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.