House blames Comelec for low party-list votes

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 21:30:54 +0000

Less than half of the voters took part in the party list election on May 13, a low participation rate that the House of Representatives

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Año warns pols who may be behind killing of village officials

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 15:09:50 +0000

Año warns pols who may be behind killing of village officials

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año warned on Wednesday politicians who might have been behind the killing of some village officials even after the midterm elections.

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Japan trip a ‘reward’ to Cabinet execs? ‘Illogical,’ says Palace

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Tue, 28 May 2019 22:45:50 +0000

Japan trip a 'reward' to Cabinet execs? 'Illogical,' says Palace

Malacañang denied Wednesday that President Rodrigo Duterte’s third trip to Japan is a reward to Cabinet members after administration bets dominated the May midterm elections.

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DILG: No expense report, no assumption of post

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 26 May 2019 20:59:00 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Local poll winners could be barred from taking their posts if they fail to report their campaign expenses to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) by June 13.

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Winning local govt officials warned against non-filing of poll funds

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sun, 26 May 2019 08:30:58 +0000

ALL newly elected local government officials must file their Statements of Contributions and Expenses (SOCE) on or before June 13 or they cannot assume of office, the Department of the…READ

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Cardema’s party-list bid an abuse of the law – Robredo adviser

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 26 May 2019 09:30:48 +0000

Barry Gutierrez

An abuse of the Party-List System Act. That’s how lawyer Barry Gutierrez, legal adviser of Vice President Leni Robredo, described on Sunday the scenario if the substitution bid of Ronald Cardema, former chief of the National Youth Commission (NYC), would be granted by the Commission on Election (Comelec).

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Comelec urged to disclose all substitution bids

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Sat, 25 May 2019 21:08:52 +0000

Poll watchdog group Kontra Daya urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday to disclose other party list groups

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Makabayan bloc to ‘seriously push’ for hybrid-manual voting in next elections

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 25 May 2019 05:46:04 +0000

Makabayan bloc to ‘seriously push’ for hybrid-manual voting in next elections

Opposition party-list Bayan Muna on Saturday said the Makabayan bloc will “seriously push” for a hybrid manual-automated election

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Comelec to 2019 bets: File statements of contributions, expenses

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 08:05:32 +0000

THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) reminded all candidates, party-list groups and political parties in the just concluded midterm elections to comply with the mandatory filing of statements of election contributions…READ

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‘Move to Makati,’ says Belmonte to residents hankering for free school supplies

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 06:30:34 +0000

BARELY a week after she was elected mayor of Quezon City, Joy Belmonte is already under fire from her constituents for allegedly reneging on her campaign promise to provide free…READ

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