Elections
COMELEC started voter’s registration
0The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) started the resume of voter’s registration last May 3, 2011. This is to allow more Filipinos to participate in the 2013 elections. It also includes the validation of registration records for all those qualified to vote.
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Celebrities Run for President in Haiti
0Hip-hop song artist Wyclef Jean filed his candidacy for president at the office in the Haiti’s capital city. He was accompanied by his wife and daughter.
After he has submitted the papers in the electoral office, he was crowded by his supporters. “The United States has Barack Obama and Haiti has Wyclef Jean,” he shouted to the crowd.
This ended the speculation that he opts for a political dream. He was born in Haiti but grew up in Brooklyn.
It is expected that he will be having a competitive race once approved to run in the position. He will be facing several candidates who have strong political agenda.
Jean is not the only celebrity in the race. Popular musician Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly arrived just ahead of Jean to submit his candidacy papers.
Haiti is still in a ruined status by the earthquake happened last January 12.
Canvassing of Votes End, it’s Noy-Bi!
0The canvassing of votes in the Congress for the president and vice-president position was done. Benigno “ Noynoy” Aquino III and Jejomar “Jojo” Binay got the positions respectively.
President-elect Aquino got 15,208,678 votes while Vice-president-elect Binay received 14,645,574 votes. Binay defeated Mar Roxas with 727, 084 lead.
Reports said that the canvassed votes from Davao City gave Binay edge over Roxas. There were some canvassed votes plus the null votes which were not counted because according to the canvassing committee this are not enough for Roxas to take advance in the race.
The counting of canvassed votes from Lanao del Sur, which were the last votes to count, was only for formality.
Camp of Roxas urged Congress to scrutinize the ballot boxes. However, the Joint Canvassing Committee didn’t allow that to happen.
On the other hand, Former-president Erap Estrada conceded to Aquino as the rightful winner in the May 10 elections. He offered his sincerest congratulations to Aquino and mentioned that he will continue to serve the masses in any way he can.
Today is the proclamation of Aquino and Binay in Congress as newly elected president and vice-president of the Republic of the Philippines.
How to find your precinct number?
0Precinct Finder Philippines: Find Your Precinct Online this coming Philippines Election 2010.
As the May 10 elections are fast approaching, voters are looking to find their respective precincts to find out where they will vote this coming Monday.
Google Philippines is doing a project to map all the precincts in the country:
Find the exact locations of your voting center on the map. The Philippines 2010 election has seen some changes to the precincts and voting centers. Google is providing an online tool to allow voters like yourself, to place the locations of each voting center on a map. Your contribution helps others find their precinct voting center too!
Go check your precinct here.