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Wrong court: SC junks petitions vs MMDA provincial bus ban along EDSA

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 03 11:30 PM

The SC en banc dismissed 3 separate petitions filed by AKO BICOL PARTY-LIST, Albay Rep. Joey Salceda and Bayan Muna Party-list chair Neri Colmenares and others because they violated the high court’s doctrine of hierarchy of courts, based on excerpts of the Court’s December 3, 2019 resolution provided to the media on Friday. Read more »

PNP claims bias vs judge who granted bail to alleged mastermind in Batocabe slay

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 04:59 PM

MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday claimed that the judge presiding over the trial of the murder of Ako Bicol Rep. Rodel Batocabe is biased in favor of suspected mastermind Carlwyn Baldo.   Read more »

Ex-mayor tagged mastermind in lawmaker's slay granted bail, family cries foul

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 31 08:53 PM

MANILA - Family and colleagues of slain Ako Bicol party-list representative Rodel Batocabe on Saturday hit a Legazpi court’s reported bail grant on an ex-mayor tagged as mastermind behind the lawmaker’s killing.   Read more »

Lawmaker wants Pagcor funds for CHed, PSC

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 31 10:40 AM

MANILA - A party-list lawmaker on Wednesday urged President Rodrigo Duterte to use the revenue from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) to help fund the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). Read more »

Party-list bloc eyes 2 bets for Speaker, waits for Duterte's 'bulong'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 02 12:04 PM

MANILA - Party-list lawmakers may have narrowed down their choice for the next Speaker to two, but AKO Bicol Rep. Alfredo Garbin Jr. said President Rodrigo Duterte's pick will still be considered by the coalition. Read more »

ACT-CIS, Bayan Muna get 3 party-list seats as Comelec proclaims winners

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 22 11:36 PM

The Commission on Elections proclaimed Tuesday winning party-lists entitled to seats in the House of Representatives. Read more »

Backdoor to power: Rise of Duterte-allied party-list seen to boost admin's hold

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 12:42 PM

A party-list group allied with the Duterte administration is the runaway leader in the 2019 midterm elections party-list race, adding to the list of groups pushing for the administration’s legislative agenda in Congress.  Read more »

EXPLAINER: The math behind the party-list system

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 22 09:38 AM

On Wednesday, May 22, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is expected to proclaim the party-list organizations that won in the recently-concluded midterm polls. Read more »

Bailiwicks deliver victories for party-list groups

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 18 04:49 PM

Votes from political bailiwicks propelled several party-lists to meet the 2 percent threshold needed to secure at least one seat in the House of Representatives. Read more »

'Widow candidate' tradition in Philippines' deadly polls

Cecil Morella, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 11 01:28 PM

MANILA, Philippines – Gertrudes Batocabe never wanted to enter the Philippines' cutthroat politics, but after her husband was shot dead, allegedly by a rival in next week's midterm election, she felt bound to take his place. Read more »

Daraga mayor surrenders to police

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 10:59 AM

Daraga Mayor Carlwyn Baldo on Friday voluntarily surrendered before the Regional Trial Court Branch 10 in Legazpi City due to a standing warrant of arrest against him for murder charges.  Read more »

SC urged to halt MMDA ban on provincial bus terminals along EDSA

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 07:02 PM

A party-list group has asked the Supreme Court to stop the implementation of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority’s (MMDA’s) ban on provincial bus terminals along EDSA set to take effect in June this year. Read more »

Police recover gun used in Batocabe slay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 11:37 PM

The alleged mastermind in the killing of Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Rodel Batocabe was hospitalized. Read more »

Batocabe replacement sworn in

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 06:09 PM

The House of Representatives has sworn in the replacement of the late Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Rodel Batocabe. Read more »

'The Darageno who dared:' Lawmakers hold memorial service for Batocabe

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 05:19 PM

Colleagues and friends of the late Ako Bicol Rep. Rodel Batocabe held a memorial service for their fallen colleague at the House of Representatives Monday. Read more »

Baril na ginamit sa pagpatay kay Batocabe, nakuha sa septic tank

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 07:50 PM

Narekober ng awtoridad sa septic tank sa bahay ng suspek na si Emmanuel Rosillo ang baril na ginamit sa pagpatay kay Ako Bicol partylist Rep. Rodel Batocabe.   Read more »

PNP to file admin raps vs Daraga mayor

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 10 12:37 PM

MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday said it would file administrative cases against Daraga Mayor Carlwyn Baldo, the alleged mastermind in the killing of AKO Bicol partylist Rep. Rodel Batocabe. Read more »

Nomination withdrawal needs Albay town mayor’s consent: Comelec

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 05:02 PM

MANILA—The Albay town mayor accused of masterminding the murder of his political rival can still keep his nomination, which was earlier withdrawn by his political party, a former election commissioner said. Read more »

Pamilya Batocabe, di tanggap ang sorry ng sumukong gunman

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 05 05:24 PM

"Dahil sa pera nagawa niya hong pumatay... Hindi po namin tinatanggap [ang sorry niya]," ani Atty. Justin Batocabe, anak ng pibaslang na mambabatas. Read more »

All 6 gunmen point to 'one mastermind' in Batocabe slay: PNP

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 05 04:39 PM

All six gunmen allegedly involved in the killing of AKO Bicol party-list Rep. Rodel Batocabe are now under police custody. Read more »