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MANILA -Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Ano has issued a memorandum circular to all local government units (LGUs), concerned government agencies not to give "permit-to-campaign" or "permit-to-win" fees or any form of aid to terrorist groups such as the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF). Under memorandum circular 2019-49, Ano said Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel a...

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) received on Monday, April 11 its third complaint regarding the alleged vote buying filed by a local candidate in Legazpi City, Albay. MB file photo Complainant Joseph San Juan Armogila, who is running for councilor filed a complaint-affidavit against incumbe

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.

SIX YEARS AGO. President Rodrigo Duterte is sworn in as the 16th Philippine president at the Rizal Hall of Malacanang Palace on June 30, 2016 by Supreme Court Associate Justice Bienvenido Reyes, his law fraternity brother. Daughter Kitty stood beside him while other children (back, from left) Sebastian, Sara, and Paolo were also present. (PCOO photo) MANILA - Filipino voters have one month left to assess who they will pick to lead them for the next six years. After the casting of ballots on May ...

“Nag-file (we filed) ng misconduct complaint against Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy and the NTF-ELCAC for red-tagging health workers and frontliners exactly a year ago. We want to make her accountable and make her stop and the NTF-ELCAC to stop doing this, to stop red-tagging,” La Viña said.

A 2022 presidential bet reiterated that she will never ally with groups and individuals using violence to push their agendas amid continuous attempts to

A police checkpoint in Malolos, Bulacan intercepted a motorist who was found carrying a firearm and a grenade inside his vehicle on Tuesday, April 5. Col. Rommel J. Ochave, acting Bulacan police director, identified the arrested suspect as Fernando Alejo, 50, of Barangay San Juan, City of Malolos.

CAGAYAN -- Police authorities here have been conducting a hot pursuit operation for the arrest of a gun-toting man who allegedly threatened and pointed his gun at a barangay secretary during a campaign rally in Brgy Roma Sur, Enrile town in this province. The police identified the suspect as Jack D

Some netizens asked the Commission on Elections how a party-list representative hopeful was able to run for the 2022 elections after her party-list was

(File photo) MANILA - President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Tuesday said he is not endorsing any presidential candidate to avoid speculation that he would use public funds to finance his preferred successor's campaign activities. "Ang akin kasi eh presidente ako tapos magkampi ako ng isa, magdududa 'yung iba, ginagamit ko 'yung resources ng gobyerno, magulo na (My take is if you are a president and you side with one candidate, some will cast doubt that you are using the government res...