Metro-Manila
14 armed men arrested near Tondo school
MANILA - Police arrested at least 14 armed men near Almario Elementary School in Moriones, Tondo past 5 pm Monday.
In some Manila precincts, marking pens run dry
MANILA - Glitches with the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines are not the only problems experienced by the boards of election inspectors on Election Day.
'Under watch' Caloocan polls generally peaceful
MANILA -- Despite placing Caloocan City in six Metro Manila areas under watch, voting there so far is considered generally peaceful.
Inmates at New Bilibid vote for the first time
MANILA, Philippines – For the first time in history, inmates at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) were allowed to vote.
Commotion in Manila precinct as Erap casts vote
MANILA, Philippines – Photographers from various media outlets swarmed into the polling precinct in Manila and went beyond the area supposedly designated for media covering high profile personalities who are casting their votes.
Polls in Taguig open amid tense political rivalry
MANILA, Philippines – Polling precincts in Taguig City have opened as the Commission on Election (Comelec) is closely monitoring the area amid the tense political rivalry between the Cayetano and Tinga clans.
Thick PCOS thermal paper briefly delays voting
Election officers had to resolve a problem involving a thick thermal paper that was not accepted by the Precinct Count Optical Scan machine at the polling precinct in Rosauro Almario Elementary School in Manila. ABS-CBN Halalan2013, May 13, 2013
PCOS machine returns ballot four times
MANILA, Philippines – A Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machine at the P. Burgos Elementary School in Manila has malfunctioned, but voting continues as the Board of Election Inspectors (BEI) in the precinct waits for technical support.