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Laguna guv: White envelope with cash ‘regular allowance’ of attendees

Going into his final three months in office, President Duterte apparently realized he was far from achieving another one of his 2016 campaign promises: to achieve peace and end the 50-years-plus armed conflict with the underground Left revolutionary movement.

(File photo) MANILA - Filipino voters must reject vote-buying to ensure a clean and honest May 9 polls, Malacanang reiterated on Friday. Acting Deputy Presidential Spokesperson and Communications Undersecretary Michel Kristian Ablan, citing the Omnibus Election Code, said any individual who is engaged in vote-buying or vote-selling will be slapped with appropriate sanctions. "The Palace reminds the Filipino people that vote-buying and vote-selling are prohibited acts under the Omnibus Elect...

It's been weeks since the Commission on Elections (Comelec) was hounded by several criticisms amid issues on data breach and its decision to push through with printing albeit the absence of observers, yet on Thursday, March 24, the poll body took a different approach by allowing representatives to c

Spending exemption petitions of Cebu, Bohol, Nueva Ecija denied

A man was arrested by authorities for pointing his gun at a person in Brgy. Panginay, Balagtas, Bulacan on Wednesday, March 23. Col. Rommel J. Ochave, acting Bulacan police director, identified the arrested suspect as Roman Albareda, 59. Police investigators said that the suspect was trying to co

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) released on Wednesday, March 23 a resolution consisting of the guidelines for campaign donations of domestic corporations. Comelec/MB Resolution No. 10772, promulgated last March 16 contains the rules and regulations governing contributions by domestic corpo

Comelec green lights continuity of OVP Covid-related programs

THE National Press Club has filed a petition for mandamus before the Supreme Court seeking to compel the Commission on Elections to implement digital signatures for the May 2022 national and local elections, disclose critical information and allow stakeholders access to printing of ballots, among others. Also joining the NPC—one…

Article 22 of the Omnibus Election Code or Batas Pambansa 881, passed in December 1985, defines vote-buying as “any person who gives, offers or promises money or anything of value … in order to induce anyone or the public in general to vote for or against any candidate or withhold his vote in the election, or to vote for or against any aspirant for the nomination or choice of a candidate in a convention or similar selection process of a political party.”