Pasig City congressional candidate Christian “Ian” Sia on Wednesday, April 9 told the Commission on Elections (Comelec) that his statements about single mothers did not violate or discriminate against women. Sia stated this in his response to the show cause order (SCO) issued by the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has ordered 2nd District Representative Ruwel Peter Gonzaga to explain the unwarranted sexual remarks he during one of his campaign activity. Gonzaga, who is running as a provincial governor in the province of Davao de Oro, was heard making lewd sexual...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has called out Manila councilor candidate Mocha Uson over her "sexually suggestive" campaign jingle. In a letter to Uson, Sonia Bea Wee-Lozada, head of the Comelec Task Force SAFE, said that while political campaigns often aim to capture attention and engage...
Ian Sia Pasig congressional aspirant Atty. Ian Sia is once again in hot water following his remarks on one of his staff's physical attributes just days after his controversial single moms joke that earned the ire of the public. In one of his campaign sorties posted on social media, Sia...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) issued another show cause order to Pasig City congressional candidate lawyer Christian "Ian" Sia for a remark he made during a campaign sortie on April 3. (Photo from Christian "Ian" Sia Facebook page) This is Sia's second show cause order from the poll...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has asked Mataas na Kahoy town Vice Mayor Jay Ilagan explain on Monday, April 7 his controversial remarks about rival Batangas gubernatorial candidate and former actress Vilma Santos-Recto. Mataas na Kahoy Vice Mayor Jay Ilagan (Photo from Jay Manalo Ilagan...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) issued a show cause order against Misamis Oriental Governor Peter Unabia over his derogatory remarks against nurses during a campaign event last April 3. Misamis Oriental Governor Peter Unabia. (Screenshot from Peter "Sr. Pedro" Unabia Facebook page) Comelec's...
DAVAO CITY – The discovery of dozens of election paraphernalia in a private residence in Barangay Buhangin here has sparked concerns of electoral fraud from different sectors. ELECTION paraphernalia stored in a residential area on Saturday, April 5. (Keith Bacongco) Rumors circulated on...
Police Lt. Gen. Bernard Banac, commander of the Area Police Command-Western Mindanao, has placed sufficient number of police maneuver forces for possible deployment in Datu Odin Sinsuat town of Maguindanao del Norte after it was placed under the control of the Commission on Elections...
DAVAO CITY – Dozens of what appeared to be Commission on Elections paraphernalia were discovered in a private residence on Santol St., Purok Santo Niño, Dumanlas, Buhangin, this city, on Saturday, April 5. COMELEC paraphernalia were stored in a private residence in Davao City on April 5....
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has warned against red-tagging and the airing of sexist remarks during the campaigns for the 2025 elections as it urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to enforce strictly the rules on election offenses. In a statement, the commission said: "The CHR...
Mayor Vico Sotto Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto brushed aside allegations made by Pasig congressional aspirant Ian Sia that he and his team were behind the now viral video showing the candidate making a lewd joke about single mothers during a campaign sortie on Friday, April 4. "Marami namang...
