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Ex-Sulu lawmaker on misdeclared SALN case: I was politicized

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 09:40 PM

Senatorial aspirant and former Sulu Rep. Nur-Ana Sahidulla on Tuesday denied misdeclaring her 2009 joint SALN, claiming she was "politicized."  Read more »

Duterte, may babala sa mga tatakbo sa halalan 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 01:26 AM

Mahigpit ang babala ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa mga kandidato sa halalan 2019 na huwag mananakot ng botante. Read more »

Duterte tells poll bets: Don't 'terrorize' voters

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 11 08:49 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday warned bets in the 2019 elections not to "terrorize" or intimidate voters. Read more »

3 senatorial aspirants back removal of Congress' discretionary funds

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 09:15 PM

Three senatorial candidates on Thursday said they will not use discretionary funds allotted to lawmakers should they win a Senate seat in the 2019 midterm elections. Read more »

2019 polls source code passes foreign firm review: Comelec spokesman

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 06:13 PM

The Commission on Elections is set to proceed with the assembly of the overall software system to be used in next year’s midterm elections, its spokesman said Thursday.  Read more »

What's wrong with the Philippine party-list system?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 09:52 PM

MANILA - The party-list system in the Philippines has been "flawed" from the beginning, a member of an election reform group said Tuesday.   Read more »

Comelec asked: Can Koko Pimentel still run for senator in 2019?

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 03:12 PM

The main issue before the Commission on Elections is whether Pimentel can still run for another 6-year term in next year’s senatorial election, having won in 2007 and again in 2013. Read more »

Koko rejects poll bets from PDP-Laban faction

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 01:46 PM

The PDP-Laban will not endorse in next year’s elections the members who joined a renegade faction of the party, Senator Koko Pimentel said Monday. Read more »

OPINION: Artists unleash The Force

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Dec 03 01:14 AM

The artists are unleashing their force.  Their voices are getting louder. Read more »

Fariñas to run for Ilocos Norte governor vs Marcos grandson

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 30 04:51 PM

MANILA - Ilocos Norte 1st District Rep. Rodolfo Fariñas said Friday he would run for governor in his home province. Read more »

Comelec affirms Koko Pimentel wing in PDP-Laban row

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 03:27 PM

The poll body declared as "legitimate and official" the list of authorized signatories submitted by Pimentel's PDP-Laban wing for its candidates in next year's midterm elections.   Read more »

NCR voters prefer comebackers, reelectionists to new faces—poll

Ivy Jean Vibar, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 29 08:11 PM

If the 2019 polls were to be held this month, reelectionists and comebackers would likely be voted into office by voters in the National Capital Region (NCR) instead of newcomers, a study showed. Read more »

Coco Martin has highest 'endorsement value' among NCR voters—study

Ivy Jean Vibar, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 29 08:09 PM

Candidates who want to gain popularity among voters in the country’s capital might do well to look to 'Ang Probinsyano' star Coco Martin, a survey recently conducted in Metro Manila found. Read more »

How will these Senate bets solve the housing backlog?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 09:01 PM

MANILA - Two veteran politicians seeking a Senate comeback and a neophyte candidate from Mindanao on Tuesday offered different remedies to solve the country's housing backlog.   Read more »

Duterte says won’t endorse Evasco rival in Bohol

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 08:23 PM

President Duterte did not mention his name, but he was clearly referring to Bohol 3rd District Rep. Arthur Yap, who is on his last term as congressman.    Read more »

Osmeña seeks Comelec ‘absolution’ in perpetual disqualification case

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 04:15 PM

Osmeña, 74, said the threat of disqualification was “not serious." Read more »

Halalan 2019: Comelec to raffle partylists' order on ballots on Dec. 5

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 05:18 PM

The raffle will be held at the Comelec main office in Intramuros, Manila. Read more »

2019 election gun ban to run from January to June: Comelec

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 23 02:49 PM

The 2019 election gun ban will run from January 13 up to June 12, the Commission on Elections announced Friday. Read more »

FACT CHECK: No, Ferdinand Marcos does not hold Guinness World Record for being the "World's Most Brilliant President in History"

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 20 11:33 PM

A Facebook post claims late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos holds a Guinness World Record for being the 'Most Brilliant President in History'.  Read more »

Pimentel asks poll body to junk petition vs 2019 senatorial run

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 05:37 PM

Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Friday asked the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to dismiss a petition against his candidacy, saying he could still run for senator in next year’s elections because of an “involuntary interruption” to his first term. Read more »