Unopposed barangay chair bet in Abra dies before victory
BAGUIO CITY — In Tineg town, Abra an unopposed candidate for Barangay chairman succumbed to cardiac arrest before the election began Monday morning in Barangay Lanec.
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Time to vote: All systems go for BSKE
MANILA, Philippines — All roads lead to polling precincts today with the scheduled barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) pushing through nationwide.
Comelec chief to visit Abra to verify massive BSKE candidacy withdrawal reports
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 27) — Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia said he will personally visit Abra province to verify reports of massive withdrawal of candidacies for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE).
More bets withdraw from Abra BSKE
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines —More candidates in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) in Abra have reportedly withdrawn from the race, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
BSKE: 361 areas considered election hotspots
MANILA, Philippines — Over a hundred more areas nationwide were declared as “hotspots” a week away from the Oct. 30 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE).
EDITORIAL - Gauge of integrity
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.
Abra village council bet gunned down
A candidate for kagawad (village councilor) in barangay Bangbangcag, Bucay, Abra, was shot dead by motorcycle-riding gunmen 8:20 Tuesday morning at sitio Nagpasinan, Bangbangcag, also in Bucay.The latest fatality in the already tense situation in Bucay and nearby towns in the northern province ahead of the barangay and SK elections on October 30 was identified as Catalino M. Turalba Sr.Together with his son and namesake, Turalba was on board blue Motorstar 110cc motorcycle heading towards their village when two still-unidentified gunmen on board a black Pinoy motorcycle tailed them and shot the candidate twice using a pistol.The victim was rushed to St. Therese Hospital in Talogtog, Dolores town in Abra and died there, said Corporal Vicsyd D.
EDITORIAL - Pressured to withdraw
After several postponements that the Supreme Court officially ruled to be unconstitutional, the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections are finally pushing through this Oct. 30. As in other electoral exercises, there are high hopes for change through the BSKE.