Noynoy Still leads Survey

Presidential candidate Sen. Benigno “Noynoy" Aquino III (Liberal Party) remains on top in a recent survey commissioned by an ally of rival Sen. Manny Villar Jr. (Nacionalista Party) . According to the results of the survey conducted from March 28 to 30 and purportedly commissioned by House Minority Floor Leader Ronaldo Zamora, Villar scored 29 percentage points, or eight points behind Aquino’s 37. The NP claimed the survey was from Social Weather Station (SWS), although the poll firm has yet to confirm it. Calls made by GMANews.TV to its...

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Day 2 Election Problem in Hongkong

A poll automation machine glitch marred the second day of the overseas automated polls in Hong Kong, stalling voting at a precinct for an hour, a Commission on Elections official said on Sunday. "The PCOS (precinct count optical scan) machine [malfunctioned] because of moisture, but it was fixed promptly. It took an hour," Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal said in a phone interview. The machine reportedly jammed and rejected ballots. Meanwhile, Larrazabal added that voting in Hong Kong continued...

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