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At least 19 people were killed and as many injured during local elections in the Philippines, a poll body official said on Tuesday.

Almost 39,000 winning candidates for the just concluded Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections 2023 (BSKE) have already been proclaimed, the Commission on Election (Comelec)s said Tuesday, October 31, 2023.

Comelec chief George Garcia warns the mayor: 'You know who you are. Don't force us into naming you. Our barangay board of canvassers cannot make a proclamation because you are intervening.'

A total of 19 people died in 29 violent incidents related to the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) 2023, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia said Tuesday, October 31, 2023.

Six individuals were killed in 39 incidents recorded on October 30, 2023 during the conduct of Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Tuesday, October 31.

EVEN after the Department of Transportation (DOTr) abandoned China as a funding source for the project, a lawmaker remains upbeat over the revival and modernization of the Bicol Express rail line under the Marcos administration. Bicol Saro Partylist Rep. Brian Raymund S. Yamsuan said the clear sign of the President’s commitment to rejuvenating the Bicol

Despite security challenges, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. said this year’s Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) turned out to be successful. And despite hurdles, he added that the PNP and the other organizations involved in securing the BSKE ensured that the “integrity and fairness of the electoral process remain unscathed.”

LEGAZPI CITY: The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Bicol said no untoward incident was reported during the conduct of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Monday, October 30.

A LAWMAKER is optimistic that the revival and modernization of the Philippine National Railways South Long Haul rail line will continue during the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. even if the Department of Transportation (DoTr) has dropped China as a funding source for the project.

Let's be vigilant that those resting in the cemeteries won't turn up in the ballots for Halloween.