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Borongan (Philippines)

Type: City

Name: Borongan (Philippines)

Country: Philippines

Latitude: 11.6081

Longitude: 125.431999

population: 16,484

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated 19 hours ago - 3 reports

Roxas lauds PNP for 'peaceful' polls

MANILA, Philippines - Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas on Monday lauded the Philippine National Police for the “peaceful, orderly and credible” conduct of$ the May 13 polls. Roxas said that last week’s midterm election was more peaceful ... [Published Philippine Star - 22 hours ago]

Entities: Mar Roxas, Elections, Borongan (Philippines)

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Estrada comes back as Manila mayor

MANILA, May 15 (UPI) --Estrada won the presidential race in 1998, beating Alfredo Siojo Lim, a former police chief and who until this week's local and senatorial elections was serving his fourth term as mayor of Manila.After losing the 1998 presidential ... [Published UPI - May 15 2013]

Entities: Manila, Borongan (Philippines), Elections

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Visayas Journalists Hit Media Corru...

“Media people will not like (discussing media corruption) because you can make them uncomfortable, but it has to come out, it will be like a bitter medicine…nevertheless it is a warning that it is happening because we had allowed it to be…so freedom of ... [Published Bulatlat.com - May 14 2013]

Entities: Tacloban (Philippines), Calbayog (Philippines), Borongan (Philippines)

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

'Peaceful' election season in Philippines ends with violence

MANILA, May 13 (UPI) --The Philippine National Police said the 2013 campaign season ended more peacefully than others in recent years, despite a series of ambushes and explosions during the weekend that left at least two people dead, The Philippine Star ... [Published UPI - May 13 2013]

Entities: Philippines, Elections, Borongan (Philippines), Philippine National Police

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

NASA

Polling precinct sa Borongan City, pinagbabaril; 1 patay

Google Maps: Borongan City, SamarBORONGAN CITY, Philippines – Pinaulanan ng bala ng hindi pa nakikilalang mga suspek ang isang classroom sa Kalingatnan Elementary School sa Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Sabado ng madaling araw.Nasawi sa insidente si PO1 ... [Published UNTV Web.com - May 13 2013]

Entities: Borongan (Philippines), Crime Lab, Google Maps, NASA, Philippines

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Cop killed while guarding PCOs machines in Eastern Visayas

A policeman guarding precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines in Eastern Visayas was killed in an attack staged by four unidentified armed men before dawn Saturday.Reports reaching Philippine National Region 8 Headquarters indicated the attack happened ... [Published GMA News.tv - May 11 2013]

Entities: Borongan (Philippines), Headquarters, Philippines, Police Officer

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Eastern Visayas State University

Hundreds in Tacloban empowered by election catechesis

—With barely two weeks left before Filipinos cast their votes in the midterm elections, speakers from Catholic Vote Philippines (CVP) shed more light on responsible voting and on the Reproductive Health (RH) Law for some 400 residents of various towns ... [Published CBCP News - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Tacloban (Philippines), Leyte (Philippines), Eastern Visayas State University, Calbayog (Philippines)

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

Go! Borongan launches photography contest

GO! BORONGAN is inviting photographers to enter the 1st Digital Photography Competition, which aims to promote Borongan City as an ecotourism destination.The grand-prize winner will receive a cash worth of P20,000, while three runners-up will receive ... [Published Sun Star Network - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Borongan (Philippines), digital photography, Surfing, Philippines, Advocate

First reported Apr 13 2013 - Updated Apr 13 2013 - 1 reports

PIA head inspires thousands of youths to inspire, serve others

MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, April 13 (PIA) -- Undersecretary Jose Marie Oquinena of the Presidential Communications and Operations Office (PCOO) ignited the spirit of young people, leading them to a life of service for God, country, and for others.Speaking ... [Published Philippine Information Agency - Apr 13 2013]

Entities: Borongan (Philippines), Dumaguete (Philippines), Talibon (Philippines), Hilongos (Philippines), Calbayog (Philippines)

First reported Jan 19 2013 - Updated Jan 19 2013 - 1 reports

5.5 quake jolts Samar

MANILA, Philippines—A 5.5 magnitude earthquake shook Samar island at 9:48 p.m. Saturday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries from the quake that struck 15 kilometers southwest ... [Published Philippine Daily Inquirer - Jan 19 2013]

Entities: Earthquake, Leyte (Philippines), Basey (Philippines), Llorente (Philippines)

First reported Dec 26 2012 - Updated Dec 26 2012 - 1 reports

Some nat’l roads in S. Leyte, E. Samar, Agusan Sur impassable – DPWH

MANILA, Philippines - Some portions of the national roads in Southern Leyte, Eastern Samar and Agusan del Sur that were damaged by tropical storm "Quinta" have been closed to vehicular traffic, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways ... [Published Philippine Daily Inquirer - Dec 26 2012]

Entities: Borongan (Philippines), Butuan (Philippines), emergency, Tropical Storm, Public Works

Quotes

"I praise all of you for a job well done last Monday,” Roxas said."

Roxas lauds PNP for 'peaceful' polls [Published Philippine Star - 22 hours ago]

...lower number of violent incidents in the May 13 polls, compared to past elections, to the preparedness of the Philippine National Police (PNP). "Lets credit it to good preparations led by PNP led by Director General Alan Purisima and the head of the Task Force Oplan SAFE, [Police Director] Ager Ontog, Roxas said Monday. The PNP post-election report that he cited showed 90 election-related incidents (ERI) were recorded from January 13 to May 13, 2013, compared to 135 in 2010 and 178 in 2007 covering the same period."

Preparedness limited election-related violence in 2013 polls, says DILG [Published Interaksyon - May 20 2013]

He asked his "worthy political opponents and the entire 1.6 million people in Manila to finally leave politics behind and to rally behind me in putting Manila back on the pedestal of being one of the greatest cities of the world, the Paris of Asia."

Estrada comes back as Manila mayor [Published UPI - May 15 2013]

"National, our target is 48 hours, Wednesday night," Brillantes said. "We will try to proclaim as many as we can Wednesday night."

'Peaceful' election season in Philippines ends with violence [Published UPI - May 13 2013]

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