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A member of the Philippine Army keeps watch outside a school used as a voting center during mid-term elections in Manila, Philippines on Monday. Pic: AP.

Philippine midterm vote ends with less violence

By AP News Mon, May 13, 2013 8:17PM UTC 0 Comment

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Less violence than usual and expected glitches in voting machines marked Monday’s congressional and local elections in the Philippines, which will gauge popular support for the president’s anti-corruption drive and other reforms. Elections Commission Chairman Sixto Brillantes said he expected turnout of 70 percent. More than 52 million voters registered to...

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Philippines: Despite glitches, voting goes smoothly in Gensan

By Edwin Espejo Mon, May 13, 2013 6:45PM UTC 0 Comment

Mayoral candidate Ronnel Rivera casting his vote.FOTO BY COCOY SEXCION

Long lines of voters trooped to the polling precincts here amid complaints of lost voters’ names and occasional blips in the function of precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines. Conduct of the elections here however was generally peaceful although charges and countercharges of harassment and vote-buying were hurled against each other by the two dominant...

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Filipino clans, celebrities dominate midterm polls

By AP News Mon, May 13, 2013 10:52AM UTC 0 Comment

A soldier keeps watch outside a school used as a voting center during mid-term elections in Manila, Philippines on Monday. Pic: AP.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — From Imelda Marcos to Manny Pacquiao, familiar names of political clans and celebrities dominated the ballots in the Philippines’ congressional and local elections Monday, making them a contest of popularity first and reform second. Despite scattered killings and fears of fraud, the polls were expected to be relatively peaceful after authorities...

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Again seeking office, Imelda Marcos ensures dynasty lives

By AP News Fri, May 10, 2013 3:31PM UTC 0 Comment

Former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos shows newspaper reports about her inside a gallery of the Marcoses in Batac, Ilocos Norte province, northern Philippines. Pic: AP.

MARCOS, Philippines (AP) — Twenty-seven years after her dictator husband was ousted by a public revolt, Imelda Marcos has emerged as the Philippines’ ultimate political survivor: She was back on the campaign trail this week, dazzling voters with her bouffant hairstyle, oversized jewelry and big talk in a bid to keep her seat in Congress....

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5 bodies recovered from Philippine volcano

By AP News Thu, May 09, 2013 6:04PM UTC 0 Comment

Mayon volcano erupted on Tuesday. Pic: AP.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine disaster officials say the bodies of four Europeans and their Filipino guide who were killed by rocks in a volcanic eruption early this week have been brought down from Mount Mayon. Albay provincial disaster officer Jukes Nunez says soldiers in a helicopter on Thursday carried the body of Filipino Jerome...

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