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Filipino Times
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Filipino Times
Comelec explains delay in official election results due to pending transmissions
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) clarified that delays in the official election results are due to pending transmissions from various provinces and overseas posts. Comelec Commissioner Ernesto Maceda Jr. said on Monday night that the national canvassing cannot proceed until all provincial-level canvassing is completed. These include 83 provinces and 93 foreign posts, such as the UAE, where overseas Filipinos cast their votes. 'The reason nga kung bakit ang Comelec ay hindi naman pwedeng maglabas ng kahit anong resulta tungkol sa mga senatorial at party lists dahil we have to wait for the provinces na makumpuni ang resulta ng municipalities within their provinces, so that they themselves can have their own provincial canvass, which they will in turn send to us,' Maceda explained in an interview with ABS-CBN News. Maceda also clarified that the Comelec website is not the official source of results. 'It only reflected the election returns as they come in,' he said. He urged candidates not to declare victory until the majority of the election returns are received. 'Hindi ka pwede magproclaim ng kandidato until at least 90 percent of the returns are in,' he added. Maceda noted that while some results from both local and international posts have already come in, the process must be completed before any proclamations can be made.
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Yahoo
U.S. Customs and Border Protection unit renamed to honor slain agent Michael O. Maceda
March 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. Customs and Border Protection renamed one of its Air and Marine Operations units Thursday in honor of an agent who died in the line of duty. In a press release, the federal law enforcement agency announced that its now-formerly named Mayagüez Marine Unit has been dedicated the Michel O. Maceda Marine Unit. Agent Michel Maceda was one of three agents who stopped a vessel off Puerto Rico in November of 2022, and allegedly discovered the people onboard were attempting to smuggle drugs into the United States. The traffickers opened fire on Maceda and his fellow agents, striking all three. Of the three agents, Maceda's life couldn't be saved. The Michel O. Maceda Memorial Act was passed by Congress in September of 2024, which designated the renaming of the Mayagüez Marine Unit as the Michel O. Maceda Marine Unit, and the dedication was made official in Puerto Rico at the San Juan Custom House. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was present and bestowed the two agents who survived the incident, Customs and Border Protection agents Jorge Santiago and Mark Lamphere with the Medal of Valor and Purple Cross awards.
