Politics

Mudslinging has no place in political arena: Bong Go

DAVAO CITY — The political arena deserves only fair election campaigns and should discourage mudslingings, former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher “Bong” Go said Saturday. "I personally discourage mudslinging. If the...

Retired police general offers Baguio ‘a breath of fresh air’ as mayor

BAGUIO CITY — He is not a politician, nor a celebrity. But his name rings a bell, since he headed the investigative body that probed the bloody massacre of 44 policemen in...

Comelec files 95 petitions vs. possible nuisance bets

MANILA -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has motu proprio (on its own) filed 95 petitions against possible nuisance candidates before its Law Department, its spokesperson said on Thursday. “As of Thursday, 95...

Comelec can junk DQ case vs. Pimentel sans hearings: lawyer

MANILA -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) can motu proprio (on its own) dismiss the disqualification case filed by lawyer Ferdinand Topacio against re-electionist Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, even without requiring...

No party-list, just political parties in Federal gov’t: ConCom

SANTA ROSA CITY, Laguna – There would be no party-list, just political parties in the Federal form of government, according to lawyer Susana U. Ordinario, a member of the Consultative Committee (ConCom)...

Pichay hits IPU for ‘political partisanship’

MANILA -- House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Prospero Pichay Jr. on Wednesday slammed the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) for "political partisanship" after it remained mum when former president and now Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo...

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