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Filipinos in Dubai endured long hours under the glare of the desert sun just to cast their votes on the first day of overseas absentee voting.

Dubbed by the media as the “Batasan 6,” the accused (I was one of them) asked the Supreme Court to throw out the case for lack of probable cause. Meantime, under House protection, they stayed within the premises of the Batasang Pambansa for 71 days and nights, and continued to perform their official duties and functions.

NTF-ELCAC spokesperson and PCOO Undersecretary Lorraine Marie Badoy (PNA file photo) MANILA - The Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) continues to deceive voters as what the latest Pulse Asia survey results show, National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) spokesperson for Sectoral Concerns, Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy, said on Thursday. Based on the March 2022 Pulse Asia survey for party-list preference and...

Lawmakers on Thursday said the financial assistance to public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and the fuel subsidy for the agriculture sector should not be considered as election campaign spending. House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez welcomed the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to allow the distribution of P6,500 financial…

In filing House Resolution 2546, Representatives Eufemia Cullamat, Carlos Isagani Zarate, and Ferdinand Gaite stressed that the SMNI interview of Palparan "reveals a clear double standard on the treatment of persons deprived of liberty and presents possible violations of the rules regarding the conduct of interviews and other activities with inmates, especially with those convicted for gross rights violations."

"The SMNI interview with Palparan reveals a clear double standard on the treatment of persons deprived of liberty and presents possible violations of the rules regarding the conduct of interview and other activities of inmates, especially with those convicted of gross human rights violations," the Bayan Muna lawmakers said.

Bayan Muna party-list Representative Carlos Zarate on Monday challenged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to penalize presidential and vice presidential candidates who continue to skip debates organized by the poll body.

The Bayan Muna Party-list has called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to punish presidential and vice presidential candidates who skip debates hosted by the poll body. Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate (Photo from Bayan Muna) "As a constitutionally constituted body, we submit that

Election hopefuls who shun debates face possible disqualification under a proposed legislation being pushed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec Commissioner George M. Garcia said lawmakers could consider the sanction to compel national and local candidates to participate in their organized debates. “If they will not [attend], it could…

Before insulting President Rodrigo Duterte and downplaying efforts to end insurgency in the country, jailed Senator Leila de Lima should realise how her corrupt tenure as Department of Justice secretary destroyed lives and betrayed Filipinos many times over