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Duterte approves deputizing soldiers, police for Compostela plebiscite

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 03:20 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has allowed the deputation of soldiers and police officers to secure the Dec. 7 plebiscite in Compostela Valley for the ratification of the law that changes the name of the province to Davao de Oro. Read more »

House leaders press Comelec to proclaim Duterte Youth, Senior Citizens party-list reps

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 04:47 PM

MANILA - Leaders of the House of Representatives on Monday filed a resolution calling on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to proclaim party-list nominees of the Senior Citizens and Duterte Youth party-list groups. Read more »

Senate OKs P3.8-billion Comelec budget for 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 01:28 AM

MANILA—The Senate on Monday approved the P3.838-billion proposed spending plan of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for 2020. Read more »

Appointment ban covers actual party-list, not nominees: Jimenez

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 06:19 PM

A Comelec spokesman said the appointment ban on losing candidates applies to the actual party-list and not to its nominees. "Looking at the law itself, the law does not make specific mention of the party-list," he said. Read more »

Comelec approves new substitute nominees of Duterte Youth Party-list

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 23 09:39 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has accepted the new set of substitute nominees of Duterte Youth Party-list. Read more »

Bato seeks ban vs party-list groups supporting communist rebels

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 08:12 PM

MANILA - Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Tuesday called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to cancel the registration of left-leaning party-list groups which he said were “obviously supporting” the communist New People’s Army (NPA).   Read more »

New petition seeks Duterte Youth Party-list disqualification

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 08:11 PM

MANILA - A group of young individuals on Tuesday asked the Commission of Elections (Comelec) to cancel Duterte Youth Party-list’s registration based on several grounds. Read more »

Cardema accuses Guanzon of asking for money, favors

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 17 07:36 PM

MANILA - Former youth commissioner Ronald Cardema on Saturday accused an election official of demanding cash and favors, saying the accreditation of his group Duterte Youth Party-list was being withheld as they have not given in.  Read more »

Cardema on Guanzon's death threats claim: Show proof

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 04:00 PM

MANILA - Duterte Youth Party-list chairman Ronald Cardema challenged an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to prove that he is responsible for the alleged death threats received by her relatives. Read more »

Youth group wants Duterte Youth Partylist disqualified for 'election crimes'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 14 09:20 AM

A youth group on Wednesday said it would seek the disqualification of the Duterte Youth Partylist. Read more »

COA tells Comelec to liquidate P1.6 billion expenses

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 12 05:16 PM

MANILA - The Commission on Audit has required the Commission on Elections to “immediately liquidate” its cash advances totaling P1.637 billion, including P1.202 billion spent during the 2018 Barangay and Sangguinang Kabataan elections. Read more »

Duterte Youth faces possible cancellation of registration: Guanzon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 11 02:11 PM

The registration of Duterte Youth Party-list may be removed due to misrepresentation, an official of the Commission on Elections said Friday. Read more »

LOOK: Series of changes in Duterte Youth party-list's sets of nominees

ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group
Updated as of Aug 10 08:27 PM

MANILA—Two days after Comelec ruled on August 5 that Duterte Youth’s first nominee, Ronald Cardema, was not eligible to represent the party-list in Congress because he was over 30 years old (he was 34 years old on election day last May 13), the party-list group submitted a new list of nominees. Read more »

Duterte Youth renominates Cardema after disqualification

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 08 10:15 AM

MANILA - Duterte Youth Party-list filed a new set of nominees following the disqualification of former youth commission chair Ronald Cardema as its first nominee. Read more »

Overaged Cardema faces Comelec probe over 'misrepresentation' for youth party-list

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 07 05:07 PM

An official of the Commission on Elections has ordered an investigation into Ronald Gian Cardema for allegedly committing a criminal offense of material representation. Read more »

Duterte Youth nomination ni Cardema kinansela

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 06 12:26 AM

(UPDATE) Kinansela ng Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division ang nominasyon ni Ronald Cardema bilang first nominee ng Duterte Youth party-list.  Read more »

Unang araw ng voter's registration para sa 2020 polls dinagsa

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 01 08:14 PM

Nagsimula na ang voter's registration para 2020 barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan elections. Read more »

Special elections para sa mga kinatawan ng S. Leyte, S. Cotabato, at GenSan, itinakda ng Comelec

Jeffrey Hernaez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 24 09:51 PM

MAYNILA - Itinakda na ng Commission on Elections sa Oktubre 26, 2019 ang special elections para sa mga kinatawan ng una at ikalawang distrito ng Southern Leyte, unang distrito ng South Cotabato at lone district ng General Santos City. Read more »

No proclamation certificate for Duterte Youth yet: Comelec

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 19 02:47 PM

MANILA- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will not issue a certificate of proclamation to Duterte Youth party-list just yet amid questions on the eligibility of former youth commissioner Ronald Cardema to be its nominee. Read more »

Cardema represents yuppies, lawyer says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 09:38 PM

MANILA – The lawyer of former youth commissioner Ronald Cardema on Tuesday said his client represents the young professionals sector, as the former National Youth Commission (NYC) official bids to become a party-list representative from the youth sector despite questions on his eligibility. Read more »