A German teenager killed 15 people. Before this happened, this boy announced in a chatroom that he has weapons  and that he is going to kill people in his old school the next morning after the chat. The internet conversation happened 2:45 am on Wednesday which is 7 hours before the killing, according to Interior Minister Heribert Rech.
"You will hear about me tomorrow. Make note of the name of the place: Winnenden," 17-year-old Tim Kretschmer said.

The boy named Bernd who is also a 17-yr old boy was the one who …

It has been suspected that the grenade attack in a certain karaoke bar in Jolo, has been the work of the Abu Sayyafs who were now holding the three Red Cross volunteers, Filipina Mary Jean Lacaba, Italian Eugenio Vagni and Swiss national Andreas Notter.
Men believed to be members of the Abu Sayyaf group tossed the grenade into a karaoke bar on Jolo island late Monday, police said.

It is believed that the blast came just hours after the Abu Sayyaf commander was reportedly wounded in a clash with troops. They did …

I have seen this post thru Pedestrian Observer and I wanna be part of it, not because I wanna increase my traffic but to increase the awareness of People about the need to stop and end senseless electoral violence in the Philippines. I was not able to join in Tingog.com Writing Project about Musa Dimasidsing,the latest victim and to date there are more than 130 plus that perished along the way, it is time we take a stand against electoral violence collectively. But I will not let this opportunity to …

Source : abs-cbnnews.com
The Commission on Elections postponed Monday voting in Pantar, Lanao del Norte after receiving reports of missing ballot boxes in the area.
COMELEC Chairman Benjamin Abalos said date of resumption of the elections in the province will be announced soon. He clarified that the elections were merely postponed and there was no failure of elections.
Abalos said Valencia City in Bukidnon province was placed under COMELEC control. He said Eastern Visayas officials have requested for augmentation forces in the region.
He added that there were no untoward incidents reported in …

Yesterday I reported about the Nueva Ecija violence and last night another violence have occured in San Carlos Pangasinan.
SAN CARLOS CITY—-Mayor Julian Resuello and five others were wounded while one of his civilian aides was killed when two men fired at them as the mayor was greeting his constituents during a beauty contest at the city auditorium here on Saturday night.
Those wounded in the attack at 10:15 p.m. included a nine-year-old girl and a policeman. The mayor was on hand for the coronation night of the Miss San Carlos beauty …

Another election related violence have occured in Jaen town, Nueva Ecija which made Comelec to decide to placed the entire province of Nueva Ecija under its control as reported in Inquirer.net
MANILA, Philippines — After the violence that claimed the lives of two people and left 17 others injured in Jaen town, the Commission on Elections on Saturday placed the entire province of Nueva Ecija under its control.

I just don’t when will this killing stop. Lots of election related violence has occured. Since I was a child I have been hearing news …

It is reported by Inquirer that Masbate polls turn bloody this early; 2 dead in ambush
SORSOGON CITY—Maundy Thursday turned bloody in Masbate province after a group of supporters of a mayoral candidate in the town of Batuan on Ticao Island was ambushed, killing two of its members and wounding another at about 4:30 p.m., police reported.
Insp. Nicanor Aycocho, Batuan police chief, identified those killed as Manuel Ramiso, 37, and Raymundo Persia, 35, both of Barangay Poblacion, while wounded was Carlo Aligada, 37, of the same barangay.
Aycocho said the victims were …

Another Candidate has been slayed
The murder of a Quezon congressional candidate in Quezon City last Saturday has prompted the Philippine National Police (PNP) to intensify its efforts against private armies and illegal firearms

I just don’t know why people is risking their lives just to win a place in the government.? And is it only during this times wth known violence that our PNP is taking the efforts against private armies and illegal firearms? Just a question from a common Election observer.

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I have blog the other day that according to Abalos there is no election related violence so far, I even commented that I think this is not right , and It was confirmed today on the report of ABS-CBN News – The Philippine Star that Twenty-nine cases of election-related violent incidents have occurred since the start of the campaign period last Jan. 14, police said on Sunday.

Philippine National Police chief Director General Oscar Calderon has ordered police nationwide to intensify their campaign against all forms of criminality, particularly those related …