Politics

Lakas-CMD drops nomination of mayor tagged in Batocabe slay

By PR/PNA MANILA — The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD), a major political party allied with the Duterte administration, on Sunday revoked its Certificate of Nomination and Acceptance (CONA) and support for Mayor Carlwyn...

Murder raps won’t affect Daraga mayor’s re-election bid: Comelec

By Ferdinand Patinio/PNA MANILA -- Daraga, Albay Mayor Carlwyn Baldo can still run in the forthcoming May polls despite murder raps filed against him, a Commission on Elections (Comelec) official said Friday. “A candidate...

PRRD endorses 3 admin bets

By Azer Parrocha/PNA MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Thursday night endorsed three administration candidates anew after a survey for the senatorial race showed that they failed to make it to the...

Final list of candidates out next week: Comelec

By Ferdinand Patinio/PNA MANILA — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has moved to next week the release of the final list of candidates in the May 13, 2019 national and local elections, its...

Duterte to candidates: ‘Do not terrorize voters’

By Jelly Musico/PNA SAN MIGUEL, Bulacan – President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday warned the 2019 mid-term polls candidates, both from the administration and opposition parties, not to terrorize voters. Duterte aired his stern...

‘Trusted build’ program for 2019 automated polls set Dec. 14

By Ferdinand Patinio - PNA MANILA -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the “trusted build” program of the automated election system (AES) to be used in the May 2019 mid-term polls,...

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