By Ferdinand G. Patinio MANILA, Dec. 17 (PNA) — The name of the Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte will be included in the list of candidates for the May 2016 elections after…
Category: Election
SC junks petition vs. ‘No Bio, No Boto’ policy for lack of merit
By Perfecto T. Raymundo Jr. MANILA, Dec. 16 (PNA) — The Supreme Court (SC) dismissed for lack of merit on Wednesday the petition against the “No Bio, No Boto” policy of the…
Poe’s camp asks Comelec en banc to reconsider ‘voluminous’ evidences
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Dec. 16 (PNA) — A counsel for Sen. Grace Poe on Wednesday asked the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to take a second look at the voluminous documents…
Comelec lauds SC’s decision junking the petition against the ‘No Bio, No Boto’ policy
By Ferdinand G. Patinio MANILA, Dec. 16 (PNA) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) lauded the decision of the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday to dismiss the petition against the poll body’s…
Comelec to discuss the final list of candidates on Monday
By Ferdinand G. Patinio MANILA, Dec. 13 (PNA) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to deliberate on Monday on the final list of national candidates in the May 2016 elections….
P-Noy, Roxas pledge funding for Leni Robredo’s campaign
NAGA CITY, Dec. 13 (PNA) — The fear of vice presidential candidate Rep. Leni Robredo of having no resources to finance her campaign besides family approval and popularity rating before she accepted…
SC asked not to lift TRO on “no bio, no boto” policy
By Perfecto T. Raymundo MANILA, Dec. 11 (PNA) — The petitioners against the “No Bio, No Boto” policy of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday filed a manifestation before the Supreme…
Poe can still appeal her case to Comelec en banc, SC
By Sammy F. Martin MANILA. Dec. 11 (PNA) — Stalwart of the Liberal Party on Friday said Senator Grace Poe is still a presidential candidate until after the Supreme Court decided on…
SC Justice Leonen designated as ponente in DQ case vs. Sen. Grace Poe
By Perfecto T. Raymundo Jr. MANILA, Dec. 11 (PNA) — Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Mario Victor Leonen has been designated as the ponente, or the justice who will draft the majority…
Comelec cancels anew Poe’s COC
MANILA, Dec. 11 (PNA) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has cancelled anew the Certificate of Candidacy (CoC) for president of Sen. Grace Poe. Voting 2-1, the poll body’s First Division, headed…
SC junks petition to extend voters’ registration until Jan. 8, 2016
By Perfecto T. Raymundo Jr. MANILA, Dec. 8 (PNA) — The Supreme Court (SC) dismissed for lack of merit on Tuesday the petition filed by the Kabataan Party-list seeking to extend until…
Comelec not discounting possibility of postponing the May polls
By Ferdinand G. Patinio MANILA, Dec. 7 (PNA) — In the event the Supreme Court (SC) failed to lift the temporary restraining order (TRO) on the “No Bio, No Boto” policy, the…
Comelec declares 205 aspirants for national positions in 2016 polls as nuisance candidates
By Ferdinand G. Patinio MANILA, Dec 7 (PNA) — A total of 205 aspirants for national positions in the May 2016 polls have been declared nuisance candidates by the Commission on Elections…
Sen. Miriam is my president – Marcos
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Dec. 7 (PNA) – Contrary to reports that he might vote Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte, Senator Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos on Monday said he will vote for…
Duterte’s huge lead in survey draws mixed reactions in Senate
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Dec. 7 (PNA) – A presidential survey ran by Social Weather Station (SWS) and commissioned by a businessman from Davao drew mixed reaction from the Senate with…