Rotating brownouts to resume in N. Cotabato
Friday, May 17, 2013 - 02:15 a.m.KIDAPAWAN CITY -- The rotating brownouts in North Cotabato province resumes today, Friday, four days after the May 13 elections, an official of the Cotabato Electric Cooperative (Cotelco) said.
Cotelco general manager Godofredo Homez said their advisory on load curtailment for North Cotabato came from the National Power Corporation (Napocor).
Fuentes is new South Cotabato guv
Friday, May 17, 2013 - 02:14 a.m.KORONADAL CITY -- South Cotabato Representative Daisy Avance Fuentes (second district) won the hotly contested gubernatorial race, returning to the post she held for nine years from 2001 to 2010.
Duque Kadatuan, Commission on Elections (Comelec) provincial supervisor, proclaimed Fuentes winner at around 11:30 a.m. in a three-cornered gubernatorial derby involving incumbent Governor Arthur Pingoy Jr. and former Koronadal City mayor Fernando Miguel.
Drug suspect denies charges
Friday, May 17, 2013 - 02:13 a.m.A SUSPECTED drug pusher, whose brother was killed in a shootout with police authorities in April 11, denied Thursday charges filed against him before the Regional Trial Court (RTC).
The accused, Dioscoro Cabrera Borja, alias Jojo, of Toril in Davao City, was earlier charged with violation of Republic Act 9165 or The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 and Republic Act 8294 or The Illegal Possession of Firearms, Ammunition or Explosives.
Young man faces raps for stealing
Friday, May 17, 2013 - 02:13 a.m.POLICE filed charges before the City Prosecutor’s Office (CPO) on Thursday against a 22-year-old man who stole some items in Gaisano Super Mall at corner Mc Arthur Highway and Saavedra Street in Toril in Davao City.
Charged with violation of Article 308 (Shoplifting/Theft) under the Revised Penal Code was Mark Pastor, 22, resident of Marapangi 3 in Toril in Davao City.
Crucial special polls in Compostela today
Friday, May 17, 2013 - 02:12 a.m.A SPECIAL election for voters in clustered precinct no. 22 at Gabi Elementary School in Barangay Gabi, Compostela Valley province is set today to determine the winner in the hotly-contested mayoralty post there.
Provincial election officer lawyer Jennifer Ancla, in a text message, Thursday said all 808 ballots have been accounted for and they are set to conduct the voting process starting around 7 a.m.
Uy, Zamora proclaimed ComVal execs
Friday, May 17, 2013 - 02:12 a.m.PROVINCIAL Board of Canvassers (PBOC) for Compostela Valley Province chair Lawyer Jennifer Ancla proclaimed the winners of the May 13 midterm elections in the province.
Ancla, in a phone interview with Sun.Star Davao Thursday, said gubernatorial candidate Arturo Uy and vice gubernatorial bet Manuel Zamora were already proclaimed winners.
Man shot dead
Friday, May 17, 2013 - 02:11 a.m.A 49-YEAR-OLD man was gunned down by two suspects inside his house at Rosemarie St., Barangay Tomas Monteverde, Agdao, Davao City around 6:10 p.m. Wednesday
The victim was identified as Dominador Tubosa Canadalla, alias Dodong Pilay.
Bian changes mind
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 09:28 p.m.JOJI Ilagan-Bian renewed her fight with rival reelectionist Representative Mylene Garcia for the second district of Davao City after citing irregularity in the canvassing of votes at the City Council.
Bian's supporters numbering around 200 trooped to the City Council building Wednesday morning to show their support to the businesswoman-turned politician.
Karlo thanks supporters
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 09:28 p.m.FIRST district Representative Karlo Nograles thanked Wednesday his constituents for their continuing and overwhelming support, saying he feels humbled by the experience.
"We will never forget this overwhelming mandate that the people of the first district of Davao City has given us and so I hope we will able to do what we can to perform as much as we can in order to meet the expectations of the people," Nograles told reporters at the City Council building Wednesday.
Girl killed, mother hurt in blast
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 09:27 p.m.KIDAPAWAN CITY -- A seven-month old girl died while his mother was wounded when a grenade exploded along Malvar Street in Poblacion, Kabacan in North Cotabato, around 2:45 a.m., Wednesday, police reports said.
Inspector Tirso Pascual, of the Kabacan PNP, identified the fatality as Chelzy Jane Buisan Eliarda, seven months old, and the wounded as Sohaina Buisan Eliarda, both residents of Malvar St., Poblacion.
3 face raps for stealing cop's bag
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 09:27 p.m.THREE men are facing charges before the Regional Trial Court for stealing a belt bag of a police officer.
Charged with theft of the Revised Penal Code were Vin Ombac Sacedor, 18, a construction worker; John Crosinto Ombac, 18, fisherman; and Richard De Guzman Ayo, 27, all residents of Barangay 76-A Bucana in Davao City. The three were arrested last May 5.
Man faces raps for alleged black propaganda
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 09:26 p.m.A BEACH watcher was charged on Tuesday before the City Prosecution Office (CPO) for allegedly distributing black propaganda letters when election campaign was officially over.
Charged with violation of Section 3 (Act Provides Election Propaganda) of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Resolution 9615 or "The Fair Election Act" was Danito Tesiorna Concon, 51, resident of Zone 1 at Kilometer 13 in Panacan in Davao City.
2 charged for attempted homecide
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 09:26 p.m.POLICE file charges Wednesday before the City Prosecution Office (CPO) against two men for attempted homicide.
Charged were Ruel Delima Resuento, 19, a driver; and Alfredo Delima Resuento, 24, carpenter, both residents of Matina Aplaya.
Davao City: A microcosm of country’s voting populace
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 09:26 p.m.DAVAO -- With 486,752 who actually voted according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) website, Davao City has once again shown itself as a gauge of how the whole Philippines votes, as the surprising number one slot of Grace Poe in the national canvassing is likewise reflected in the city tally.
It’s not what many will call the intelligent vote, but it approximates the vote of the whole country.
Bian, Bonguyan concede
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 11:51 p.m.INDEPENDENT candidate Joji Ilagan-Bian conceded defeat to her rival, reelectionist Representative Mylene Garcia-Albano, for the second congressional district of Davao City.
For the first district, Hugong sa Tawong Lungsod candidate Luis Bonguyan also conceded to reelectionist Representative Karlo Alexei Nograles, whom he continued to trail by half the votes on Tuesday.
91 precincts can't transmit, canvassing suspended
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 11:50 p.m.CANVASSING was suspended for four hours on Tuesday after a delay in the transmission on election results from 91 voting precincts in Davao City.
The Board of Canvassers (BOC) resumed its canvassing at 9 a.m., but BOC chair lawyer Aimee Ampoloquio had to call for a recess because of the problem on the transmission of election results.
Councilor willing to work for Duterte
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 11:49 p.m.COUNCILOR Melchor Quitain said on Tuesday he is open to the possibility of working for winning mayoralty candidate Rodrigo Duterte at the executive department should the latter decide to get his services.
"He is in the best position to tell us on how much good I can do, or which office I can do more good," Quitain said.
Cleanup of campaign materials starts
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 11:49 p.m.AN OFFICIAL of the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) said they will begin today, Wednesday, the cleanup of campaign materials in Davao City.
Cenro chief lawyer Joseph Dominic Felizarata said they are expecting an increase in the daily average volume of waste with the cleanup drive.
Davao gets 3 new fire trucks
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 11:48 p.m.THREE brand new German-made fire trucks arrived at the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) a day before the 2013 elections.
Inspector Rodolfo Alocelja of the BFP's Investigation and Intelligence Section (IIS), said the new fire trucks are part of the modernization project of the late Secretary Jesse Robredo of Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).
Duterte vows more time with constituents
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 11:47 p.m.DAVAO CITY (Updated) -- Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte vowed to devote his time to the people once he sits anew as the city's highest official.
Duterte already got 419,691 votes, while his runningmate and son, Paolo, got 387,359 votes, partial and official results posted on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) showed as of 4:25 p.m. Wednesday, May 15. The father-and-son tandem runs opposed.
Woman faces estafa raps
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 11:47 p.m.A 25-YEAR-OLD woman is facing charges before the Regional Trial Court for using a counterfeit bill to pay a hospital pharmacy in Davao City.
Charged with attempted estafa through the use of counterfeit currency note under Revised Penal Code is Serhani Guibarmandi, a resident of Rizal Street in Crossing Bayabas, Toril in Davao City.
Traffic men 'not involved in vote buying'
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 11:46 p.m.THE Police Regional Office (PRO) denied on Tuesday accusations of a rebels group against seven traffic personnel allegedly buying votes.
The seven who were identified as Edgardo Butad, Vincent Dela Torre, Abdul Azis Ali Jr., Erald James Cajeras Sr., Rusalito Caranguit, Edmond Trinidad, and Ariel Carbude are members of the Traffic Management Group.
70-75% voter turnout in region
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 11:46 p.m.THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) estimated a voting turnout of between 70 and 75 percent in Davao Region of the 2.6 million voting populace.
Comelec regional director Wilfred Jay Balisado said on Tuesday the expected turnout is considerably high for a midterm election, but could have been higher except for several factors.
Special election set in ComVal
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 11:46 p.m.THE polling center in Compostela, Compostela Valley province that experienced failure of election Monday will have a special election sometime this week.
Commission on Elections regional director lawyer Wilfred Jay Balisado said they are set to conduct a special election in the polling precincts in Gabi Elementary School as more than 800 ballots were interchanged with the ballots that were meant for a barangay in Baguio City.
Blast mars polls, wounds 4
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 01:30 a.m.A GRENADE explosion marred Monday the midterm elections in Marawi City in Lanao del Sur, wounding four people, a military official said.
Brigadier General Daniel Lucero, commander of the Philippine Army's 1st Infantry Division, identified the victims as Lopito Salic, Sinumbai Bangon, Jaber Pagayocan, and Abdullah Pagayocan.
It's a women's race
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 01:29 a.m.WHAT could have been an unexciting election in Davao City took a lively turn with the battle of two women in the second congressional district.
Joji Ilagan-Bian, running for the third time as a congresswoman for the city's second district, in an interview, said she is confident that the voters have favored her candidacy over incumbent Representative Mylene Garcia.
Win or lose, bets vow service
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 01:29 a.m.DAVAO City's first congressional candidates both vowed to continue serving the public regardless of the poll results, through livelihood and medical programs.
Former vice mayor Luis Bonguyan and Re-electionist Karlo Nograles cast their votes at the University of Southeastern Philippines and Teodoro Palma Gil Elementary School, respectively, on Monday.
Voters flood social networks with inked fingers
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 01:19 a.m.NETIZENS proudly sported their dirty fingers on social networking sites immediately after they voted.
While TV, radio and the Internet reported news on defective Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines, missing names, and long queues, photos of inked index fingers flooded social networking sites Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
18 armed men nabbed
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 01:18 a.m.AUTHORITIES arrested 18 men and seized six high-powered firearms at a checkpoint in Malita town in Davao del Sur on Sunday evening.
Superintendent Cesario Dukiling, Davao del Sur Provincial Police Office's Operations Division (DSPPO-OD) chief, in a text message, identified the 18 men as Abunaif Omar Alam, Wahab Sarno Daban, Motalib Dula Gani, Junjet Sansawe, Musa Ampunga, Mervic Ayot, Willie Baguil, Benjie Abubakar, Jerwin Guindulan, Helvin Reyes, Alhacer Turao, Mohammadjed Sapac, Hari Daban Sapak, Limboy Da-aw, Ricky Saguidan, Zemar Jul, Ryan Saripa, and Jabar Eraham, all residents of Davao del Sur.
Driver charged for stealing fertilizer
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 01:18 a.m.CHARGES were filed before the City Prosecution Office (CPO) against a driver for stealing sacks of potash fertilizers from his employer.
Senior Police Officer 1 Alfredo Heliane, Sasa Police Station investigator, identified the suspect as Remy Melgo Madridando, 39, a company truck driver of the Mars Agri Venture and Commodities, resident of Padada in Davao del Sur.
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