><br />NAPOLCOM administered the PNP entrace and promotional exam to a total of 42,848 examinees in designated testing centers nationwide.<br /><br /><b>Here are the full results of April 2016 NAPOLCOM exam</b> (Check back for the updates):<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #134f5c;">Superintendent</span></li><li><span style="color: #134f5c;">Police Inspector</span></li><li><span style="color: #134f5c;">Senior Police Officer</span></li><li><span style="color: #134f5c;">Police Officer</span></li><li><span style="color: #134f5c;">PNP Entrance</span></li><li><span style="color: #134f5c;">Top 20</span></li></ul><br />Interior and Local Government Secretary and NAPOLCOM Chairman Mel Senen S. Sarmiento said that 23,175 tried to hurdle the PNP entrance exam while 19,673 were distributed to the various promotional test categories which include Superintendent, Police Inspector, Senior Police Officer and Police Officer exam.<br /><br />NAPOLCOM Vice-Chairman and Executive Officer Atty. Rogelio T. Casurao said that a total of 2,487 out of the 23,175 examinees for the PNP entrance test and 3,653 out of the 19,673 police examinees for promotional tests took the examination in the National Capital Region (NCR) testing centers, namely, Fort Bonifacio High School, Benigno Aquino High School, Makati High School and Pitogo High School, all in Makati City.<br /><br />The three-hour entrance examination for PNP entrace covered questions on general information, verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning and logical reasoning; while the promotional examinations include general information, police administration and operations, and police customs and tradition/values and ethical standards.<br /><br /><b>Probable release date of NAPOLCOM PNP Entrace and Promotional exams</b><br /><br />The expected release of April 2016 NAPOLCOM exam results is after 2-3 months or anytime in June to July 2016.<br /><br />On April 26, 2015 examinations, results out online in more than 2 months or on July 7. Promotional police exams posted the highest passing rate in 24 years as 11,077 out of 21,650 or 51.16% of the examinees passed the tests. In the PNP entrance examination, a requirement for initial appointment to the rank of Police Officer 1 (PO1), only 2,110 or 16.33% of the 12,923 examinees passed.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the results of October 2015 NAPOLCOM exam were released in more than two months after the test. A total of 2,600 out of 14,860 examinees successfully hurdled the PNP entrance exam.<br /><br />Aside from online availability of results, the list of successful examinees will be posted also at the 7th floor, NAPOLCOM central office located at the DILG-NAPOLCOM Center, NAPOLCOM Bldg., Edsa Corner Quezon Avenue, West Triangle, Quezon City and at all 17 NAPOLCOM Regional Offices.<br /><br />NAPOLCOM said that individual reports of rating will be mailed to all examinees. Verification of test results is being entertained at the NAPOLCOM central office and its regional offices nationwide.<br /><br />The National Police Commission conducts two sets of police exam every year.<br /><br />The PNP ENTRANCE EXAMINATION is open to all Filipino citizens who possess the age, height and educational requirements as provided in the PNP Examination announcement and for Police Officers I (PO1) whose appointments are temporary for lack of appropriate eligibility.<br /><br />Same with the previous exams, The Summit Express will continue to update this page for the results exact release date. Like Us on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter to receive updates.</div>

List of Passers: April 2016 NAPOLCOM exam results

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