ANC: Breaking News: SC has issued status quo ante order against Comelec's money ban.

ANC: two pcos machines in barangay tinga labac malfunctioned when the ballots were inserted. in barangay sta. rita karsada the pcos hanged after the pin code was entered. another pcos machine at brgy pinamucan silangan emmited smoke after the testing and the pcos won't start up again. two back up cf cards were corrupted at cailacanlo elementary school. in brgy balagtas elem school the pcos machine power cord did not function. at tabang dao elementary school there were no marking pens that were found in the pcos machine.

Dzmm: Nahaharap sa election gun ban ang walong bodyguard ni Camarines Sur Governor Luis Raymond "LRay" Villafuerte makaraang mahuli sa naga city.

Sinasabing ang walong body guard ay dating sundalo at nahuli matapos makatanggap ng tip ang mga otoridad sa pananatili ng mga armadong suspek sa lugar. Umanoy tinagka pa ang mga itong tumakas lulan ng isang sasakyang may kulay pulang plaka na puno ng mga campaign materials.

Narekober naman naman sa mga suspek ang anim na baril at kinasuhan ng paglabag sa gun ban at paggamit ng sasakyan pag aari ng pamahalaan sa kampanya.

BOMBO RADYO: CamSur Gov. Lray Villafuerte, tikom sa pagkakahuli ng kanyang 8 security group re: paglabag sa gun ban

- Nananatiling tikom ang bibig ni Camarines Sur Gov. L-Ray Villafuerete kaugnay sa pagkakahuli ng walong provincial security group nito na lumabag sa gun ban ng Comelec. Bukod sa mga matataas na kalibre ng baril, narekober din sa loob ng sasakyan ng mga ito ang ilang armas tulad ng brass knuckles at balisong.

Natagpuan din sa red plate vehicle ang ilang posters at campaign paraphernalia ng kanyang anak na si gubernatorial candidate Migz Villafuerte at Vice Gov. Ato Peña.

Ayon pa kay city director S/Supt. Abdulkadil Guilani, dapat din ay nakasuot ang mga suspek ng uniporme dahil gamit nila ang sasakyang nakarehistro sa gobyerno.

Nanindigan naman ang Comelec-Naga City na mahigpit na nilabag ng mga suspek ang Omnibus Election Code dahil pinagbabawal na gamitin ang anumang sasakyan ng gobyerno sa pangangampanya.

MANILA TIMES: CamSur chief keeps silent on aides' arrest
NAGA CITY: Gov. L-Ray Villafuerte of Camarines Sur remained silent about the arrest of his eight-man security group for violating the Commission on Elections (Comelec) gun ban. Villafuerte, as of this writing, has failed to issue a statement-one of the eight security aides admitted that they were with the governor before they engaged in a car chase with a PNP patrol in Naga City.

PHILSTAR:
NAGA CITY, Philippines - Members of the Nationalist People's Coalition here will not vote for the administration coalition Team PNoy, Camarines Sur Gov. Luis Villafuerte of NPC said yesterday.

The appellate court held that "bank accounts are property rights and prolonged freezing thereof will already amount to intrusion, even violation of such basic rights."

ANC: Breaking News: The Court of Appeals has lifted the freeze order over the assets and bank accounts of former Trade Minister Roberto Ongpin and several others, including former officials of the Development Bank of the Philippines.

breaking news: sc issues tro on comelec's extension of liquor ban. ---baka umiyak na naman si brillantes, baka magresign na naman na hindi itutuloy...

ANC: banks say the comelec's order banning large withdrawals to fight vote buying will disrupt business, and they'll follow the bangko sentral, which calls the order unenforcable, and may be illegal. the bankers association of the Philippines says, the ban could affect payrolls and businesses including public markets.

ANC: A massive power outage hits Metro Manila.
- Meralco says, the power failure, which started at 1:51pm, is due to supply deficiency equivalent to the shut down of 5 power plants.

---ano ba ang nagawang kasalanan ng bansa at "nabiyayaan" ng ganitong mga pangalan? simeon III, brillantes, de lima, morales, llamas, lacierda, sereno, torres, henares, puno at kris. ---

PROF BEN DIONO ON S&P CREDIT UPGRADE: To put is harshly, the credit upgrade has nothing to do with rising joblessness and the unchanged, high, and persistent poverty. The Philippines' international credit standing has improved, but is does not necessarily mean that the economic welfare of many Filipinos have improved, especially for the jobless and the poor.

di ba nakapagtataka na after 3 years ng pnoy administration at ng comelec, 5 days before election LULUTANG ang source code? di ba dapat bago na-award at bayaran ang smartmatic, dapat malinaw ang issue ng source code? nang mag file si former sen dick gordon, BIGLANG LUMABAS?

Sa panayam ng DZMM, sinabi ni Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) President Ed Lacson na bukod sa hindi sila nakonsulta, huli na at hindi maganda ang epekto ng resolusyon ng poll body.

INTERAKSYON TV5: - (UPDATED 10:19 a.m.)
Businessmen on Wed said the Comelec resolution putting a cap on bank withdrawals as well as on the amount of cash that can be transported days before the May 13 polls may disrupt the operations of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). "This resolution, while well-intentioned, will affect adversely business operations," Management Association of the Philippines president Melito S. Salazar Jr. told InterAksyon.com

Dzmm: Paniwala si election lawyer na si Romy Macalintal na wala nang panahon para maipatupad ng Comelec ang money ban. Giit ni Macalintal, kailangan ng pitong araw na paglathala ng resolusyon bago tuluyan itong magkabisa. Bukod aniya rito, ang kapangyarihan ng Comelec ay magpatupad ng batas sa halalan at hindi gumawa ng batas.

GMA 7: Bangko Sentral refuses to comply with Comelec order limiting cash withdrawals
The Comelec shocked the banking industry Tuesday by ordering in the last days before election day on May 13. But Bangko Sentral is resisting, asserting that it would "disrupt normal business and commercial transactions in the Philippines."