India logged 2,745 new COVID cases in the last 24 hours, 407 more than yesterday after a dip for the past few days, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday.
MANILA-The Commission on Elections (Comelec), sitting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), on Friday reported that it has already canvassed a total of 121 Certificates of Canvass (COCs). Based on the available partial and official National Tally Sheet Report No. 3 of the NBOC, the canvassed COCs has a total of 50,806,959 votes. The figure is 83 percent voter turnout from the 60,642,773 total registered voters from the more than 120 COCs. On the other hand, Acting Comelec Spokesman lawyer John Rex Laudiangco said the NBOC has received all transmission of COCs from all regions in the country, except in Northern Mindanao, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), and overseas voting. He said Northern Mindanao will reach 100 percent once the COC of Cagayan de Oro City is transmitted, while BARMM is only waiting for the Lanao del Sur COC. In the overseas voting, the poll body official said they are just waiting for the COC from Hong Kong and those from 26 posts that us
(Photo courtesy of BJMP-PIO) MANILA - They may be isolated from the outside world but 33,409 Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL) under the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) will be part of the elections on Monday. Inmates are allowed to vote only for national positions President, Vice President, senators, and party-list. PDL voting shall be from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. BJMP chief Jail Director Allan Iral led a simulation exercise at Manila City Jail-Male Dormitory on Sunday while also directing all units to ensure zero incident and orderly casting of votes. "Siguruhin natin na magiging maayos ang pagboto ng ating mga PDL at wala tayong anumang insidente sa ating mga pasilidad (Let's make sure our PDLs vote properly and we don't have any incidents in our facilities)," Iral said in an interview. Commission on Elections' Resolution No. 10768 states that a PDL may vote either at a special polling established inside a jail facility or escorted to a regular polling
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