By Tribune

President Aquino called for calm yesterday amid an escalating dispute with Taiwan over the death of a Taiwanese fisherman in a confrontation with the Philippine Coast Guard.

Aquino said the Manila Economic Cooperation Office (MECO), the country’s de facto embassy in Taiwan, was in talks with Taiwanese foreign ministry officials and had assured them an investigation was being carried out into last week’s incident.

By Tribune

The poll body yesterday suspended the canvassing of the election returns, postponing it for today at 10 am, with the reason given by the poll body that the election documents have not been delivered as of yesterday.

However, there was already as of past 7:30 last night, early returns being publicly aired as the “unofficial count” coming from the PPCRV, followed by reports that the count came from the Comelec, although there was again no word from either the Comelec or the PPCRV just what precinct the votes was coming from.

By Nikko Dizon, Leila B. Salaverria, Philippine Daily Inquirer

As the Inquirer predicted on Thursday, the results of the race for the last three spots in the senatorial election would be a cliffhanger. Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. On Monday said the fight for the last three of the 12 Senate seats at stake in the elections would be close, especially for the 11th and the 12th seats.

The 12th spot, held by reelectionist Sen. Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan II in the preelection polls, would be a shaky place, with Brillantes talking about a “13th candidate” likely pushing up to break into the ranks of winners.

By The Philippine Star

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) may proclaim the first nine winners of the senatorial race by tomorrow night.

Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. told a press conference yesterday that the Comelec, convening as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), might not be able to proclaim the 12 winning senators if the results are close among those at the tail-end of the race.

By Nelson Beltran (The Philippine Star)

There is no other personal conflict more intriguing than the dilemma confronting LA Tenorio – the former Alaska Ace and now the Ginebra King.

Tenorio’s swashbuckling performance in the rubber match against Talk n Text last Sunday could be seen as a self-imposed mission to seal a title showdown with the team that nurtured his growth to become one of the PBA’s top playmakers.

By Joaquin M. Henson (The Philippine Star)

Brandon Rios doesn’t fight like Timothy Bradley or Juan Manuel Marquez and for Manny Pacquiao, that’s a relief. Rios is a come-forward slugger who fights without a reverse gear – it’s an exciting style that Top Rank chairman Bob Arum believes will make for an explosive head-on battle against Pacquiao at the Cotai Arena of the Venetian Resort Hotel in Macau on Nov. 23.

When Pacquiao lost to Marquez in Las Vegas last December, Rios was a disappointed spectator. He was next in line for the Filipino icon but the loss derailed the planned encounter.

By Alder Almo (philstar.com)

After 14 years, Alfrancis Chua is ready to re-write his story.

In 1999, Chua led the now-defunct Tanduay Rhum Masters to the Finals right in his rookie season. Despite a strong lineup led by Eric Menk and Sonny Alvarado, he lost the title to Shell Turbochargers led by a rejuvenated Benjie Paras back then. It was all downhill for Chua from there.

By ABS-CBNnews.com

The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) apologized Monday for releasing erroneous results of the partial and unofficial count of the senatorial race due to double counting of the results.

PPCRV Communications Head Anna de Villa Singson said the group decided to shut down its partial count after doubts were raised over the PPCRV's numbers.

By Abigail Kwok and Ferdz Ballentes, InterAksyon.com

Several incidents of violence nationwide left at least 15 persons dead and 41 others wounded in elections described by both the Philippine National Police and Armed Forces of the Philippines as “generally peaceful.”

Most of the violence happened in Mindanao.In Sulu province, five persons were killed and eight others were wounded in separate shooting incidents in Panglima Estino and Tongkil towns.

By The Philippine Star

Former Presidents Joseph Estrada and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo led the pack of candidates sprinting to victory as partial, official results of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) became available last night. Estrada was expected to be proclaimed Manila mayor, besting incumbent Alfredo Lim by about 30,000 votes.

As of 9:30 p.m., Arroyo was way ahead with 97,461 votes against her Liberal Party rival Vivian Dabu’s 10,503 in the race for a congressional seat in Pampanga’s second district.

By InterAksyon.com

The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) has released another set of partial, unofficial results of the party-list elections.

Buhay party-list group founded by El Shaddai leader Mike Velarde led the tally followed by A Teacher (Advocacy for Teacher Empowerment Through Action, Cooperation and Harmony Towards Educational Reforms, Inc.), and the left-leaning Bayan Muna and Akbayan.

By Abigail Kwok, InterAksyon.com

Police arrested six agents of the National Bureau of Investigation and seized their weapons outside the residential compound of Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. in Bacoor City, Cavite on Monday, but later dropped its bid for a search warrant for his home.

The senator said later he had sought assistance because of threats to his security, and decried an apparent pattern of harassment against his supporters.

By Rio Rose Ribaya, Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom

This is how the daughter of Vice President Jejomar Binay plans to address the former Akbayan party-list representative the next time they meet.

Nancy Binay, who is running under the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA), issued the statement to prove she holds no ill-will against her rival from Team PNoy.

By Nancy C. Carvajal, Philippine Daily Inquirer

Fifteen men belonging to the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) were arrested by the Manila police Monday afternoon when their presence alarmed residents near a school serving as one of the polling centers for the midterm elections.

When apprehended, the burly men yielded a .9-mm and three .45-cal. pistols as well as P269,000 in cash, according to Supt. Ernesto Tendero Jr., commander of the Manila Police District station in Moriones, Tondo.

By Jojo Gabinete, Abante Online

Sa darating na Linggo ang last telecast ng Party Pilipinas ng GMA 7. Nagpaalam na noong Linggo ang Team A ng Party Pilipinas dahil sa May 19, ang Team B naman ang magpapaalam.

Kung kailan mawawala na ang Sunday musical show ng Kapuso Network, saka lamang nalaman ng televiewers na may dalawang team ang programa, ang Team A ng direktor na si Mark Reyes at ang Team B ni Rico Gutierrez. Magkaiba at may sariling music department, researchers at scriptwriters ang Team A at Team B.

By Salve V. Asis (Pilipino Star Ngayon)

Kokonti ang mga artistang bumoto kahapon base sa mga nag-upload ng photos sa kanilang social networking sites account.

Kabilang sa mga naunang bumoto sina Robin Padilla and Mariel Rodriguez, Kim Chiu, Christian Bautista, ang pamilya Gutierrez – Ruffa, Richard, Raymond — kasama ang iba pang kapatid at siyempre sina Tita Annabelle Rama at Eddie Gutierrez, mag-asawang Ogie at Regine Velasquez, Bianca Gonzales, Bianca Manalo. Pero ’yung ibang artistang maraming followers at aktibo sa social media, wala silang inilagay na photo nang bumoto sila.

By Mac Macapendeg/FRJ, GMA News

Hindi pumapabor sa kontrobersiyal na talent manager na si Annabelle Rama ang lumalabas na resulta ng bilangan sa Cebu City kung saan tumakbo siyang kongresista sa unang distrito.

Batay sa 38.46% ng partial at unofficial result ng Cebu Election Returns, nakakuha pa lamang si Annabelle ng 27,294 boto, kumpara sa nangungunang si Raul V. del Mar, na mayroong 97,849 boto. Kilalang angkan ng pulitiko sa Cebu ang mga del Mar.