The first day of two-week-long campaign for the 5th Senate Election took place smoothly, without violence and with security, safety and social order.
The note was made by the National Election Committee (NEC) in a press release issued this evening, lauding the good cooperation from the local and competent authorities.
According to the release, the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) launched the election campaign in all the eight regions, while the Khmer Will Party organised meetings and disseminated their political programme over loudspeaker at their party offices and at their members’ houses.
The other two participating political parties – the FUNCINPEC Party and the National Power Party – have not yet conducted any campaign activities, it added.
The 5th Senate Election campaign will last until Feb. 23, and the election day will be on Feb. 25 with the participation of 11,747 eligible voters, including 125 members (17 female) of the National Assembly and 11,622 commune/Sangkat councillors (2,568 female).
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ource:Agence Kampuchea Presse
CALAPAN CITY: Hundreds of motorcycle enthusiasts took part in the 500-kilometer Mindoro Island Loop Motorcycle Adventour on Saturday as part of efforts to unify the tourism programs of the two provinces in Mindoro Island.
The riders took off from this city at 5 a.m., according to Oriental Mindoro Tourism officer Dhon Calda.
Participants were required to make stopovers at certain tourist attractions.
‘This (Motorcycle Adventour) is really part of our One Mindoro approach to tourism. During the stops, they took photos to drum up attention for local tourism via social media,’ he told the Philippine News Agency.
In this province, the riders made pit stops at Puerto Galera, the province’s diving capital; Oriental Mindoro Heritage and Cultural Center; and the 365-meter long Lisap Bridge in Bongabong town.
In Occidental Mindoro, they stopped at San Jose town, the American forces’ second landing site in the Philippines during World War II; and at Abra de Ilog, a former settlement founded by Spanish religious mis
sionaries in the early 17th century, among other places.
Jude Cruz from Roxas, Oriental Mindoro made it first to the finish line after five hours, 54 minutes and 50 seconds.
Calda said the ride may take up to 12 hours for some participants.
Source: Philippines News Agency