Voter registration for the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections will start on July 15 until July 30. The said elections will be held on October 31, 2016.
For the Barangay elections, the applicants for registration should be:
Filipino
At least 18 years old on or before election day
A resident of the Philippines for at least one year
A resident for at least 6 months of the barangay where he or she intends to vote
For the SK elections, the applicants for registration should be:
Aged 15 to 30 years
A resident of his or her barangay for at least 6 months by October 31
Local Comelec offices will be open from 8 am to 5 pm.
Philippine presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte obtained a 55.5% preference rating in an online poll/survey conducted by The Bogo Times from March 14 - April 18. Senator Grace Po got the lowest rating with 0.9%.
Duterte's running mate, Alan Peter Cayetano topped the VP race with 39.1 %.
Daanbantayan mayoral hopeful Vicente Loot, during the 888 News Forum, said he will wipe out unlawful drugs in the municipality in 100 days if elected.
Loot said the widespread illegal drug trade under the current administration
is a huge threat to the municipality’s economic progress. He warned drug lords to stop their illegal activities in Daanbantayan. He further stated that if they don’t heed his warning, these drug lords, drug traffickers and
drug pushers will be arrested and charged in court, or worse, they will
be killed in anti-illegal drug operations.
Incumbent Mayor Augusto Corro said he could not imagine the illegal drug problem can be solved in 100 days. He said the Loot family ruled the town for 15 years and they failed to eradicate the said problem.