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Department of the Interior and Local Government Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya (Screengrab from NTF-ELCAC Facebook) MANILA - The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) wants to stop local chief executives and candidates from giving extortion money to the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF), especially with the election season nearing. During the weekly virtual press conference of the National Task Force to End Local Com...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is eyeing an early procurement for all programs funded by the 2022 Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) to avert any possible delays that may be caused by the election ban on public spending due to the upcoming national and local elections. This was disclosed by…

MANILA - Senator Sherwin 'Win' Gatchalian enjoins colleagues to consider the enactment of his bill seeking to institutionalize the grounds for declaration of nuisance political candidates and imposition of a fine for putting the election process in mockery or disrepute. Gatchalian said while the 1987 Constitution guarantees equal access to opportunities for public service, the Supreme Court resolution has clarified the view that running for public office is a privilege and not a right. &...

AS the 2022 elections draw near, I find it timely to revisit once again the taxability of campaign contributions to candidates, political parties and party-list groups considering that financial aid from supporters for campaign purposes will surely flood the campaign trail, especially this time that the pandemic is making the…

A SO-CALLED “placeholder candidate”—or someone who files just to “reserve” a slot for another candidate before the period for substitution ends —could be declared a nuisance candidate, a former official of the Commission on Elections said on Monday. Citing the provision of the Omnibus Election Code, retired Comelec commissioner Luie Guia…

Sanchez: Marcos

In the next few weeks, the poll body will screen the aspirants to determine 'nuisance candidates' who must be removed from the list

HOUSE SEAT BID. Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal shows his certificate of candidacy after he filed at the Comelec Leyte office on Monday (Oct. 4, 2021). He is expected to face as opponent Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez. (PNA photo by Roel Amazona) TACLOBAN CITY - Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) on Monday to vie for a congressional post in Leyte. Relatives and supporters acc...

As the 2022 national elections near, concerns over possible vote-buying during campaign period are heightening. A Reddit user on Wednesday shared a

ELECTION FEVER has spread months before the official filing of  certificates of candidacy (COCs) from October 1 to 8. Eight months prior, posters