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Comelec to village polls bets: Time to clean up

MANILA -- A day after the conduct of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, the Commission on Elections (Commission) urged candidates to start removing their respective campaign materials. Comelec Commissioner Luie Guia said...

Duterte on skipping polls: Purely political

MANILA -- Finding himself in a situation where he had to choose only one side from among his supporters, President Rodrigo R. Duterte said on Tuesday his decision to skip the 2018 barangay...

Solon to SK leaders: Focus on youth empowerment

SAN FABIAN, Pangasinan -- Pangasinan fourth district Rep. Christopher De Venecia on Monday urged would be barangay youth leaders to deliver youth empowerment initiatives. In an interview with newsmen after casting his votes...

Comelec to probe alleged ‘massive’ vote-buying in Siquijor

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the nearby island-province of Siquijor will investigate the reported alleged massive vote-buying in relation to Monday’s barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections...

Cops create task force to probe ambush on Cebu mayor

CEBU CITY -- The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) has created a special task group to investigate the assassination attempt on former police general now Daanbantayan, Cebu Mayor Vicente Loot. Loot,...

President Duterte swears in new Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat

President Rodrigo Duterte administered the oath of office to Bernadette Romulo-Puyat as the new Department of Tourism Secretary during a ceremony at the President’s Hall in Malacañan Palace on Monday, May...

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