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EARLY VOTERS. People line up while waiting for their turn to vote at the Baluarte Elementary School in Iloilo for the 2022 national and local elections on Monday (May 9, 2022). Western Visayas has over 5 million registered voters expected to troop to various polling precincts.(Photo courtesy of Jonathan Sayno) ILOILO CITY - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) here is looking at an 80 percent turnout of the 5,026,482 registered voters in Western Visayas in this Monday's national and local elections. "We have seen the engagement of people during rallies regardless of the candidates. W...

♪ ♪ >> tucker: lastly we dared to tell you about the ongoing tragedy of the city of baltimore, one of the great american cities. a city filled with people in total misery, a city people being murdered and children who can't read. we told you about one baltimore high school where a majority of students are reading in an elementary level. here's a report from the local news. >> in reading, 628 pattison high school students took the test. 484 of them, or 77%, tested at an elementary school reading level. that includes 71 high school students who were reading at a kindergarten level, and 88 st...

ILONGGO VOTES. Senator Manny Pacquiao arrives in Iloilo on Wednesday (March 30, 2022) for his campaign sorties. In a press conference, he vowed the proposed bridge connecting Iloilo and Guimaras will be realized if he wins.(Photo screengrab from Barkadahan sa Iloilo livestreaming) ILOILO CITY - Senator Manny Pacquiao assured construction of the proposed bridge connecting Iloilo and Guimaras if he wins his presidential bid this May 9, 2022 elections. The presidential hopeful, who arrived in Iloilo Wednesday together with his wife Jinkee for his campaign sorties, said the project will be realize...

(PNA photo by Gil Calinga) MANILA - No major concerns have so far been reported at the start of the 45-day campaign period of local candidates, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Friday. "Compared to previous elections, the infractions of the candidates seem to be so far manageable and within the expectations that we set. (Compliance with) health protocols and compliance with our campaign guidelines are our continuing plea to them and to their supporters," Commissioner George Erwin Garcia said in a message to reporters when asked for an assessment. He also reminded candida...

VOTER'S EDUCATION. Election Officer III Alice Bernadette Pama-Naranjo talks about the use of a vote-counting machine for the May 9 elections. In a press conference on Tuesday (March 8, 2022), Naranjo said voters should make sure not to tamper with the security features of the ballot to prevent it from becoming invalidated.(PNA photo by PGLena) ILOILO CITY - Registered voters are entitled to only one ballot to cast votes, so they should handle it with care to prevent it from being invalidated, said Election Officer III Alice Bernadette Pama-Naranjo on Tuesday. "We should be very carefu...