Third barangay aspirant killed in N. Mindanao
POLITICAL violence claimed the life of another barangay candidate in Northern Mindanao, this time in Talakag town, Bukidnon province late last Sunday evening. (more)
Vote-buying, fights spoiling twin polls
VOTE-buying and unfair election practices marked the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections in several areas in Northern Mindanao, though officials said the twin polls had been orderly and generally peaceful. (more)
PaDayon drafts list for village, youth polls
THE incoming synchronized barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan election on October 29 is supposed to be “non-partisan” however a local political party is now preparing for its own list of candidates in each barangays. (more)
Lanao Norte still without a lawmaker
ILIGAN CITY– Three months after the May 14, 2007 elections, the First District of Lanao del Norte is still without a representative because a poll controversy has yet to be resolved. (more)
Opposition to block bill delaying SK, barangay polls
THE opposition and its allies vowed to block at least five bills that seek to postpone the barangay and youth council elections this October, said Representative Rufus Rodriguez (2nd district, Cagayan de Oro). (more)
Church miffed on Bedol case
THE Archdiocese of Cagayan Wednesday voiced its strong disappointment with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) ruling on controversial Maguindanao election supervisor Lintang Bedol, saying the penalties he received “weren’t enough.” (more)
Comelec registers 14T new voters
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Cagayan de Oro Monday ended their registration of new voters with a total of about 14,000 new voters in preparation for the coming synchronized barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections this October 2007. (more)
City’s youths miss poll body’s deadline
THE disorderly barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) special registration ended Sunday evening, leaving a number of angry would-be registrants unable to beat the 7 p.m. deadline. (more)
Voters seek extension of Comelec registration
DESPITE how the Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Cagayan de Oro led by lawyer Stalin Baguio already started giving out priority numbers as early as 2 a.m. to 3 a.m., still a number of voter applicants were not registered Friday and are now calling for an extension. (more)
Group claims barangay execs cornering voters
WITH the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Cagayan de Oro seems to be open on an almost 24-hour basis for new registrants, a local civil society group is crying foul on how barangay officials are already “cornering” these voter applicants. (more)
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