Walkout mars vote recount of St. Bernard
St. Bernard Mayor Rico Rentusa, et al, walkout from vote recount
By JANI ARNAIZ
First posted 07:00 a.m. August 16, 2010
ST. BERNARD, Southern Leyte – This could be the first manual recount of votes after the first automated elections of 2010.
St. Bernard Mayor Rico Rentusa, his counsel Carlo Fortona and the town’s entire council who [...]
A call for unity
MUSING MAASIN
By Ronald O. Reyes
For an intelligent leader, there is nothing more sensible than to come up with a clear and peaceful step in solving a problem that comes along his way.
Here in Southern Leyte, it is urgent that this kind of step must be worked out once and for all as May 10, 2010 [...]
Estrada, Aquino, 32 others lead church’s tag
By Ronald O. Reyes
TACLOBAN CITY — “Discern whether supporters of RH bill deserve to be our leaders.”
This warning altogether with the names of candidates who supported the Reproductive Health (RH) bill is written in 40 pieces of tarpaulins, measuring about 2 meters by 5 meters, and which are now visibly hanged in the churches in [...]
Know your candidates for So. Leyte
It’s a Facebook campaign for S. Leyte’s bets; meet Jerome, Jeffrey and Ramil
By Jani Arnaiz
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 20:14:00 04/30/2010
Filed Under: Elections, Internet, Social networking
THEY ARE YOUNG and unknown to the political arena of Southern Leyte province.
Yet, the Roden brothers, Jerome, 33, and Jeffrey, 31, are unfazed. They are running for governor and congressman, respectively, [...]
Slim odds for Lucy in Goma’s shoes, says legal expert
By Ronald O. Reyes
CARIGARA, Leyte—The chance is slim now for TV model Lucy Torres-Gomez in her bid to replace her husband’s candidacy in the 4th district of Leyte, especially that campaign period is due to end next week.
Atty. Sergio Apostol, a veteran judge and legal expert had this on the Gomezes and on the recent [...]
‘229,000 votes for Gibo in Leyte 2nd district’
By Ronald O. Reyes and Eden Benusa-Reyes
CARIGARA, Leyte – Wishful thinking or not, yet Lakas-Kampi-CMD party stalwart Atty. Sergio Apostol assured presidential bet Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro a solid and winning vote in Leyte’s 2nd congressional district.
“Gibo will make it here this May 10. Believe it or not, we’ll be turning Apostol country into Gibo’s country, [...]
Lucy Torres moves in to replace hubby in Ormoc House bid
By Elvie Roman-Roa, Joey A. Gabieta
Inquirer Visayas
First Posted 20:38:00 04/30/2010
Filed Under: Politics, Elections, Eleksyon 2010
ORMOC CITY, Philippines—Lucy Torres-Gomez has started campaigning for the congressional seat in the fourth district of Leyte even if the Commission on Elections has yet to decide if she will be allowed to replace her husband, actor Richard Gomez, [...]
Tempering automation blues
TALKING POINT
By Bong Pedalino
Maasin City — Barely four weeks into D-day for this nation’s first-ever crack at automated elections, some sectors cannot seem to be at peace at this novel way by which we put people in places of trust, in positions high and low, in every nook and corner of the Philippines.
The concern is [...]
Erap campaigns for the Codilla’s
By Elvie Roman-Roa
ORMOC CITY – Former President Joseph “Erap“ Estrada of Puwersa ng Masang Pilipino and PDP Laban party of the United Opposition have endorsed the candidacies of Lakas-Kampi party here in the fourth district.
Erap, his vice president Jojo Binay and six senatoriables Jinggoy Estrada, Kit Tatad, Rodolfo Plaza, JV Bautista, Jun Lozada and Johnny [...]
BEI pass test for automated polls
By Bong Pedalino
Southern Leyte — Nearly all mentors in this province can be up to the task of providing the needed user-friendly assistance to voters at the precinct level in the first-ever computerized elections to be held in this province.
This much can be gleaned after a rigorous training was conducted for those with intent to [...]
