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The guidelines of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) under its Resolution No. 10732 or the campaign rules amid the COVID-19 pandemic is causing confusion among the electorate, poll lawyer Romulo B. Macalintal said on Sunday, Feb. 13. Romulo Macalintal “While the said ‘Guidelines’ do not incl

NO PHYSICAL DISTANCING. The "Pink Sunday" (Feb. 13, 2022) campaign rally of presidential aspirant, Vice President Leni Robredo, and her running mate, Sen. Kiko Pangilinan, draws a huge crowd at the Quezon Memorial Circle. However, the local government unit said the rally violated safety protocols. (PNA photo by Robert Oswald P. Alfiler) MANILA - The "Pink Sunday" campaign rally of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Francis Pangilinan at the Quezon Memorial Circle on Sund...

NO PHYSICAL DISTANCING. The "Pink Sunday" (Feb. 13, 2022) campaign rally of presidential aspirant, Vice President Leni Robredo, and her running mate, Sen. Kiko Pangilinan, draws a huge crowd at the Quezon Memorial Circle. However, the local government unit said the rally violated safety protocols. (PNA photo by Robert Oswald P. Alfiler) MANILA - The "Pink Sunday" campaign rally of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Francis Pangilinan at the Quezon Memorial Circle on Sund...

THE so-called “Guidelines” issued by the Commission on Elections under its Resolution 0732 on November 24, 2021 which it now fully implements, is causing a lot of confusion among ordinary citizens or non-candidates who also want to discuss their political preferences in the May 9 elections, according to veteran election…

The Department of the Interior and Local Government warned on Sunday, Feb. 13, that charges will be filed against erring political aspirants and their supporters who would be caught violating health protocols during the campaign period. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año maintained that campaign activity l

The Department of the Interior and Local Government yesterday assured candidates and their supporters that it would be fair in enforcing rules against violations during sorties and other election-related events, as the government ramps up control measures to ensure these big gatherings would not result in case surges.

SINCE when did the Commission on Elections (Comelec) become a pandemic czar that it could restrict the movement and activities of candidates, political parties, and even private persons exercising their freedom of choice and expression in holding political rallies or activities? Under its Resolution No. 10732 issued on November 24,…

THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) cannot use the pandemic for “frivolous” impositions that unduly “restrict the movement and activities of candidates, political parties, and even private persons exercising their freedom of choice and expression in holding political rallies or activities,” a veteran election lawyer said Friday.  Atty. Romulo B. Macalintal…

THE Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday to abide by its own rules in the expeditious resolution of election cases. In a four-page statement, IBP clarified that it is not referring to any particular candidate or intends to dwell on the…

A member of Batang City Jail (BCJ) was arrested during a buy-bust operation conducted by members of the Pasay City police Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) and yielded shabu worth P53,720 and a sub-machine gun on Wednesday, Feb. 9 . Pasay City police chief Col. Cesar Paday-os identified the susp