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Comelec adjourns canvassing but no proclamation on party-list yet Despite having substantially canvassed 235 Certificates of Canvass (COCs), the Commission on Elections adjourned canvassing until Thursday afternoon but has not proclaimed the winning party-list candidates.

Mar: In movies, Bong portrays role of law enforcer, he should act like one The word war between supposed friends and former peers in the Senate, Interior Secretary Mar Roxas and Sen. Ramon 'Bong' Revilla Jr., appears far from over.

After the 2013 race, UNA vows not just to criticize but offer solutions, too The United Nationalist Alliance congratulated the winners in the May 2013 polls and vowed that its members would stick to the "conscientious path, consistent with its objectives of not merely criticizing, but also offering options and alternatives."

FOCUS | Gordons and Magsaysays fail to win any seats
Olongapo City and the province of Zambales will have to make do without the Gordons and Magsaysays, at least temporarily.
Comelec suspends canvassing of votes for party-list groups; Buhay, A-Teacher, Bayan Muna lead polls
The National Board of Canvassers on Monday night suspended the canvassing of votes for partylist groups. This was after the NBOC tallied 110 certificates of canvass covering over 39 million votes.
Only ranking, not senatorial winners may change with final tally of votes - Comelec
Only the ranking, but not the list of winning senatorial candidates may change when the National Board of Canvassers completes the tally of votes, Comelec chief Sixto Brillantes said Monday.
Roxas: Nothing personal vs Revillas, but judge was wrong to withhold search warrant
Interior Secretary Roxas II said the Election Day incident involving the failed bid of lawmen to search the house of Senator Revilla Jr. for guns and armed men was a legitimate police operation to enforce a Comelec gun ban.
Preparedness limited election-related violence in 2013 polls, says DILG
Interior and Local Government Secretary Manuel Roxas II has credited the substantially lower number of violent incidents in the May 13 polls, compared to past elections, to the preparedness of the Philippine National Police (PNP).
4th explosion since March rocks North Cotabato town
A loud explosion caused by a projectile of a 40-mm mortar fired from an M203 grenade launcher rocked the poblacion of Kabacan, North Cotabato Sunday, the fourth explosion since the campaign for local elections started late March.
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