Maribubot, my robot news aggregator, gathered the following news solely on her own, or what’s trending now. My news site is news-tweets-based, or based on tweets of news organizations, citizen journalists, and public interest offices. View it at:
Since these are Maribubot’s choices, that probably means the lineup is based on web metrics: 
(the following election stories appear under the hashtag #VOTE2013; hashtag stories are laid out at the foot of the news site):
ξ “ARMM voters will spend longest time in polling precincts” By Carolyn Arguillas, MindaNews thru Vera Files;
ξ “Comelec-(Region)12 warns bets of sanctions on poll violations” by Allen V. Estabillo, Mindanews thru Vera Files;
Maribubot headlined this story:
♣ “NPA frees cop”, sun star;
She put the following “above the fold”:
♣ Govt-MILF TransCom meets today, Manila Bulletin thru Yahoo Philippines;
≠ Oil prices up, Manila Bulletin thru Yahoo Philippines;
ξ Less than 1% ballots fail automation test, culled from rappler story;
And more stories:
Δ “Fire razes homes in Navotas”, abs-cbn;
‡ “2 men run over by truck in QC”, abs-cbn;
¬ “Flights cancelled at CDO airport without notice; 50 passengers stranded”, inquirer;
∩ “Aquino approves construction of Edsa-Taft flyover”, inquirer…
And some good news:
♥ COA asks Natl Library to revive mobile book project, acclaimed in 2011 audit report, culled from Tempo story;
♥ Albay wins DILG award, culled from Tempo story;
♥ Scholarship named after first Fil-Am U.S. county elected official, culled from inquirer story;
♥ Octogenarian, after 4 heart surgeries, to climb Mt. Everest for the 3rd time, culled from a Tempo story…
Maribubot chose the following environment and health stories for you:
τ Brazilians threaten to climb and occupy century-old trees in Porto Alegre to stop their being axed to prep grounds for the 2014 World Cup, culled from Global Voices;
Ω “Surprising Omega-3-Rich Foods That Add Years to Your Life”, Readers Digest;
Ω “7 Trusted Injury Treatments That Are Dead Wrong”, Readers Digest;
Ω “Do Overweight People Live Longer?”…The analysis found that while extreme obesity shortened lives, people who were just overweight (having a body mass index between 25 and 30) were actually less likely to die than those who were normal weight.”, Readers Digest… (blog admin’s note: bmi of 25-30 is only about 1pound-20pounds overweightedness, or some pockets of fat here and there; don’t overdo it; there’s also a study that in minor car crashes, those who are 1pound-20 pounds overweight sustain less injuries than skinny people — but that’s in slight or minor mishaps)…
and more!
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