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Candidate substitution for same surnames OK 'til midday of 2019 polls: Comelec

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 08:53 PM

Candidate substitution for the 2019 midterm polls will be allowed up to midday of election day as long as the replacement has the same surname of the withdrawing candidate. Read more »

At Ompong briefing, Duterte cites potential senatorial bets

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 09:14 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday identified a number of Cabinet members and other officials who may be gunning for seats in the 2019 mid-term elections.  Read more »

Dela Rosa joins Duterte party, confirms 2019 Senate bid

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 12 11:42 PM

MANILA - Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa on Wednesday took oath as the newest member of President Rodrigo Duterte's political party, paving the way for his possible Senate bid in next year's elections.    Read more »

Comelec OKs 1-week postponement of candidacy filing

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 12 01:36 PM

The Commission on Elections has approved a proposal by lawmakers to postpone the filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) for next year's elections, its spokesman said Wednesday. Read more »

Opposition solons urge Comelec to extend voter registration period

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 11 08:01 PM

MANILA - The Makabayan bloc of lawmakers has urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend to January the deadline for the registration of voters for the 2019 midterm elections.   Read more »

Postponing COC filing to delay ballot printing, warns Comelec spokesman

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 11 08:52 AM

A proposal by lawmakers to postpone the filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) for next year's elections could delay the printing of ballots, the spokesperson of the Commission on Elections warned Tuesday. Read more »

Less money for basketball: Monsour del Rosario mulls Senate bid

Ron Gagalac, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 05:56 PM

MANILA - Makati 1st District Rep. Monsour Del Rosario is throwing his hat into the senatorial race in the May 2019 midterm elections if President Rodrigo Duterte will include him in the Magic 12. Read more »

LP eyes 6 Senate bets for 2019 polls: Quimbo

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 05:51 PM

MANILA - The Liberal Party may have as many as 6 names in its senatorial slate for the 2019 midterm elections, Marikina Representative Miro Quimbo said Monday.  Read more »

Gloria Arroyo hopes to mend fences before retirement

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 06 06:55 AM

At 71, Former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is preparing to walk off into the sunset.   Read more »

Duterte on Senate race: 'Choose the best'

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 05:33 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte appealed to Filipinos to choose the best candidates for senator in the upcoming 2019 mid-term elections, as the filing of the certificate of candidacy draws near. Read more »

PAO chief denies eyeing Senate seat

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 02 02:07 PM

The head of the Public Attorneys Office (PAO) on Sunday denied that she will run for senator in next year's polls. Read more »

PDP-Laban seeks Duterte's guidance on official senatorial slate

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 01 04:02 AM

MANILA - The ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) asked President Rodrigo Duterte to finalize its senatorial lineup for the 2019 midterm elections. Read more »

Sara Duterte to seek Davao City reelection in 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 07:25 PM

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Thursday said she will not run for senator in 2019 and will seek reelection instead. Read more »

'Dapat isa lang'? Jinggoy tatakbo sa 2019 elections sa kabila ng pahayag ni JV

Mario Dumaual, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 29 05:18 PM

Tinawanan ni dating senador Jinggoy Estrada ang pahayag ng kaniyang half-brother na si Sen. JV Ejercito na dapat isa lang sa kanila ang tumakbo bilang senador sa 2019 midterm elections. Read more »

Bato dela Rosa on Senate bid: ‘Bahala na si Presidente’

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 25 08:23 PM

Dela Rosa was included in the possible senatorial slate of Hugpong ng Pagbabago, the regional party of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. Read more »

Imee Marcos says likely to run for senator in 2019

Ron Gagalac, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 20 03:09 PM

Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos on Monday said she is likely to throw her hat in next year's mid-term elections.  Read more »

Duterte vows clean 2019 polls

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 09:01 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday vowed that the upcoming 2019 mid-term elections will be clean. Read more »

Imee, 'Bato' among senatorial bets of Sara Duterte's Hugpong

Hernel Tocmo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 06:05 PM

Here are the personalities her regional party endorsed Read more »

PDP-Laban, inihayag ang planong senatorial line-up

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 01:25 AM

Hiniling ng PDP-Laban kay Pangulong Duterte na isapinal na ang senatorial line-up ng partido. Read more »

Rising star: Sara Duterte to be an 'important national figure', says Arroyo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 17 12:06 AM

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio is poised to become an "important national figure", former President and now House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said Thursday. Read more »