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ALAMIN: Parusa sa mga taga-gobyerno na mangangampanya

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 21 11:34 AM

Ang mga lalabag ay maaaring tanggalin sa trabaho, makulong, o mawala ang kanilang right to suffrage o karapatang bumoto. Read more »

ALAMIN: Maaari nga bang mangampanya kontra sa isang kandidato?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 11:57 AM

Pinapayagan ba sa batas ang mangampanya kontra sa kinakalabang kandidato tuwing eleksiyon? Read more »

Poll watchdog blames SC decision for party-list system woes

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 19 06:30 AM

MANILA - An election watchdog on Monday blamed a Supreme Court decision for various problems hounding the Philippine party-list system. Read more »

Senatorial candidates survive first ABS-CBN debate

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 18 09:49 AM

The first batch of candidates attending the ABS-CBN Harapan 2019 Senatorial Town Hall Debate pose for a group photo after the face-off. Read more »

Mga kandidato ng 'Hugpong' nangampaniya sa Baguio City

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 15 11:45 PM

Itinuloy ng senatorial candidates ng Hugpong ng Pagbabago ang kanilang kampanya sa Baguio para doon naman magpakilala.  Read more »

'Walang time': Lalaki, di nag-renew ng lisensiya ng mga baril, inaresto

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 15 10:51 PM

Depensa ng suspek, hindi na siya nakapag-renew ng lisensiya ng baril matapos mawalan ng oras dahil sa pag-aalaga sa may sakit na ina. Read more »

Comelec readies cases vs candidates over illegal posters

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 15 07:08 PM

The Comelec took photos of the illegal posters as evidence for the cases to be initiated against concerned candidates.   Read more »

Comelec welcomes possible legal challenge to social media campaign guidelines

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 13 11:00 PM

The Commission on Elections welcomes a possible legal challenge to its new guidelines on social media campaigns. Read more »

Mga tatakbong senador kanya-kanyang pagpapakilala na

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 14 06:53 PM

Nagsimula nang rumonda sa iba't ibang siyudad at lalawigan ang mga tatakbo sa pagkasenador sa halalan sa Mayo 13. Read more »

701 election 'hotspots' not a cause for worry, says PNP

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 13 08:46 AM

The classification of 701 areas as election "hot spots" should not be a cause of concern for the public, the Philippine National Police said Wednesday. Read more »

Larrazabal: Potential loopholes in Comelec's social media guidelines

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 11:42 PM

A former official of the Commission on Elections said candidates can easily get away with the poll body's new guidelines on using social media. Read more »

Over 700 cities, towns tagged as hotspots in May elections

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 10:59 PM

The Philippine National Police considers deploying reinforcements to more areas now considered as hot spots in the May polls. Read more »

Revilla gets movie star treatment at Hugpong campaign kickoff

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 13 03:24 PM

MANILA - After over four years of being incarcerated due to a plunder case, former senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. said Tuesday he could not believe that he still remains relevant among Filipinos Read more »

Bong Go: No government funds being used for Senate bid

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 12 09:27 PM

MANILA - Former Special Assistant to the President Christopher "Bong" Go on Tuesday denied that he was using state resources in his senatorial bid, even as he refused to reveal his major campaign donors. Read more »

701 election 'hotspots' under watch - PNP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 02:47 PM

Over 40 percent of the country's towns and cities have been deemed as election "hot spots", the Philippine National Police said Tuesday as the campaign period for the midterm polls kicked off.  Read more »

ALAMIN: Saan bawal magpaskil ng mga campaign poster?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 12 02:07 PM

May mga lugar na maaari at hindi maaaring kabitan ng campaign poster sa pagsisimula ng campaign period. Read more »

JV, Jinggoy raise each other's hands at campaign kickoff

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 12 06:40 PM

Re-electionist Senator JV Ejercito and his half-brother, former senator Jinggoy Estrada, set aside their feud on Tuesday as they shared the same stage during the launch of the campaign of the administration coalition, Hugpong ng Pagbabago. Read more »

At campaign launch, Jinggoy calls 'pork' raps baseless

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 12 09:26 PM

PAMPANGA - Former Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday hit back at the administration of former president Benigno Aquino III for filing charges against him in connection with the pork barrel scam, as he seeks to return to the Senate. Read more »

Comelec urged: Check poll bets' spending on social media

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 10:11 AM

The Commission on Elections should monitor the expenses of candidates on online advertisements for the 2019 midterm polls instead of focusing on the content of their social media pages, a former official of the poll body said Tuesday. Read more »

Watchdog to poll bets: Don't use gov't resources

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 12 10:35 AM

Candidates in May's midterm polls should not use government resources, election watchdog na Kontra Daya said Tuesday as the campaign period for Senate aspirants kicked off. Read more »