Large tornado hits south of Oklahoma City, two dead
One of the three houses that was splintered by the tornado that struck an area south of Oklahoma City on Monday.(Photo screengrab from Reuters’ video) A large and violent tornado hit an area south of...
View ArticleWestbrook scores 35, Thunder power past Spurs
Tuesday, May 10, 2016May 10, 2016; San Antonio, TX, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook (0) drives to the basket past San Antonio Spurs small forward Kawhi Leonard (2) in game five...
View ArticlePNP, COMELEC: Election in Tarlac, generally peaceful and speedy
TARLAC, Philippines — Generally peaceful and speedy. This is the assessment of Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and Philippine National Police (PNP) Tarlac on the recently held election last Monday....
View ArticleAngeles City Police dismissed after vote buying suspects escape
ANGELES, Pampanga — PSupt. Rolando M. Dorojo of Police Station 5 in Angeles City was discharged from post after letting two vote-buying suspects escaped. According to the report of Police Regional...
View ArticleMasbate to announce winning candidates today
MASBATE, Philippines — The Masbate Provincial Board of Canvassers is ready to proclaim the winning candidates at the provincial level this afternoon, May 11. The latest results from PBOC for the...
View ArticleInday Sara, Pulong Duterte, proclaimed mayor and vice mayor in Davao
Atty. Sweetheart de Vera (left) and Atty. Carpio (right) receives the Certificate of Canvas for Pulong Duterte and Inday Sara Duterte as vice mayor and mayor respectively at the Davao Canvassing...
View ArticleAFP welcomes release of 4 Indonesian hostages
Google Map: Jolo, Sulu At about 2 PM today the Local Government in Jolo, Sulu turned over to the AFP’s Joint Task Force Sulu the four remaining Indonesian hostages who were earlier kidnapped off the...
View ArticleDuterte, Marcos, still leading overseas voting
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte (L) and Sen. Bongbong Marcos (R). Canvassing in most countries around the world is almost over and soon the total overseas count for this year’s election will be...
View ArticleAES Watch calls this year’s polls as the worst
Election watchdog AES Watch is in dismay over a number of glitches in the vote counting machines (VCM) during Monday’s national elections. Among the reported problems are discrepancies in the results;...
View ArticleSpecial permit, to last until today -LTFRB
DILIMAN, Quezon City — Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) reminds operators, drivers and the public as well that the effectivity of special permit is until today only. LTFRB...
View ArticleMore than 100 policemen deployed in Mindanao during election, returns to...
Members of the Regional Public Safety Battalion of the Police Regional Office 4A who were deployed in Mindanao to secure voters and teachers during election. LAGUNA, Philippines — All 112 members of...
View ArticleMayor Rodrigo Duterte urged to prioritize 13 million OFWs
The are about 13 million Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) working in various countries across the globe hoping to give their families a better life. One of them is Richard, a lineman in United Kingdom....
View ArticleSen. Alan Peter Cayetano concedes to Cong. Leni Robredo
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano has formally conceded to Congresswoman Leni Robredo. Cayetano said, since 96% of the total votes for the vice presidential race has already been canvassed, he is...
View ArticleMuntinlupa City Cong-elect Ruffy Biazon asks Sandiganbayan for dismissal of...
Congressman-elect Ruffy Biazon MUNTINLUPA CITY, Philippines — Muntinlupa City Congressman-elect Ruffy Biazon has filed a motion at the Sandiganbayan seeking dismissal of the case filed against him by...
View ArticleMotorists criticize awkward location of a traffic light
QUEZON CITY, Philippines — At a glance, there seems nothing wrong with the traffic lights at the intersection of Quezon Avenue and Araneta Avenue. But a closer look will show one that is poorly...
View ArticlePNP to intensively monitor special elections in more than 50 clustered precints
CAMP CRAME, Quezon City — The Philippine National Police (PNP) is all set for the scheduled special elections in 50 clustered precincts in some provinces on May 14. PNP PIO Chief PCSupt. Wilben Mayor...
View ArticleMalacañang rejects allegations of election fraud
Communications Secretary Herminio ‘Sonny’ Coloma. Malacañang believes in the integrity of the elections and the ability of the Commission on Elections to conduct transparent and clean elections. This...
View ArticleCOCs and ERs from Ifugao, Batanes and Zambales, delivered to Senate without...
Election returns and Certificate of Canvass placed inside an ordinary box. Certificates of canvass from different provinces continue to arrive at Senate. Among those that arrived today were the...
View ArticlePhilippines’ cash-strapped cops cheer new crime-buster president
Thursday, May 12, 2016Members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) stand guard beside their mobile patrol along a main street of metro Manila in the Philippines May 12, 2016. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco...
View ArticleU.S. congratulates Philippines’ Duterte, wants to deepen ties
A resident talks on her mobile phone beside a huge election campaign poster of leading presidential candidate Rodrigo ”Digong” Duterte in Davao city, southern Philippines, May 11, 2016.REUTERS/ERIK DE...
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