Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 18:39:18 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — While there is no single reason why opposition Otso Diretso candidates lost, it could partially be traced to them going head-to-head against President Rodrigo Duterte, who wasn’t on the ballot, according to analysts.
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 05:14:50 +0000
MANILA, Philippines – Opposition senatorial candidates Samira Gutoc, Erin Tañada and Florin Hilbay have conceded their defeat in the midterm elections but vowed to remain vigilant as two other fellow Otso Diretso candidates are still within striking distance of the winners’ circle.
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Read moreCredit to Author: cbibe| Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 02:42:44 +0000
The fight does not end with the elections, opposition leader Senator Francis Pangilinan said Tuesday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 11 May 2019 16:30:11 +0000
In making a final push for his senatorial slate, President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday zeroed in on opposition bets longer than he did on his own candidates.
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Read moreCredit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 10 May 2019 21:34:47 +0000
Davao Archbishop Romulo Valles, the CBCP president, said that bishops and priests were not allowed to endorse candidates as this was “clearly partisan politics.”
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Read moreCredit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 10 May 2019 21:30:11 +0000
The opposition Liberal Party (LP) on Friday denounced as unacceptable the decision by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to designate a key ally
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Read moreCredit to Author: eestopace| Date: Fri, 10 May 2019 09:23:34 +0000
Otso Diretso bets Samira Gutoc and Chel Diokno may not be in the ‘Magic 12,’ but they received much-needed support from celebrities a few days before the midterm polls.
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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 09 May 2019 11:07:35 +0000
Opposition senatorial bet Gary Alejano on Thursday said he and his fellow Otso Diretso candidates are unfazed by survey results.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jvicente| Date: Thu, 09 May 2019 07:57:46 +0000
Several of the country’s top legal minds have thrown their support behind senatorial candidate Chel Diokno.
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Read moreCredit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 08 May 2019 21:34:07 +0000
A manipulated photo of senatorial candidate Mar Roxas of the opposition Otso Diretso slate showed the former interior secretary drinking water from a plate.
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