CEBU CITY – With the mid-term polls only less than a month away, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Palompon town, Leyte is still swamped with complaints. PALOMPON, Leyte mayoral candidate Dr. Georgina Arevalo shows a list of deceased residents who are still in the town's list of active...
Benhur Abalos (Facebook) Political heavyweights from Central Luzon have publicly expressed their backing of former Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) secretary Benhur Abalos, who is gunning for a Senate seat in the next...
An internationally known singer has lauded senatorial candidate Bam Aquino for pushing for the protection of the rights of local musicians, while Kiko Pangilinan was named a “Health Tax Hero” by a doctors’ group for his pro-health policies and his support for taxing tobacco, vape, and alcohol...
Reelectionist Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa has gained a newfound zeal in wooing voters through an unconventional, "guerilla-style" type of campaigning. (Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa Facebook photo) Dela Rosa said that he does not mind going around the country to personally talk to voters...
How does Senator Francis Tolentino craft legislation that ensures the effective delivery of services to the people? Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino The answer is simple: experience. Tolentino says he draws from his learnings during his stints as Tagaytay City mayor and Metro Manila...
Panfilo "Ping" Lacson (left), Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia (Facebook) It was Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidate Panfilo "Ping" Lacson's turn to get the coveted endorsement of One Cebu party on Friday, April...
Senatorial candidates Kiko Pangilinan’s and Bam Aquino’s “disciplined campaign” that focuses on their platforms seemed to be the right move as both have gained in the recent pre-election senatorial surveys amid the political noise brought by former president Rodrigo Duterte’s...
Trabaho Party-list (Contributed photo) Trabaho Party-list is echoing calls for the national government to increase its assistance to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), which it calls the "backbone of the Philippine economy". "Small...
Trabaho party-list is working double time in their campaign in the provinces as the mid-term elections approach. Its three nominees – lawyer Johanne Bautista, Ninai Chavez, and Kagawad Nelson de Vega – on Friday expressed elation about its recent upward performances in surveys. In the most...
Independent senatorial candidate Ben Tulfo said that there must be a distinction between journalists and vloggers, as he disclosed that he's also a victim of fake news propagated by some content creators using his material. Senatorial candidate Ben Tulfo In a press conference in Pagadian City,...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) asked Palawan congressional candidate Abraham Kahlil Blanco Mitra to explain why he shouldn't be penalized after he allegeldly held a free movie viewing. (Photo from Baham Mitra Official) Comelec's Committee on Kontra Bigay issued the show cause order against...
PULSE ASIA If the May elections were held today, five party-list groups may each secure the maximum of three seats in the House of Representatives, based on the Pulse Asia survey results released on Friday, April 11. Tingog (6.11 percent), ACT-CIS (5.57 percent), Duterte Youth (4.74 percent),...
