Provincial Canvassing at proklamasyon ng mga kandidato sa Sorsogon natapos na

Si Nanay Evie Escudero, bagong kinatawan ng 1st District

Ni: Bennie A. Recebido

Lungsod ng Sorsogon, Mayo 17 (PIA) – Eksakto alas dos singkwenta kaninang madaling-araw nang tuluyang iproklama ng Provincial Board of Canvassers ang mga nanalong kandidato sa provincial level ng lalawigan ng Sorsogon.

Matatandaang makailang ulit ding naipagpaliban ang bilangan ng Provincial Board of Canvassers ang bilangan dahilan sa pagkaantala ng pagpapadala ng resulta ng botohan mula sa bayan ng Bulan at Lungsod ng Sorsogon.

Alas-dyes kinse kahapon nang maipadala sa Provincial Board of Canvassers ang resulta ng botohan sa Sorsogon City habang alas-dose kinse naman ng maipadala ang resulta sa Bulan.

Iprinoklama bilang nanalong bagong kongresista ng unang distrito ng Sorsogon ang maybahay ng yumaong dating kongresista Salvador Escudero III na si Evie Escudero laban sa dalawang katunggali nito sa botong 87,904. lamang ng 47161 sa pinakamalapit na katunggali nitong si Atty Anel Diaz.

Sa ikalawang distrito ng Sorsogon ay nanalo naman si incumbent Congressman Deogracias Ramos, Jr. na nakakuha ng 102,000 lamang ng 60,735 sa pinakamalapit na katunggali nito na si Guillermo De Castro.

Sa pagka-gobernador lamang ng 4,343 na boto si incumbent Raul R. Lee na nakakuha ng kabuuang botong 123,232 labang sa katunggali nitong si incumbent Board Member Mark Eric Dioneda na may kabuuang botong 118,889.

Muli namang nahalal bilang bise-gobernador si incumbent Antonio “Kruni” Escudero na may botong 133,754 laban sa nag-iisang katunggali nitong si incumbent Board Member Vladimir Frivaldo na may botong 86,903.

Sa pagka-Provincial Board Member sa unang distrito iprinoklamang nanalo sina Kruni Mar Antonio Escudero II sa botong 73,659, pumangalawa si incumbent Board member Rebecca Aquino na may botong 58,446, pangatlo si Franco Eric Ravanilla sa botong 38,676, pang-apat si Roland Anonuevo na may botong 38,576, at pang-lima si Ever Relativo na may botong 36,431.

Sa ikalawang distrito nanguna bilang board member si incumbent Board Member Renato Guban na may botong 53,236, pumangalawa si incumbent Bulusan Mayor Michael Guysayko sa botong 52,122, pangatlo si Arze Glipo na may botong 50,574, pang-apat si incumbent Board Member Bernard Hao na may botong 46,095, at pang-lima si incumbent Angel Escandor sa botong 44,368.

Samantala, alas tres na ng umaga kanina ng iproklama bilang nanalong bagong City Mayor ng Sorsogon na si Sally Lee na nakakuha ng kabuuang botong 33,895. Lumamang si Lee ng 1,203 na boto laban sa katunggali nitong si incumbent City Mayor Leovic Dioneda na nakakuha ng 32,692 na boto.

Bagong Bise-Alkalde naman si incumbent City Councilor Charo Dichoso na may botong 23,282. Ang mga katunggali nitong si Ed Atutubo ay nakakuha ng botong 21, 208 habang 17,371 naman ang nakuha ni Atty. Jonathan Balintong.

Sa labing-apat na mga bayan naman ng Sorsogon, natutukan lamang nating kunin ang mga nanalong Mayor. Uupong bagong Mayor ang mga sumusunod: Sa Barcelona – incumbent Mayor Manuel Fortes, Jr.; Bulan – Marnell Robles; Bulusan – Domingo Halum; Casiguran – incumbent Mayor Ma. Ester Hamor; Castilla – incumbent Mayor Olive Bermillo na walang naging katunggali; Donsol – Josephine Alcantara, anak at pumalit sa yumaong incumbent Mayor Jerome Alcantara na muli sanang kumakandidato bilang alkalde ng Donsol; Gubat – Roderick Co; Irosin – incumbent Mayor Eduardo Ong, Jr; Juban – Antonio Alindogan; Magallanes – Augusto Manuel; Matnog – Emilio Ubaldo; Pilar – incumbent Mayor Dennis Sy-Reyes; Pto. Diaz – incumbent Board Member Benito Doma; Sta. Magdalena – Alejandro Gamos. (BARecebido, PIA Sorsogon)

Halalan sa Sorsogon naging mapayapa, transmission ng election return hindi pa rin tapos

Ni: Bennie A. Recebido

Lungsod ng Sorsogon, Mayo 14 (PIA) – Sa kabila ng ilang mga ulat ng presensya ng mga armadong kalalakihang umali-aligid sa ilang mga lugar sa probinsya, nanatiling mapayapa ang naging halaln sa buong Sorsogon.

Ito ang kinumpirma ng pamunuan ng Philippine National Police (PNP) sa pangunguna ni OIC Provincial Director PSSupt Ramon S. Ranara at ng Philippine Army sa pangunguna ng Task Sub-unit “Charge” ng 31st Infantry Battalion.

Sa naging panayam naman ng PIA kay Provincial Election Supervisor Atty Calixto Aquino, Jr. sinabi niyang sa provincial level, wala pa silang idinedeklarang nanalo sapagkat hindi pa kumpleto ang election returns na natatanggap nila. Aniya hanggang sa kasalukuyan wala pang transmitted result ang Sorsogon City at Bulan.

Tanging ang Precinct Counting Optical Scan (PCOS) machine ang magdedesisyon kung sino ang nanalo sa katatapos na halalan.

Sa mga humihingi naman umano ng opisyal na resulta mula sa kanila, sinabi nito na mayroon silang sinusunod na direktiba na kailangang kumpleto ang lahat na election returns mula sa 14 na munisipyo at isang lungsod ng Sorsogon bago sila makapagbigay ng opisyal na resulta ng halalan sa Sorsogon.

Aniya, dalawang barangay pa sa Sorsogon City, ang Sampaloc at Balete, at Brgy. Beguin sa bayan ng Bulan ang hindi pa makapag-transmit sa municipal canvassers dahilan sa hindi pa dumadating ang Compact Flash (CF) Cards na hinihintay nila mula sa Manila.

Dagdag pa ni Atty. Aquino na inaasahan nilang darating ang mga CF cards mamayang hapon at maipapadala na ang opisyal na resulta sa kanila ng natitirang nabanggit na lugar.

Samantala, alas-nueve ng umaga kanina ay pansamantalang itinigil muna ang bilangan ng Provincial Board of Canvassers at muling ipinagpaliban ito alas-dos mamayang hapon. (BARecebido, PIA Sorsogon)

265 inmates voted in today’s polls

By: Bennie A. Recebido

SORSOGON CITY, May 13 (PIA) – Some 265 inmates were not deprived of their constitutional rights to vote in this year’s May polls.

Provincial Jail Warden Rufino Escote of Sorsogon said they have registered at least 308 inmate voters for the first time during the joint Comelec-Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) initiated special registration for detainees.

“Unfortunately, out of this number 47 were transferred to National Bilibid Prison (NBP). Of the 47, two inmates died already. However, four of them were freed by the NBP and went back to SPJ to vote today,” said Provincial Warden Escote.

He explained that the Comelec did not establish a special polling area inside the SPJ but instead they had the inmates fill-up the ballots and have them submitted at the nearest polling precinct which is the Sorsogon East Central School for counting.

Comelec Resolution No. 9371 allows those confined in jail, formally charged for any crime and awaiting or undergoing trial, serving a sentence of imprisonment for less than one year, and convicted of a crime involving disloyalty to the government such as rebellion, sedition, violation of the fire-arms laws or any crime against national security or for any other crime which is on appeal, to register and cast their votes for May 2013 polls. (BARecebido, PIA Sorsogon)

Polling precincts in Sorsogon 100% open; vote buying is rampant but election remains peaceful

Voters look for their names before casting votes.

By: Bennie A. Recebido

SORSOGON CITY, May 13 (PIA) – Since the opening of polling precincts across the province at 7:00 o’clock this morning, no untoward incident was noted as of this writing.

Comelec Provincial Office reported that all the 693 polling precincts in the 14 municipalities and one city of Sorsogon are operational, however admitted that some Precinct Counting Optical Scan (PCOS) machines encountered minor problems but was immediately fixed by the Comelec technicians.

Based from PIA Monitoring, as early as 4:00 AM today, Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) and watchers of candidates were in their respective area of assignment.

PNP patrol cars and barangay officials as well were seen roving around since last night and is in close monitoring specifically in Bacon District attributing the still maintained peaceful and orderly situation here.

However, it was observed that vote buying activities here was also very rampant, some are discreetly done while some others are so vulgar. Majority of the electorates especially those in the barrios were so expectant of the money coming from the candidates. Denominations distributed to voters coming from the gubernatorial candidates down to councilors were P500, P400, P300, P100, P50 and P20.

There were also reports claiming that fake P500s were distributed in Pilar and Donsol towns yesterday.

In Casiguran town, one mayoralty candidate shows emotional outburst after finding out that a barangay captain in Casiguran was also distributing P400 of 100-peso denomination stapled in a sample ballot. “I had the brgy captain blottered and will file formal complaint at the Comelec office,” says the mayoralty candidate.

Meanwhile, 31^st Infantry Battallion Commanding Officer Col. Teody Toribio of the Phil. Army disclosed that report of harassment and presence of unidentified armed group have already reached his office prompting them to immediately send his troop to verify report and do appropriate action to ensure a safe and fair election today.

Police Provincial Director PSSupt Ramon Ranara likewise assured the public that they have an intensified police visibility, check points and have closely coordinated with the barangay police thus having a peaceful situation in Sorsogon up to this moment.

He also continuously encouraged the public to immediately report to their office any untoward occurrence or if they experience or witness harassment for appropriate action. (BARecebido, PIA Sorsogon)

Government forces get hold of firearms from Masbate village official’s house

CASTILLA, SORSOGON (PIA) – On May 10, 2013 at about 6 o’clock in the morning, elements of RIU5 led by Police Inspector Gilberto Alcovindas with 96MICO, MIG5, CIDG, Uson MPS and RSOTG led by PSI Esteve Dela Rosa, conducted search warrant operation at the residence of Brgy Captain Paulino Gepiga II y Tepait at Brgy Mabini, Uson, Masbate by virtue of Search Warrant # 2013-66 issued by Hon Judge Maximo R Ables, RTC Branch 47, Masbate City dated May 9, 2013 which resulted to the confiscation of the following items: one cal. 45 pistol made COLT make 1V without SN, one cal  .25 pistol made Phoenix arms SN 4092470, one .9mm Ingram machine pistol without SN, one cal 22 revolver made Smith and Wesson without SN, three homemade shotgun, fourteen (14) live ammos for cal.45, four (4) live ammos for cal.22, twenty two (22) live ammos for .9mm, 2 magazine for cal 45, one magazine for cal .25, one magazine for Ingram and one magazine for homemade shotgun.

The search was done in an orderly manner in the preence of the respondent and Brgy Kagawad Rogelio M Tepait and Hamelcar Gabutero. (MPPanesa, PA/PIA Sorsogon)