Jailed opposition senatorial candidate, and former navy gunner Antonio Trillanes (center), is proclaimed the 11th senator by Commission on Elections chair Benjamin Abalos (right) and Ressurreccion Borra during a ceremony Friday in Manila. (AP photo)
MANILA -- Detained coup suspect Navy Lieutenant Senior Grade Antonio Trillanes IV was proclaimed senator on Friday by the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
With 11,138,067 votes, Trillanes was declared the 11th winner in the race for 12 Senate seats during the mid-term elections last May 14.
CEBU CITY -- With hopes to reconcile Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia and Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña, Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal is calling for a one-month ceasefire between the two before he mediates to help resolve their conflicts.
MANILA -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), announced Friday that it has ruled out special elections in Maguindanao after local candidates were able to prove that polls took place in the province.
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Government troops searching for abducted Fr. Giancarlo Bossi in Zamboanga Sibugay Province have "invited" some people who they believed could help in the early recovery of the Italian priest.
