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18,000 elective post up for grab in 2013 elections By CRIS DIAZ, Associate editor
A TOTAL OF 18,022 NATIONAL AND LOCAL POSITIONS are to be filled up in the May 13, 2013 elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Manila announced yesterday. Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes said that all systems go for the five-day filing period of Certificates of Candidacy for the national and local polls starting Monday until Friday. Candidates running for senatorial positions should file their COCs at the Project Management Office at the Comelec Main Office in Intramuros, Manila. “The Certificate of Candidacy shall be filed by the candidate personally or by his duly authorized representative, whose authority shall be in writing, under oath and attached,” Bril-
Comelec Chair Sixto Brillantes urges candidates to dispense fanfare during filing of certificates of candidacy this week. Photo supplied
lantes said. Positions at stake in next year’s polls are for 12 sena-
tors, 229 district members of the House of Representatives, 80 governors, 80 vice governors, 766 members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, 138 city mayors, 138 city vice mayors, 1,532 members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, 1,496 municipal mayors, 1,496 municipal vice mayors, and 11,972 members of the Sangguniang Bayan. Other positions available are one regional governor, one regional vice governor, and 24 regional assemblymen for the ARMM. Brillantes hopes that candidates would not embark on the fiesta-like atmosphere, which is the usual scenario during this occasion. ‘We urged candidates to dispense with all the fanfares. Let us make the filing of COCs this week ELECTIONS | page 9
1 dead, Army official sees 2 hurt as peaceful 2013 polls soldiers, DAVAO City––A top mili- on peacekeeping when it tary commander has pre- is needed. bandits dicted a relatively peaceful “Based on our own asconduct of the filing of sessment, there is no direct of candidacy threat to peace especially clash anew certificates (COC) and other election- in the holding of electionBy AL JACINTO
ZAMBOANGA City––Government troops killed an Abu Sayyaf militant and wounded two more in a clash in the restive province of Basilan, army officials said on Monday. Capt. Albert Caber, a spokesman for the 1st Infantry Division, said the weekend fighting erupted in the village of Mebak in Sumisip town, a known stronghold of the HURT | page 9
related activities in Davao Region up to the election day on May 13, 2013. Brig. General Ariel Bernardo, commander of the army’s 10th Infantry Battalion, said the region has no direct threat to peace and security related to election activities based on their latest monitoring. He said though the police has been given the lead role in keeping the peace during elections, the military is prepared to render its assistance
related activities in the region,” Bernardo said. He said they are also studying certain provinces where election-related violent incidents happened in the past. “At this point in time, we cannot see the possibility of occurrence of electionrelated-violent incidents, but we continue to monitor the situation by looking at the history of political violence in several areas of the region,” he said.
PNoy proclaims Liberal Party-led senatorial bets By LILYBETH G. ISON
PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III proclaimed Monday the 12 senatorial candidates for the 2013 elections of the Liberal Party (LP)-led coalition at Club Filipino in San Juan City. Other parties in the coalition are the philippine news agency Nacionalista Party (NP), Nationalist People’s
Coalition (NPC), Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP), and the newly formed National Unity Party (NUP). The President, being the LP chairman, has appointed Sen. Franklin Drilon as campaign manager of the coalition. In his speech he said: “Batid po ng Pilipino ang bigat ng mga PROCLAIMS | page 9
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