Politics

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...

Comelec declares entire Mindanao and other areas as election hotspots

Comelec PR The Commission on Elections has declared the entire Mindanao Island Group as a Category Red Election Hotspot, for purposes of the 2019 National and Local Elections. The Mindanao Island Group...

2 Cavite LGUs monitored as election ‘hotspots’

By Dennis Abrina/PNA IMUS CITY, Cavite -- Trece Martires City and Maragondon are among the local government units (LGUs) that are under close monitoring as areas of concern in Cavite by the provincial...

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