People & Politics

Bacolod City mayor welcomes 2 challengers to re-election bid

BACOLOD CITY -- Mayor Evelio Leonardia has welcomed the two challengers to his re-election bid in the May 2019 elections. “I cannot choose my opponents. Whoever are my opponents, I will still do...

Orderly filing of COCs in Iloilo: Comelec

ILOILO CITY -- The five-day filing of Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) in Iloilo was peaceful and orderly, the Commission on Elections here said. At exactly 5 p.m. on Wednesday, both the city and...

Albay gubernatorial post now a four-cornered fight

LEGAZPI CITY — The gubernatorial race in Albay is now a four-cornered fight between reelectionist Al Francis Bichara (PDP-Laban), Vice Governor Harold Imperial (Liberal Party), lawyer Zacarias Zaragoza, a retired Commission on...

Legazpi City mayor seeks re-election

LEGAZPI CITY – Mayor Noel Rosal, together with Vice Mayor Robert Oscar Cristobal, filed their Certificates of Candidacy (COC) at the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) office here on Wednesday, the last day...

Party-list solon to run for mayor in Albay town

DARAGA, Albay – Ako Bicol (AKB) Party-list Rep. Rodel Batocabe filed his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for mayor of this town on Wednesday. Beating the last day of COC filing, Batocabe was at...

Zamboanga City ‘political giants’ file COCs for 2019 polls

ZAMBOANGA CITY — A festive mood greeted the local Commission on Elections (Comelec) office here as the offsprings of the so-called  “political giants” and their supporters beat Wednesday's deadline for the filing...

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