By Ferdinand G. Patinio MANILA, Nov. 24 (PNA) — Election lawyers have contradicting opinions on whether or not Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is qualified to run as the substitute presidential candidate…
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Duterte needs to resolve first legal obstacle before he can run for President
By Sammy F. Martin MANILA, Nov. 24 (PNA) –Before announcing his move to seek the highest office in the land, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte needs to resolve first legal obstacles on…
Senator Villar expects SET to uphold ruling junking Poe’s disqualification case
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Nov. 24 (PNA) – Senator Cynthia Villar said on Tuesday she expects that the motion for reconsideration filed by Rizalito David who is seeking the disqualification of…
PPCRV plans to come up with mobile app
By Ferdinand G. Patinio MANILA, Nov. 21 (PNA) — The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) plans to come up with a mobile app for smartphones and tablet computers where the…
Presidential candidacy is already on the table — Duterte
By Lilian C. Mellejor DAVAO CITY, Nov. 22 (PNA) — Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte did not appear 100 percent certain to run for president in the 2016 elections but his decision is…
Cebu poll offices start accepting applications for gun ban exemption
CEBU CITY, Nov. 18 (PNA) — Commission on Elections (Comelec) offices in Cebu have started accepting applications for exemption from the gun ban for the 2016 elections which will be imposed starting…
With the SET ruling, Macalintal says Comelec should dismiss all DQ cases against Poe
MANILA, Nov. 18 (PNA) — An election lawyer has said that the disqualification cases filed against Senator Grace Poe involving her citizenship should be dismissed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in…
Comelec exempts President Aquino from election gun ban
By Ferdinand G. Patinio MANILA, Nov. 18 (PNA) — President Aquino is now allowed to carry firearms during the entire Election Period of the May 2016 national and local polls. This after…
SET junks disqualification case vs Grace Poe
MANILA, Nov. 17 (PNA) — Voting 5-4, the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) on Tuesday dismissed the petition seeking the disqualification of Senator Grace Poe as Senator of the Republic. Those who voted…
Comelec expects Sen. Poe’s camp to submit her counter-affidavit on DQ cases against her
MANILA, Nov. 16 (PNA) — The head of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division, Commissioner Christian Robert Lim, is expecting the camp of Senator Grace Poe to submit this week her…
Roxas vows to bring Malacanang closer to ordinary people if he is elected President next year
By Sammy F. Martin MANILA, Nov. 16 (PNA) — Liberal Party “Daang Matuwid” standard-bearer Manuel “Mar” Roxas II has promised that ordinary people need not go to Malacañang for help but “they…
Web portal to enhance trade, business opportunities for APEC MSMEs launched
By Kris M. Crismundo MANILA, (PNA) — Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies now have better access to trade information with the APEC Trade…
Fourth disqualification case against Poe filed before the comelec
By Ferdinand G. Patinio MANILA, Nov. 9 (PNA) — Senator Grace Poe is facing another disqualification case at the Commission on Elections (Comelec), this time filed by former law dean and renowned…
Duterte still won’t run as prexy even with Diño’s COC withdrawal, says aide
DAVAO CITY, Oct. 30 (PNA) – Nothing has changed in the decision of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte not to run for president in the 2016 polls even with the withdrawal of Partido ng…
Dino withdraws COC as PDP-Laban’s standard-bearer, names Duterte as his substitute
By Ferdinand G. Patinio MANILA, Oct 29 (PNA) — Martin Dino, the standard-bearer of PDP-Laban Party on Thursday has backed out from the May 2016 presidential race. This, after he withdrew his…