DAILY STAR: Negros Oriental

Another shipment of more than 200 Precinct Count Optical Scan machines, official ballots and other election paraphernalia for the May 13 polls arrived at about 9:45 a.m. yesterday in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental.

These were on board four container vans transported by 2GO forwarding company from Bacolod City at around 3 a.m. yesterday, with 19 police escorts, Supt. Carlos Lacuesta, security team leader, said.

The Commission on Elections said the transport and delivery of the election equipment and materials has accounted for all the PCOS machines intended for Negros Oriental and Siquijor. It was not immediately known, however, if reserved units for contingency also arrived yesterday as the container vans have yet to be opened and inventoried.

Cargo company bans
media from warehouse

Media practitioners in Dumaguete City were not allowed to witness the offloading of election equipment and other paraphernalia that arrived yesterday in four container vans from Bacolod City.

Dumaguete elections officer Jerome Brillantes told them the Commission on Elections does not have any control over the decision of the 2GO cargo forwarder to ban the media from entering its warehouse where the four container vans were to be opened and inventoried.

Brillantes said this was a decision of 2GO operations supervisor Mcophel Curativo, and he believes security was the main reason for it, as the warehouse also contains other cargos.

Binay attends 93 rd birthday
of ‘Grand Old Man' of NegOr
BY MARICAR ARANAS

Vice President Jejomar Binay attended the 93 rd birthday celebration of former Rep. Herminio Teves (Neg. Or., 3 rd District) yesterday at Essencia Hotel in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental.

Binay said former Congressman Meniong is the “Grand Old Man” of Negros Oriental and is considered an icon and a source of wisdom for those entering politics.

He added that if he could reach the age of 93, he will die a happy man as it is rare to see people reaching that age with the endurance to climb stairs and even play golf, like Teves.

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