People & Politics

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...

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...

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...

‘Bong’ Go asks youth leaders to back President Duterte’s agenda

DAVAO CITY – The former top aide of President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday asked youth leaders to strongly support the agenda of the administration "because these are geared towards a safe and...

Samar’s nuisance candidates defer political bid

CALBAYOG CITY, Samar -- At least 15 identified nuisance candidates in Samar province simultaneously withdrew their certificates of candidacy (COC). The candidates formally backed out from their political bids on Saturday in the...

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