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When he was in office, US President Richard Nixon has a “Nixon’s Enemies List,” which started as a list of his major political opponents. The list became public knowledge on June 27, 1973, when John Dean mentioned during hearings with the Senate Watergate Committee that a list existed containing those whom the president…

Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said that violating health and safety protocols during campaign activities is considered an election offense. This was based on the poll body’s Resolution No. 10730 that was promulgated last Nov. 17. “Any violation of Fair Elections Act and these R

Supreme Court (SC) The Supreme Court (SC), on Aug. 8, 2001, affirmed the Oct. 31, 1997 Court of Appeals (CA) decision that modified the July 27, 1995 ruling of the Quezon City regional trial court (RTC) which found former Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. guilty of eight counts of violations

The Amihan National Federation of Peasant Women urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to disqualify Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., from the presidential race, citing his 1995 conviction for tax evasion.

The petition to cancel or deny the certificate of candidacy (COC) of presidential aspirant and Partido Federal ng Pilipinas standard-bearer Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. has no basis and is unlikely to move forward according to former Justice Secretary and Ateneo Law School professor Atty. Albert

Ex-DOJ chief: No legal ground to cancel Marcos’s COC

FORMER Justice Secretary and Ateneo Law School professor Atty. Alberto Agra has argued that the petition filed to cancel the Certificate of Candidacy (COC) of former Senator and presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has no basis and is unlikely to move forward. In a radio interview, Agra said it…

Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr.’s 2022 presidential bid now faces a hurdle as heads of human rights groups have filed a petition to cancel his certificate of candidacy (COC)

Former senator and presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.(PNA photo by Robert Oswald Alfier) MANILA - An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday said the resolution of the petition to cancel the certificate of candidacy (COC) of presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. may be issued before the end of this year. "It's probably going to be something around December because right now we're already ending the first we...

Former senator and presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (PNA photo) MANILA - A petition was filed before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday seeking to cancel the Certificate of Candidacy (COC) of former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. who is running for president in the May 2022 polls. The 57-page petition, filed by petitioners Fr. Christian Buenafe, Fides Lim, Ma. Edeliza Hernandez, Celia Lagman Sevilla, Roland Vibal, and Josephine Lasc...