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Comelec sa mga bagong opisyal ng BSK: Sundin ang 3 mahalagang requirements bago umupo sa pwesto

Venus L Peñaflor
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Comelec sa mga bagong opisyal ng BSK: Sundin ang 3 mahalagang requirements bago umupo sa pwesto

Hindi sapat ang pagkapanalo sa Barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) na may pinakamataas na bilang ng mga boto, kailangan pa ring tuparin ang ilang rekisitos bago maupo sa pwesto, ayon sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) noong Lunes.

“Para sa lahat ng mga nanalo, may tatlong kinakailangan bago maupo. Una, ang proklamasyon na isasagawa ng Comelec, pangalawa, ang Oath of Office, at pangatlo, ang pagtanggap ng tungkulin. Pagkatapos nito, maaari nang umupo ang kandidato,” ayon kay Comelec spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco.

Sa kabilang banda, ipinagbilin ni Laudiangco na huwag munang iproklama ang mga nanalong kandidato na may mga kasong disqualification na nakabinbin.

“If they get the most votes, the proclamation will be suspended until the Comelec issues an order. This is to ensure that their cases will not be ignored in the event that they are proclaimed even if they are disqualified. This is not a disadvantage but just a process of the law that allows the case to be resolved. If the case is dismissed, the order is lifted. If the case becomes final, he/she will be disqualified even if he/she got the most votes,” dagdag pa ni Laudiangco.

Batay sa datos ng Comelec, may 220 na kasong isinampa para sa illegal campaigning at premature campaigning. May 27 kaso din ng vote buying.

Maaaring maghain ng mga kasong disqualification hanggang bago ang proklamasyon ng isang kandidato. Ngunit para sa mga kasong may kinalaman sa eleksyon, may limang taon ang Comelec para maghain ng kriminal na kaso sa Regional Trial Court.

May kabuuang 672,016 na mga puwesto sa barangay at kabataan ang napunuan sa mga botohan noong Lunes—42,007 bawat isa para sa mga opisyal ng barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan at 294,007 bawat isa para sa mga miyembro ng kagawad sa barangay at SK kagawad.

Ayon sa mga datos, mayroong 67.8 milyong rehistradong botante para sa botohan sa nayon habang ang mga rehistradong kabataang botante ay umabot sa 23.2 milyon. Ang pagboto ay nagsimula ng 7:00 ng umaga at natapos ng 3:00 ng hapon.

Israeli forces clash with Hamas in northern Gaza; 800,000 Palestinians flee south

Venus L Peñaflor
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Israeli forces clash with Hamas in northern Gaza; 800,000 Palestinians flee south

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip. Israeli troops clashed with Hamas militants in northern Gaza, focusing on underground facilities, while around 800,000 Palestinians sought refuge to the south amid relentless Israeli airstrikes.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, inspired by the successful rescue of a captive held by Hamas, rejected cease-fire calls and vowed to dismantle Hamas’ rule in Gaza following a violent October 7 attack.

Over half of Gaza’s 2.3 million residents have been displaced, taking shelter in crowded U.N. schools and hospitals. UNRWA reports nearly 672,000 Palestinians in its facilities, far beyond capacity, and its staff has suffered 64 casualties.

The conflict threatens broader violence in the region, with Israel and Hezbollah trading fire on the Lebanon border, and Israel and the U.S. targeting Iran-linked sites in Syria. The military reported intercepting drones and missiles near its borders.

In the West Bank, Israeli forces demolished the vacant home of a senior Hamas official.

Israeli military spokesperson Jonathan Conricus highlighted efforts to target Hamas infrastructure, but casualties are rising as fighting enters residential areas.

Netanyahu rejected a cease-fire, emphasizing that such calls amount to surrender to Hamas. He has reiterated his commitment to neutralize Hamas’ capacity to govern Gaza and to eliminate any threat to Israel, following the violent episode on October 7 that triggered the conflict.

The conflict has taken a severe toll, with over 8,500 Palestinians and 1,400 Israelis killed. Special forces successfully rescued one captive, while Hamas released four hostages.

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens, with damaged hospitals and scarce supplies. Israel has allowed some aid to enter, but it remains inadequate.

Israel reported reopening water lines, but challenges persist.

China honors World War II ‘Flying Tigers’ veterans in a bid to foster diplomatic ties

EDGARDO HERNAL
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China honors World War II ‘Flying Tigers’ veterans in a bid to foster diplomatic ties

BEIJING. On Monday, China paid tribute to two American veterans of World War II, Mel McMullen and Harry Moyer, in a symbolic gesture to find inspiration in past collaboration as Washington and Beijing work toward improving their strained relationship.

McMullen, in his late 90s, and Moyer, who celebrated his 103rd birthday on Monday, are among the surviving members of the U.S. Army Air Force command known as the “Flying Tigers.” This group played a crucial role in aiding China against Japan during the war.

Their visit signifies a growing series of exchanges ahead of a potential meeting between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping next month. The aim is to mend a relationship that has significantly deteriorated due to differences on trade, technology, security, and human rights.

McMullen shared stories of Chinese farmers who risked their lives to save downed American pilots, hiding them during the day and moving them from village to village under the cover of darkness, despite the threat of severe punishment by the Japanese.

“I think that’s something we should all understand,” he emphasized at a ceremony held at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. “People are the same. Their governments may be different, but the people actually always have one desire, and that is to live and to raise their families in peace, and in the customs of their predecessors.”

The U.S. and China have been rebuilding contacts that had been severed over the past four years due to the coronavirus pandemic, travel restrictions, and escalating animosity between the world’s two largest economies.

Earlier this month, a delegation of six U.S. senators visited China, marking the first congressional visit since 2019, and California Governor Gavin Newsom’s visit last week was the first by a state leader.

In a revival of cultural exchange, the American Ballet Theatre is performing in Shanghai this week, followed by members of the Philadelphia Orchestra who will begin a tour next week, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the orchestra’s historic visit to China in 1973.

Both countries are eager to enhance people-to-people exchanges, as emphasized by U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns during the Flying Tigers ceremony held in a small embassy gymnasium.

“We’re at a difficult moment in the U.S.-China relationship,” Burns said. “We are, in many ways, rivals strategically… But the two peoples of the countries have always been together.”

Following his visit to Washington last week, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned that the road to a Biden-Xi meeting would not be “smooth sailing,” despite a U.S. official’s announcement that the two leaders had agreed to meet during next month’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco.

The visiting Flying Tigers delegation included the children and grandchildren of group members, as well as elected officials from California, where Moyer and McMullen hail from. Onstage, the two veterans were joined by Nell Calloway, the granddaughter of their former commander, Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault.

Chennault founded the Flying Tigers as a group of American pilots flying for China’s air force, which was later incorporated into the U.S. military under his command.

DOH sa Undas 2023: Maliliit na bata ipinapayong huwag isama sa sementeryo

Venus L Peñaflor
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DOH sa Undas 2023: Maliliit na bata ipinapayong huwag isama sa sementeryo

Sa papalapit ng Undas, nananawagan ang Department of Health (DOH) sa publiko na huwag nang dalhin ang mga maliliit na bata sa mga sementeryo upang makaiwas sa posibleng pagkahawa sa COVID-19 at iba pang sakit na maaaring makuha sa masisikip na lugar.

Ayon kay Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa, “Pinapayuhan ko ang mga magulang at mga guardian na huwag nang dalhin ang mga maliliit na bata sa mga sementeryo na magiging siksikan, mainit, at posibleng biglang umulan, na maaring magdulot ng sakit sa mga bata.”

Bagamat may mga pagpapababa sa bilang ng kaso ng COVID-19, nananatili pa rin ang banta ng nasabing sakit. Ayon sa DOH, mayroon pa ring naitatalang mga biglaang pagtaas ng kaso sa ilang rehiyon. Mula Oktubre 16 hanggang 22, naitala ang 1,146 na bagong kaso ng COVID-19 sa bansa.

Ipinapaalala rin ng kalihim ang publiko na mag-ingat sa pagbili ng mga pagkain na itinitinda sa loob at labas ng mga sementeryo, gaya ng mga mangga, sandwich, fruit juice, at iba pang street foods, upang maiwasan ang mga problema sa kalusugan.

Sa panahon ng Undas, ang kaligtasan at kalusugan ng bawat isa ay isa sa mga pangunahing prayoridad ng DOH, at ito’y hinihiling na maunawaan at sundin ng lahat para sa ligtas at magaan na paggunita ng mga yumaong mahal sa buhay.

Governor at 13 mayor, iimbestigahan sa alegasyon ng vote-buying

Carlo Juancho Funtanilla
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Governor at 13 mayor, iimbestigahan sa alegasyon ng vote-buying

Inanunsiyo ng Commission on Elections (Comelec) na kanilang iimbestigahan ang isang gobernador at 13 alkalde mula sa Luzon matapos ang mga alegasyon ng vote-buying kaugnay ng nagdaang Barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE).

Sa pahayag ni Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia, inaalam nila ang mga naiulat na insidente ng vote-buying na sangkot ang mga lokal na opisyal. “Meron po kaming iniimbestigahan na isang gobernador at 13 alkalde sapagkat sa mismong bahay pa nila at ibang pag-aari po nila naganap ang mga alegasyon,” ani Garcia.

Bagamat hindi pa binanggit ni Garcia ang mga pangalan at eksaktong lokasyon ng mga opisyal, ipinaalala niya sa mga lokal na opisyal na huwag makialam sa BSKE. “Sinasabi po natin sana hindi nakikialam ang mga opisyal ng lokal na gobyerno sapagkat alam ninyo lalo lang magugulo ang halalan sa barangay at SK,” dagdag niya.

Gayunpaman, nagpahayag rin si Garcia na may posibilidad na ang ilang ulat ay “fake news” lamang, kaya’t kinakailangan ng masusing imbestigasyon upang matukoy ang mga tunay na may sala.

Kapag nakalap ang positibong ebidensya, ipinangako ni Garcia na agad silang magsasampa ng mga kaso kaugnay ng vote-buying, alinsunod sa Omnibus Election Code.

Legal battles commence to exclude Trump from presidential ballot using ‘insurrection’ clause

Venus L Peñaflor
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Legal battles commence to exclude Trump from presidential ballot using ‘insurrection’ clause

DENVER, Colorado. Hearings are underway in two states this week, marking a significant phase in the campaign to employ the U.S. Constitution’s “insurrection” clause to potentially prevent former President Donald Trump from seeking the White House again. These lawsuits have the potential to reach the U.S. Supreme Court.

In Colorado, a weeklong hearing for one lawsuit aimed at barring Trump from the ballot begins on Monday. Meanwhile, oral arguments are scheduled for Thursday before the Minnesota Supreme Court in a case seeking to disqualify the Republican former president from the ballot in that state.

The rulings in these cases, regardless of whether they maintain Trump’s ballot eligibility or remove him, are expected to be swiftly appealed, potentially culminating in a U.S. Supreme Court decision. Notably, the highest court in the land has never addressed the Civil War-era provision within the 14th Amendment, which prohibits individuals who had sworn an oath to uphold the constitution and subsequently “engaged in insurrection” from holding higher office.

Derek T. Muller, a law professor at Notre Dame, emphasized the uniqueness of these cases, stating, “We’ve had hearings with presidential candidates debating their eligibility before — Barack Obama, Ted Cruz, John McCain.” He pointed out that these cases are different, as they revolve around an obscure constitutional clause with the “incendiary” element of insurrection.

Despite the odds being long, Muller suggested that these cases present a plausible legal path to success and raise significant legal questions. “Those legal questions are very heavy ones,” he added.

In recent months, numerous cases citing Section Three of the 14th Amendment have been filed, with the cases in Colorado and Minnesota holding particular importance, according to legal experts. These cases were initiated by two well-resourced liberal groups and targeted states with a clear and swift process for challenging candidates’ ballot qualifications.

This legal approach in Colorado and Minnesota involves a more legally sound route to compel election officials to disqualify Trump, rather than seeking a broad ruling from federal judges asserting that Trump is no longer eligible for the presidency.

The plaintiffs in these cases argue that Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, which ultimately led to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, disqualify him from the presidency, much like if he were not a natural-born citizen, another constitutional prerequisite for the office.

The Colorado lawsuit, filed on behalf of Republican and unaffiliated voters by the liberal group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, alleges that “Trump violated his oath and disqualified himself under the Fourteenth Amendment from holding public office, including the Office of the President.”

Trump has criticized these lawsuits as “election interference,” and his legal team argues that the constitutional provision, which hasn’t been used for 150 years, was never intended to apply to the presidency. They also contend that the provision requires an enabling act of Congress to have any effect.

Additionally, Trump’s attorneys argue that he did not “engage in insurrection” and that his actions amounted to exercising his free speech rights to raise concerns about the legitimacy of the election results. They point to historical examples where Section Three of the 14th Amendment was not applied to individuals who had only expressed rhetorical support for the Confederacy.

The hearings in Colorado could feature testimony from witnesses who observed the events of January 6, 2021, or other critical occurrences during Trump’s efforts to contest the election results. The identities of these witnesses have been kept confidential, a measure taken to reduce the heated rhetoric and threats that have been associated with Trump’s legal proceedings.

During these legal proceedings, lawyers are expected to delve deeply into the history of the 14th Amendment’s provision and its use between its adoption in 1868 and the amnesty law enacted in 1872. With scant legal precedent on this issue, the attorneys have had to interpret the meaning of a case from 1869 written by Salmon Chase, who was the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court at the time, but authored the case only as an appeals judge.

Following the amnesty act in 1872, the provision has been cited only once, when Congress refused to seat a socialist member of the House of Representatives due to his opposition to entering World War I. In 2022, this provision was utilized by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington to disqualify the head of “Cowboys for Trump” from a county commission seat in rural New Mexico. Another liberal group, Free Speech For People, initiated lawsuits to prevent Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor-Greene and Madison Cawthorn from running for re-election.

While the judge overseeing Greene’s case ruled in her favor, Cawthorn’s case became moot after he was defeated in his primary. Free Speech For People subsequently filed the case in Minnesota, where challenges to ballot appearances are directly addressed by the state supreme court.

AP contributed to this report.

Arestado ang mga sumira ng balota sa 2 poll precincts sa Palawan

Arman B. Cambe
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Arestado ang mga sumira ng balota sa 2 poll precincts sa Palawan

PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan. Arestado ang dalawang nagsanhi ng kaguluhan at sumira ng mga balota sa polling precincts sa Puerto Princesa, Palawan.

Ayon sa ulat ng Commission on Elections (Comelec) kahapon, Oktubre 30, pumasok sa mga presinto ang dalawang suspek at sinira ang mga balota na naging sanhi ng pagkaantala ng botohan sa mga naturang presinto.

Sa ulat ng Comelec, dalawa lang ang pumasok sa mga presintong at pinagpupunit, pinagsisira, at pinag-aagaw ang mga balota. Ito ay nagdulot ng takot sa mga guro na nangangasiwa sa botohan dahil malayo ang mga pulis sa lugar ng botohan alinsunod sa mga patakaran ng Comelec.

Sa pahayag ni Comelec Chairperson George Garcia, “Naging alerto ang mga kababayan natin. Dalawa ang kaagad dinala sa police station at inaalam po kung ito ay isang plano ng isang buong grupo o plano ng mga kandidato.”

Batay sa ulat ng pulisya, naganap ang insidente sa Pilot Elementary School sa Brgy Kalipay, Puerto Princesa City sa Palawan bandang alas-10:52 ng umaga. Apektado nito ang clustered precincts 88, 89, at 90.

“The incident initially involved arguments between assigned watchers and voters near Precincts 0121B and 0122A under CP Number 90. However, the situation was later pacified by the responding personnel from the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Coast Guard,” ayon sa ulat ng pulis.

Ang mga sinirang balota ay hindi pa nagamit sa botohan.

Matapos ang insidente, nagpatuloy ang botohan sa mga apektadong presinto pagkatapos ng dalawang oras. Ayon kay Garcia, “Nag-resume na po sila ng voting. [There are] initial 60 official ballots po from nearby school.”

Bilang tugon sa kaguluhan, pinalawig ang oras ng botohan sa mga presintong apektado upang matugunan ang humigit kumulang na 200 botanteng naapektuhan ng insidente.

Kaugnay nito, kinondena ni Chairperson Garcia ang nangyari, “Nakakalungkot ‘yung ganiyang klaseng pangyayari sapagkat alam niyo, pag talo na kayo, tanggapin na lang. Yung manggugulo ka tapos di mo pabobotohin yung mga botante, tapos sisirain mo ‘yung mga election paraphernalia, wala pong katwiran ‘yun.”

Israel expands ground operation in Gaza amid hospital airstrike concerns

Venus L Peñaflor
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Israel expands ground operation in Gaza amid hospital airstrike concerns

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip. Israeli forces intensified their ground operation in Gaza on Monday, advancing on two fronts toward the territory’s main city. The situation in Gaza has become increasingly dire, with mounting concerns over airstrikes hitting hospitals where thousands of Palestinians have sought shelter alongside wounded individuals.

A distressing video that circulated on social media depicted an Israeli tank and bulldozer blocking Gaza’s main north-south highway, a critical escape route. The Israeli military had previously advised Palestinians to use this road to flee the expanding ground offensive. If this vital route is blocked, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the north of the territory will have no means of escape, leaving them trapped in a perilous situation.

When questioned about the deployment of forces on the road, Israeli military spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari stated, “we expanded our operations,” but refrained from providing specific details.

The video, captured by a local journalist, showed a car approaching an earth barrier across the road. The vehicle came to a halt and turned back. As it drove away, a tank seemingly opened fire, resulting in a massive explosion engulfing the car. The journalist, in another vehicle, frantically fled the scene, urging an approaching ambulance and other vehicles to turn back. Tragically, the Gaza Health Ministry later reported that three people in the targeted car lost their lives.

Amid this turmoil, the militant Hamas movement governing Gaza released a video on Monday, purportedly showcasing three women captured during their Oct. 7 attack inside Israel. One of the women delivered a brief statement, presumably under duress, criticizing Israel’s response to the hostage crisis.

Hamas and other militant groups had seized around 240 individuals during the deadly raid, announcing that they would release them in exchange for thousands of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. Israel, however, has dismissed this offer.

The Israeli ground offensive has positioned their forces on both sides of Gaza City and the surrounding areas of northern Gaza, marking what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu referred to as a “second stage” of the conflict initiated by Hamas’s brutal Oct. 7 incursion. Casualties on both sides are expected to rise significantly if Israeli forces expand their ground operation, potentially leading to battles with Palestinian militants in densely populated residential areas.

Israel had ordered Palestinians to evacuate the north, where Gaza City is located, and move south. However, hundreds of thousands have remained in the north due in part to Israeli strikes targeting so-called safe zones. According to U.N. figures, approximately 117,000 displaced people, hoping to stay safe from strikes, are currently sheltering in hospitals in northern Gaza alongside thousands of patients and medical staff.

The Gaza Health Ministry reported that the death toll among Palestinians has exceeded 8,300, with the majority being women and children. This figure is unprecedented in decades of Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and more than 1.4 million people in Gaza have been displaced from their homes.

On the Israeli side, over 1,400 people have lost their lives, with most of them being civilians killed during Hamas’s initial attack, marking another unprecedented figure in the ongoing conflict.

Video footage released by the Israeli military on Monday showed armored vehicles moving through buildings, with soldiers taking positions inside a house. Hagari confirmed that additional infantry, armored, engineering, and artillery units had entered Gaza, and the operations were set to “expand and intensify.” Despite the escalation of operations, Israel has stopped short of categorizing its efforts as an all-out invasion.

The Israeli military reported on Monday that overnight, their troops had successfully neutralized dozens of militants who had been launching attacks from inside buildings and tunnels. In recent days, they claimed to have struck over 600 militant targets, including weapons depots and anti-tank missile launch positions. However, independent verification of these reports remains a challenge.

The fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas militants continues, with clashes observed in the northwest Gaza Strip, and Palestinian militants persist in firing rockets into Israel, including its commercial hub, Tel Aviv.

Meanwhile, the situation for crowded hospitals in northern Gaza is becoming increasingly precarious. Recent airstrikes have struck near Gaza City’s Shifa and Al Quds hospitals, as well as the Indonesian and Turkish hospitals in northern Gaza, according to reports from the U.N. and residents. Concerningly, all ten hospitals operating in northern Gaza have received evacuation orders from the U.N.’s office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs. However, hospital staff has chosen to remain, as evacuation would likely result in the death of patients on ventilators.

Notably, tens of thousands of civilians are currently seeking refuge in Shifa Hospital, which is the largest healthcare facility in the territory. Israel has accused Hamas of operating a secret command post beneath the hospital, although they have not provided substantial evidence to support this claim. Hamas has consistently denied these allegations.

Moreover, airstrikes have struck within 50 meters (yards) of Al Quds Hospital, shortly after it received two calls from Israeli authorities on Sunday, ordering it to evacuate, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent rescue service. The strike caused damage to the hospital, blowing out windows and covering rooms in debris. Reportedly, approximately 14,000 people are seeking shelter at the Al Quds Hospital.

Israel maintains that it targets Hamas fighters and infrastructure, asserting that militants operate among civilians, thereby putting them in danger.

Beyond the ongoing conflict, living conditions for civilians in Gaza are rapidly deteriorating. The availability of food, water, medicine, and fuel is running dangerously low, compounded by a weeks-long Israeli siege. In response to this crisis, a humanitarian aid convoy consisting of 33 trucks arrived in Gaza from Egypt on Sunday. While this represents the largest aid delivery yet, it is still insufficient to meet the needs of Gaza’s 2.3 million population.

The ongoing siege has pushed Gaza’s infrastructure to the brink of collapse. With no central power for weeks and a limited supply of fuel, hospitals are struggling to maintain emergency generators to operate incubators and other critical life-saving equipment. The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, known as UNRWA, has been working tirelessly to keep water pumps and bakeries operational. Last week, U.N. officials reported that hunger was on the rise in the territory.

Notably, on Saturday, crowds of people broke into four U.N. facilities, seizing food supplies. This action was seen as a sign of civil order beginning to erode due to increasing desperation.

In an attempt to alleviate some of the crisis, Israel recently opened two water lines in southern Gaza, according to the Israeli military body responsible for Palestinian civilian affairs. However, the functionality of these water lines could not be independently verified. On a more positive note, communications were restored to most of Gaza on Sunday after more than a day without phone and internet services.

Concurrently, domestic pressure on Israel’s government has been mounting, as they seek to secure the release of 239 hostages taken by Hamas during the Oct. 7 attack. Desperate family members of the Israeli captives met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday, expressing support for an exchange to secure their loved ones’ release.

The ongoing conflict has raised concerns that violence could potentially spread across the region. Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah have engaged in daily skirmishes along Israel’s northern border.

In the West Bank, Israeli airstrikes have continued, resulting in casualties, and tensions remain high. As of Sunday, Israeli forces and settlers have killed 115 Palestinians in the West Bank, including 33 children. Half of these casualties occurred during search-and-arrest operations, according to the U.N

Laguna Comelec sumugod sa compound ni Mayor Mercado

Roy Tomandao
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Laguna Comelec sumugod sa compound ni Mayor Mercado

SAN PEDRO CITY, Laguna. Dala ng mga ulat ng vote buying, masusing sinuyod ng Commission on Elections (Comelec) sa Laguna ang compound ni Mayor Art Mercado sa Silver Star Bus terminal, Brgy. San Antonio, San Pedro kahapon, bisperas ng araw ng Barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) 2023.

Ayon kay Laguna Comelec Atty. Patrick Enaje, galing sa mga mamamayan ng nabanggit na lungsod ang mga sumbong at impormasyon na may mga isinasagawang vote buying sa nasabing compound, kaya’t agad nilang pinuntahan ito upang imbestigahan.

“What we did ay pina-verify namin sa mga pulis at pina-surveillance, at upon checking ay meron nga daw mga pila, kaya lang hindi namin ma-determine kung nandoon sa loob ng compound dahil medyo malaki ito dahil isa itong terminal,” ayon sa pahayag ni Atty. Enaje.

Sa kabila ng limitasyon ng kanilang imbestigasyon, aniya ay hindi pinapabayaan ng Laguna Comelec ang mga posibleng paglabag sa election laws. “Di naman namin pwedeng pasukin isa isa pero may mga nakita kaming tao pero wala kaming nakitang nag abutan ng pera kung kaya hiningian na lang namin ng impormasyon ang tao na nandoon,” dagdag pa ni Atty. Enaje,

Binigyang diin din niya na ang mga taong mapapatunayang sangkot sa massive vote buying ay maaaring sampahan ng mga kasong may kaugnayan sa electoral fraud, at sakaling manalo ang mga kandidatong ganito ay hindi nila ito papanumpaing opisyal.

Habang nagpapatuloy ang pagsusuri ng Laguna Comelec, patuloy din ang kanilang pangako na itaguyod ang integridad at katarungan sa eleksyon. Hinihikayat din ang mga mamamayan na mag-ulat ng anumang uri ng irregularidad sa halalan upang masiguro ang malinis at makatarungan na eleksyon para sa lahat.

Sa ngayon, nananatiling bukas ang pagsusuri ukol sa ulat ng vote buying sa compound ni Mayor Mercado, at inaasahan ang masusing pag-aaral ng mga ebidensya upang mapanagot ang mga taong may kinalaman dito.

PCG sumaklolo sa nabahurang barko sa Romblon

Carlo Juancho Funtanilla
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PCG sumaklolo sa nabahurang barko sa Romblon

SAN JOSE, Romblon. Sumugod ang Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) sa isang insidente sa karagatan kaugnay ng LCT Ellis Mari IV na nabahura humigit kumulang na 500 metro mula sa pampang ng Barangay Busay, San Jose, Romblon, kahapon.

Ang landing craft tank ay mayroong 19 na tripulante sa loob, kasama na ang kapitan. Silang lahat ay nasa maayos na kalagayan.

Ang LCT ELLIS MARI IV ay may kargang 40 supot ng tanner cement, 120 kubikong metro ng buhangin, 120 kubikong metro ng graba, at limang drum ng diesel.

Ayon sa unang imbestigasyon, ang LCT ay naglayag mula sa Odiongan Port, Romblon, bandang 8:00 ng umaga. Ito ay nagsasagawa na sana ng engine docking maneuver sa Barangay Busay ng mga bandang 3:00 ng hapon nang matuklasan na nabahura na dahil sa malalakas na hangin at agos ng tubig.

Sinuri ng mga local divers ang pinsala ng barko at nakitang may maliliit na gasgas lamang ito sa kanang bahagi malapit sa likuran.

Inirerekomenda ng PCG na maghain ng marine protest ang kapitan upang mai-rekord ang insidente at maisumite sa PCG at MARINA.

Nagpadala na rin ang PCG ng mga tauhan upang magbantay sa barko habang isinasagawa ang mga kinakailangang hakbang upang malunasan ang sitwasyon at mapanatili ang kaligtasan ng tripulasyon nito.

Sa kasalukuyan, pinaghahandaan na ang mga kinakailangang hakbang upang hilahin ang LCT Ellis Mari mula sa pagkakabahura nito at inaasahan na muling makakabyahe ito nang ligtas.

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