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Comelec Commissioner Athrur Lim take his biometric registration as overseas voters of Hongkong at DFA Aseana voting field registration center in Macapagal Ave. Pasay City on Wednesday. (MNS Photo) MANILA, Oct. 28 (Mabuhay) – The Commission on Elections will rule on the disqualification cases filed against independent presidential candidate, Senator Grace Poe, before the middle of December. “Sa palagay ko as soon as possible consistent with due process. Hindi patatagalin ang kaso. Kami ay handa ilabas ang decision sa bagay na yan at sa ibang bagay tungkol sa mga kandidato we will see,” Comelec Commissioner Arthur Lim told reporters after facing a congressional hearing. “Definitely we will act on this perhaps not later than the middle of December or even earlier.” The poll body is expected to finalize the list of candidates by December, ahead of the beginning of the printing of the ballots. Ballots are expected to be customized according to each local jurisdiction. The Comelec has asked all but 5 of the 130 who filed their certificates of candidacy for president to explain why they should not be declared nuisance candidates. They will be subjected to preliminary conference before being heard by the divisions of the Comelec. The poll body will start those hearings next week. “We will be observing a strict timeline so the timeline for the printing of ballots will not be affected. We will have all the time to scrutinize and weed out nuisance candidates,” Lim said. He added their rulings may be appealed before Read More …

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Deadly West Nile Virus spreading in SoCal? http://www.glacvcd.org/ The Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District (GLACVCD) continues to identify West Nile virus activity in Los Angeles County. Sixteen mosquito samples, four American crow, and 12 chickens tested positive this week.  One mosquito sample collected from the city of Norwalk represents the first confirmation of WNV in that city this year. WNV is still actively transmitting throughout the southland and residents are strongly encouraged to take precautions to avoid mosquito bites. Year to-date, GLACVCD has confirmed West Nile virus activity in: 64 cities/communities 200 mosquito samples 17 dead birds 31 sentinel chickens Please visit our West Nile virus statistics page for the latest information. Government officials and educators: GLACVCD offers a variety of digital content on our website’s Resources page. Please assist us in providing this information to residents. GLACVCD encourages residents to take the following safety precautions to protect against mosquito-borne diseases: Eliminate or manage all sources of standing water to discourage mosquito breeding every week. The work residents do now will make a big difference. If you are outdoors when mosquitoes are biting, wear long pants and long-sleeved shirts and use an insect repellent containing EPA-registered active ingredients such as DEET, Picaridin, IR3535, and Oil of lemon eucalyptus (PMD). Always apply according to label instructions. Make sure doors and windows have tight-fitting screens. Repair or replace screens that have tears or holes. Contact GLVCD at 562-944-9656 or visit glacvcd.org if there is a significant problem or potential mosquito Read More …

Presidential candidate Grace Poe, her running mate Francis ‘Chiz’ Escudero, and veteran lawyer Lorna Kapunan (extreme left), acknowledge crowd after the tandem endorse Kapunan’s senatorial bid on Friday (Oct. 23) at the Balay Kalinaw in UP-Diliman, Quezon City. (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – The tandem of Senators Grace Poe and Francis Escudero will announce its senatorial ticket on Thursday, Escudero told reporters on Monday. Vice presidential candidate Escudero said standard-bearer Poe would make the announcement. Escudero refused to give the names of those included in the slate but confirmed that aspirants Bayan Muna Representative Neri Colmenares, Atty. Lorna Kapunan, and Manila Vice Mayor Isko Moreno would be part of it. “Syempre pinuntahan namin yung proclamation nila kaya siguradong kasama na sila sa line up,” Escudero said. Most of those included in the slate are expected to be present during the announcement, Escudero said. “Sa Huwebes nakaset ang pag-anunsyo dahil yung ang pinakaconvenient at available ang lahat, karamihan naman ay nag-commit na aattend. Iaannunsyo din doon kung sino ang maghahandle ng Senate slate,” Escudero said. He said Poe was directly involved in choosing their team’s senatorial line-up. Escudero said Poe asked him to have preliminary discussions with at least three hopefuls but added that it was the presidential candidate who had final talks with them. “Si Senator Grace ang nagpasya at namili. Sa kanyang talumpati sa Huwebes doon niya ilalahad ang rason at dahilan kung bakit naging kabilang ang bawat isa at kinakatawan ng bawat isa,” Escudero said. (MNS)