SNATCHED VCM/BALLOTS. Some of the items left at one of the polling precincts in Bayabao Central School in the municipality of Butig after unidentified men took away the vote counting machines and ballots intended for Barangay Ragayan on May 9 polls. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday (May 12, 2022) declared "failure of elections" in the municipalities of Tubaran, Binidayan, and Butig in the province of Lanao del Sur. (Photo courtesy of Apipa Bagumbaran of PIA Lanao del Sur) MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday declared "failure of elections" in the municipalities of Tubaran, Binidayan, and Butig in the province of Lanao del Sur. In a resolution released to the media, Deputy Director Executive for Operations Teopisto E. Elnas Jr. recommended the conduct of special elections in a total of 14 villages in Lanao del Sur, 12 of which from Tubaran, and one barangay each from Butig and Binidayan. The recommendation comes in response to
SNATCHED VCM/BALLOTS. Some of the items left at one of the polling precincts in Bayabao Central School in the municipality of Butig after unidentified men took away the vote counting machines and ballots intended for Barangay Ragayan on May 9 polls. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday (May 12, 2022) declared "failure of elections" in the municipalities of Tubaran, Binidayan, and Butig in the province of Lanao del Sur. (Photo courtesy of Apipa Bagumbaran of PIA Lanao del Sur) MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday declared "failure of elections" in the municipalities of Tubaran, Binidayan, and Butig in the province of Lanao del Sur. In a resolution released to the media, Deputy Director Executive for Operations Teopisto E. Elnas Jr. recommended the conduct of special elections in a total of 14 villages in Lanao del Sur, 12 of which from Tubaran, and one barangay each from Butig and Binidayan. The recommendation comes in response to
Grand Mosque of Marawi City (Photo courtesy of TFBM) MANILA - The rehabilitation of the war-torn Marawi City and the efforts to rebuild the lives of affected families will serve as a "template for good governance and pursuit to lasting peace", according toSecretary Eduardo del Rosario, Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM) chief. Del Rosario cited the effective cooperation among implementing agencies, Marawi local government unit, as well as the private sector, non-governmental organizations, and civil society partners throughout the rebuilding processes. "Marawi City is close to finally getting back, if not surpassing, its former glory as the massive government-led rehabilitation now heads into the homestretch," del Rosario recently told the Philippine News Agency via e-mail when asked on the Duterte administration's accomplishments. Despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic and the occasional inclement weather, del Rosario said the TFBM and its 56 implem