Politics

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...

Comelec exec calls out poll bets engaging in early campaigning

MANILA -- An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday called out candidates in the 2019 mid-term elections campaigning as early as now. Comelec spokesman James Jimenez reminded those who filed...

US Still Determined to Pull Out of Key Arms Treaty With Russia

The Trump administration appears determined to pull out of a key 1987 arms control agreement with Russia, in the wake of talks Tuesday between national security adviser John Bolton and Russian...

DILG urges 2019 poll bets to take drug tests

TACLOBAN CITY -- Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Officer-in-Charge Eduardo Año has called on candidates for next year’s elections to submit themselves to drug tests as proof of support...

68 DQ cases filed vs. poll aspirants: Comelec

MANILA -- A total of 68 petitions for disqualification of candidates in the national and local positions have been filed at the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) main office in Manila. Based on the...

Candidates without CONA considered ‘independent’ bets: Comelec

MANILA -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said official candidates of political parties who failed to submit their Certificate of Nomination and Acceptance (CONA) during the five-day filing period will be considered...

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