HEADLINES
Angry teachers demand release of poll pay
abs-cbnNEWS.com (11/5/2007 10:18:32 PM)
Teachers in Davao del Sur staged a protest Monday over the unpaid portion of their allowances which they were supposed to get after serving as members of the Board of Election Tellers (BET) during the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections last week.
6 teeners drown in Iloilo resort
abs-cbnNEWS.com (11/5/2007 2:37:16 PM)
Six teenagers, including three Sanggunian Kabataan (SK) officials, are dead after drowning at a beach resort in Carles, Iloilo Sunday afternoon.
QC cops to file raps vs Payatas poll violators
abs-cbnNEWS.com (11/5/2007 5:37:17 PM)
Police are preparing to file charges against seven people who allegedly initiated the destruction of poll documents during the canvassing of ballots for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in Payatas, Quezon City last week.
Abalos's brother faces charges of electoral fraud
abs-cbnNEWS.com (11/5/2007 3:08:00 PM)
The elder brother of Benjamin Abalos Sr., former chairman of the Commission on Elections, is facing charges of electoral fraud after his defeated political rival in barangay election filed a complaint against him before a local poll office in Mandaluyong City Monday.
Barangay, SK polls ended with varying results
abs-cbnNEWS.com 10/31/2007 1:17:55 AM
The canvassing of results of Monday’s synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls concluded with various results in different regions of the nation.
COMELEC to ARMM cop chief: Arrest Bedol in 24 hrs or else...
abs-cbnNEWS.com 10/30/2007 5:23:38 PM
The Commission on Elections COMELEC has set a 24-hour deadline for police in the Autonomous Region for Muslims in Mindanao to arrest Maguindanao poll chief Lintang Bedol, who has been accused by the opposition of rigging the senatorial elections in favor of the administration in the province.
PPCRV hits nomination of Erap pals for COMELEC
abs-cbnNEWS.com 10/30/2007 4:57:31 PM
The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting PPCRV raised suspicions over the inclusion of two persons closely connected to former president Joseph Estrada on the list of nominees for the Commission on Elections’ vacant posts.
PPCRV: Arson emerging trend in poll violence
abs-cbnNEWS.com 10/30/2007 1:00:30 PM
The leader of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting PPCRV said Tuesday that arson has become an emerging trend in incidents of poll-related violence and the rigging of election results.
Road mishap kills teacher who served in the polls
abs-cbnNEWS.com 10/30/2007 7:17:06 PM
A teacher who served in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections died in a road accident early morning Tuesday in Cauayan City in Isabela province.
Elected village chiefs, watchman slain in provinces
abs-cbnNEWS.com 10/30/2007 12:06:46 PM
Three elected village chairmen and a watchman were killed in separate incidents in the provinces as police continued to receive reports of election-related violence a day after the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls, radio dzMM reported Tuesday.
COMELEC says failure of elections in 69 Sulu villages
abs-cbnNEWS.com 10/30/2007 9:43:20 AM
The Commission on Elections declared a failure of elections in 69 villages in Sulu province due to political tension and the non-appearance of COMELEC personnel during Monday’s barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections.
Village polls become prep work for 2010 race
abs-cbnNEWS.com 10/30/2007 3:03:18 AM
For all intents and purposes, the Commission on Elections banned national, provincial and municipal officials from supporting politicians who took part in Monday's barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections.
PNP says village, SK polls 'most peaceful'
abs-cbnNEWS.com 10/30/2007 12:40:43 AM
The Philippine National Police on Monday said that the just-concluded barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections have been generally peaceful compared to the 2002 polls.
COMELEC reports 70%-80% voter turnout
abs-cbnNEWS.com 10/29/2007 9:58:46 PM
The Commission on Elections COMELEC said there was a 70-80 percent turnout of voters for Monday’s barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections.
COMELEC: Barangay, SK polls 'generally peaceful'
abs-cbnNEWS.com 10/29/2007 5:50:27 PM
The Commission on Elections on Monday declared the conduct of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections as "generally peaceful" amid hundreds of incidents of poll-related violence nationwide.
Borra bares list of COMELEC nominees
abs-cbnNEWS.com 10/29/2007 5:18:37 PM
The Commission on Elections on Monday announced the list of nominees for the COMELEC's vacant posts for chairman and commissioner.
Erap casts first vote as free man
abs-cbnNEWS.com 10/29/2007 3:44:34 PM
Former president Joseph Estrada cast his first vote as a free man in an elementary school in San Juan City Monday afternoon.
PNP: Barangay, SK polls 'uneventful'
abs-cbnNEWS.com 10/29/2007 1:57:26 PM
Police on Monday said the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan SK elections remained "uneventful" even as authorities continued to receive reports of electioneering, vote buying and delays in the delivery of poll documents.
PNP sees 30% rise in election violence
abs-cbnNEWS.com 10/29/2007 11:31:49 AM
The Philippine National Police said it is expecting a 30 percent increase in incidents of election-related violence on Monday as 51 million voters are expected to cast their votes for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan SK elections. Read more...
Barangay chairman survives ambush in Basilan
A barangay chairman seeking re-election in Basilan survived an ambush in Barangay Manguso, Akbar in Basilan Monday, radio dzMM reported.
abs-cbnNEWS.com 10/29/2007 11:40:06 AM
President Arroyo casts vote in Lubao
abs-cbnNEWS.com 10/29/2007 10:40:32 AM
President Arroyo went to her hometown of Lubao, Pampanga Monday morning to cast her vote for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan SK elections. Read more...
Two village chiefs survive slay attempts
abs-cbnNEWS.com 10/29/2007 9:59:27 AM
Two village chairmen seeking reelection survived attempts to kill them on the eve of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections Sunday.
Six poll precincts torched in N. Ecija
abs-cbnNEWS.com 10/29/2007 9:00:27 AM
Six classrooms in Pantabangan town in Nueva Ecija were torched before dawn Monday ahead of the opening of precincts for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan SK elections.
NCRPO: Poll opening 'relatively peaceful'
abs-cbnNEWS.com 10/29/2007 10:29:27 AM
The opening of barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in Metro Manila was relatively peaceful with only minor reports of violence, police said Monday.
Security up as bets rush for village, youth polls
abs-cbnNEWS.com 10/29/2007 3:05:35 AM
Police and military forces went on their highest starting Sunday for Monday's synchronized barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan SK elections amid threats of violence from warring politicans and violations of poll regulations. Read more...
PNP trains eyes on 21 Metro 'hotspots'
abs-cbnNEWS.com 10/29/2007 2:37:26 AM
The Philippine National Police on Sunday deployed 5,000 officers to monitor 21 barangays considered as election hotspots in Metro Manila.
Mindanao suffers from blackout on eve of polls
abs-cbnNEWS.com 10/29/2007 3:23:56 AM
Power was cut off in several provinces in Mindanao Sunday, the eve of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections
Arroyo to Pinoys: Go out and vote
abs-cbnNEWS.com 10/29/2007 12:03:37 AM
President Arroyo on Sunday called on all registered Filipino voters to exercise their constitutional right by going to polling stations Monday to elect their barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan leaders.
COMELEC: Voters can prevent poll fraud
abs-cbnNEWS.com 10/28/2007 9:24:07 PM
The Commission on Elections on Sunday issued last-minute instructions and advisories to voters to prevent incidents of poll fraud for Monday's synchronized barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections.
PNP lists 30 cases of poll violence
abs-cbnNEWS.com 10/28/2007 6:19:47 PM
The Philippine National Police on Sunday said it has recorded 30 incidents of election-related violence since Friday, with the latest being an attack on the sister of a Sangguniang Kabataan candidate in Basilan province.
Two die, 4 hurt as polls close
abs-cbnNEWS.com 10/30/2007 3:08:50 AM
Several election-related incidents of violence, including two deaths, marked the end of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in the provinces Monday even as authorities declared the conduct of the polls as generally peaceful.
Cadiz cops net 44 liquor ban violators
abs-cbnNEWS.com 10/29/2007 7:50:36 PM
Police in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental arrested 44 people who allegedly violated the Commission on Elections' liquor ban for the synchronized barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls Monday.
Three held for ambush try on Abra village chief
abs-cbnNEWS.com 10/29/2007 6:01:55 PM
Three of the six gunmen allegedly involved in the assassination attempt on a barangay chairman Sunday night were arrested by police Monday afternoon in Abra.
