Politics

Comelec to reuse 2016 polls ballot boxes

By Ferdinand Patinio/PNA MANILA -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be utilizing the ballot boxes that were used during the 2016 polls in the forthcoming mid-term elections. The poll body on Wednesday ordered...

Comelec-GenSan monitors campaign violations

PNA GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) here has launched the strict monitoring of local candidates' campaign activities as the 45-day local campaign period formally kicked off on Friday. Lawyer April...

True colors: A closer look at poll ‘hotspots’

By Ferdinand Patinio/PNA MANILA -- It is that time again when Filipinos choose their next leaders. In the Philippines, the election season, which happens every three years, spells a festive mood as candidates...

Comelec all set for start of local campaign

By Ferdinand Patinio/PNA MANILA -- As local candidates gear up for the May 13 elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has expressed its readiness for the start of the campaign period for local...

PRRD clarifies he didn’t link Bacolod mayor to illegal drugs

By Nanette Guadalquiver/PNA BACOLOD CITY -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte has clarified that he never identified or named Mayor Evelio Leonardia as among the local government officials involved in the illegal drug trade...

Why only 12 are elected every 3 years for the 24-member Senate?

By Severino Samonte/PNA MANILA -- If you are voting for the first time in this year’s mid-term polls, then you may be among those wondering why the country is electing only 12 members...

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