500,000 PH voters abroad deactivated — DFA

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 11:59:38 +0000

THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) has deactivated 578,185 overseas voters for failing to participate in the 2016 and 2019 national and local elections. The Department of Foreign Affairs-Overseas Voting Secretariat (DFA-OVS) revealed this on Thursday as it urged the concerned individuals to re-register. “In this regard, the deactivated voters are urged to re-register in order […]

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Guanzon calls Cardema ‘overaged trying hard name-dropper’

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 10:13:03 +0000

Guanzon calls Cardema ‘overaged trying hard name-dropper’

MANILA, Philippines — It would seem like nothing could stop Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon from expressing her utter annoyance over frustrated Duterte Youth party-list first nominee Ronald Cardema. Guanzon took to Twitter her tirades against Cardema, who held a press conference last Saturday to accuse the Comelec official of attempting to extort […]

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Guanzon scoffs at Cardema’s claims: He is a ‘liar, purveyor of fake news’

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 08:23:22 +0000

Guanzon scoffs at Cardema’s claims: He is a 'liar, purveyor of fake news'

MANILA, Philippines — “If you were duped, why are you blaming me?” This was the succinct retort of Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon to Ronald Cardema, who earlier cried “extortion” against the poll body official after failing to secure approval for his nomination as Duterte Youth party-list nominee. Guanzon denied and even laughed […]

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Cardema eyeing impeachment, extortion raps vs Guanzon

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 01:46:20 +0000

Cardema eyeing impeachment, extortion raps vs Guanzon

MANILA, Philippines – Former National Youth Commission chief and embattled Duterte Youth party-list nominee Ronald Cardema on Monday said he is eyeing impeachment and extortion complaints against Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon. “Sa impeachment complaint, kung may tutulong samin, sa tingin ko meron pang mga inagrabyado ‘to, di lang naman kami, sa tagal-tagal […]

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Panelo to Cardema: We have nothing to do with your tiff with Guanzon

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 07:51:16 +0000

Palace hands off in Guanzon-Cardema row

“We have nothing to do with what you’re doing,” presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo said, referring to former National Youth Commission (NYC) chief Ronald Cardema and Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon. 

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Cardema cries extortion; all for publicity, says poll exec

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 22:10:37 +0000

Cardema cries extortion; all for publicity, says poll exec

MANILA, Philippines — He and his party mates are “the victims” here, Duterte Youth party list nominee Ronald Cardema said on Saturday as he claimed that Elections Commissioner Rowena Guanzon, through an emissary, had asked favors from him in exchange for the party’s accreditation in January. Cardema was apparently responding to Guanzon’s recent claims that […]

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Guanzon: Did Cardema engage in partisan acts as NYC chair?

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 12:24:07 +0000

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Did Ronald Cardema engage in partisan politics while serving as chairman of the National Youth Commission (NYC)? Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon asked this in a tweet on Saturday, hours after Cardema accused her of trying to extort money from him in exchange of approval of Duterte Youth Partylist group’s accreditation.

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Comelec urged to disqualify Duterte Youth, not just Cardema

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 22:25:55 +0000

Comelec urged to disqualify Duterte Youth, not just Cardema

Poll watchdog group Kontra Daya on Thursday said the Commission on Elections (Comelec) should disqualify not just Ronald Cardema from taking a seat in the House of Representatives but also his proadministration group, Duterte Youth, for making a mockery of the party list system.

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Cardema still Duterte Youth’s 1st nominee despite Comelec ruling

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 13:11:39 +0000

Cardema still Duterte Youth’s 1st nominee despite Comelec ruling

The Duterte Youth party-list group still tagged Ronald Cardema as its first nominee in a new certificate of nomination that it filed on Tuesday with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) although the poll body had already junked his nomination.

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Comelec: Public satisfaction confirms May elections’ success

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 13:05:16 +0000

Comelec: Public satisfaction confirms May elections' success

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the recent survey showing that majority of Filipinos were satisfied with the conduct of the recent May 13 elections attest to the poll body’s declaration that the midterm elections were a success.

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