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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division will handle the disqualification case filed by the Pudno Nga Ilokano against presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. "I think we have Salandanan raffled to Second Division," Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said in a virtual pres

SHAPING UP as one of the most dramatic elections in Philippine history, the presidential race for 2022 has been hounded by controversy starting with th

SHAPING UP as one of the most dramatic elections in Philippine history, the presidential race for 2022 has been hounded by controversy starting with th

Editorial As candidates have began holding caravans and listening tours in advance of the formal start of the campaign season in February next year, the evils of vote buying have been brought to the fore. Calling attention to this illegal act were a Commission on Elections commissioner, a prominent

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division has denied the motu proprio petition seeking to cancel the certificate of candidacy of senatorial aspirant Francis Leo Marcos. Comelec/MB The Comelec confirmed this on Thursday, Dec. 16 but did not provide a copy of the decision. Last month,

MANILA - The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) said Tuesday it respects the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) not to give the Filipino athletes and officials participating in the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games local absentee voting privileges for next year's elections. Traditionally being done late in an odd-numbered year, the 31st edition of the SEA Games, supposed to be ongoing as of posting, has been postponed to May 12-23, 2022 due to the pandemic. While the nation...

The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has politely turned down the Philippine Sports Commission’s (PSC) proposal to allow Southeast Asian Games-bound athletes, coaches and officials to vote in the 2022 National Elections under the Local Absentee Voting provision. The PSC disclosed this Tuesday, say

A US-based Filipino lawyer who is also the dean of Northwestern University College of Law has dismantled the issues raised in each of the seven petitions to cancel the Certificate of Candidacy of presidential aspirant Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos, Jr. Atty. Emmanuel Samonte Tipon wrote an opinion piece providing legal arguments…

“In an electoral atmosphere when rules that supposedly uphold fair play are ineffective, poor candidates and poor party-list groups are practically withered away and left far behind from the race, by the visibility of the rich political dynasties and candidates,” the lawmakers said.“Since 2009, moneyed candidates have been able to launch their electoral campaign without violating the law, even before the start of the campaign period. This practice was brought about ...

The government vaccination drive will continue even during the election campaign period next year with a target to fully vaccinate 90 million against Covid-19 before the May 2022 polls. In an interview with PTV last Tuesday, Presidential Adviser for Covid-19 Response Secretary Vivencio “Vince” B. Dizon said they intend to…