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MANILA, Philippines — Election watchdog Kontra Daya has cautioned against the possibility of the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections turning into a “hotbed for both traditional and electronic means of electoral fraud" due to long-standing issues with transparency in the polls.
Camp BGen Vicente P Lim, Calamba City – Frontliners and key stakeholders involved in the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Bayan Elections 2023 gathered at the Nationwide Peace Assembly coinciding with the Monday Flag Raising Ceremony held at PRO4A Kiosk, this camp.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 18) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday said the distribution of paraphernalia for the coming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) is nearly complete, and the poll body is working to have all materials delivered by Oct. 20.
Good day. Here are the stories for The Manila Times for Thursday, October 19, 2023.
Two days before the start of the official campaign period for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, a candidate for village council member or kagawad was gunned down in the town of Bucay in Abra. Catalino Turalba Sr. was on a motorcycle with his son on their way to their barangay on Tuesday morning when two men on another motorcycle tailed them and opened fire. Turalba died in a hospital. His assailants are at large.
MANILA, Philippines — As the campaign period begins today, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) warned candidates in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) against engaging in vote buying and other poll offenses.
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has approved the transfer of seven “incompetent” officials of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth).
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections has approved the request of Health Secretary Ted Herbosa to reassign seven Philippine Health Insurance Corporation officials due to "loss of confidence."