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'All politics is local,' says Imee on Marcos-Fariñas showdown in Ilocos Norte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 08:53 PM

"All politics is local." Read more »

'Paumanhin': Imee Marcos explains 'move on' remark on martial law

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 13 06:48 PM

Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos clarified on Thursday her previous remark to "move on" from the dictatorship of her late father, strongman Ferdinand Marcos.   Read more »

Trump ex-lawyer Cohen given 3 years in prison, blames 'blind loyalty'

Brendan Pierson, Nathan Layne, and Karen Freifeld, Reuters
Posted at Dec 13 05:54 AM

NEW YORK - President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen was sentenced to 3 years in prison on Wednesday for orchestrating hush payments to women in violation of campaign laws before the 2016 election and financial crimes, posing potential legal and political risks to Trump. Read more »

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 claims Bong Go 'hates communists'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 07:12 PM

President Duterte claimed on Monday that communist rebels long ago killed the grandfather of senatorial aspirant and former Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence “Bong” T. Go, which is why the latter hates rebels.  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 »

US prosecutors name Trump in hush payments, detail Russian contacts

Nathan Layne and Brendan Pierson, Reuters
Posted at Dec 08 02:40 PM

In court filings, federal prosecutors in New York and those working for Special Counsel Robert Mueller made the case for why Trump's former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, and his former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, deserved prison time. Read more »

Russian sought 'synergy' with Trump campaign in 2015: Mueller

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 08 02:17 PM

The unidentified Russian made the offer to Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen, proposing a meeting between then-Republican candidate Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, the Mueller filing said. Read more »

Ilang tatakbo sa Halalan 2019, humingi ng police escort

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 08 02:33 AM

Limang buwan bago ang halalan, humihingi na ng police escorts ang higit 60 kandidato. Read more »

Lawmakers eye bigger discounts for political ads on TV, radio

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 07 02:08 AM

Lawmakers are eyeing bigger discounts for political ads on TV, radio and print through an amendment of the Fair Election Act.  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 »

Comelec releases order of listing of party-list on official ballots

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 12:27 AM

The Commission on Elections released the order of party-list groups on the official ballot for next year's midterm elections. Read more »

64 bets in 2019 polls want security escorts

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 05 11:44 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - A number of politicians who are running in the 2019 midterm elections have requested police security from the Police Security and Protection Group (PSPG) of the Philippine National Police (PNP). Read more »

Mocha Uson group picked last in ballot order for 2019 polls

Christian Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 05 11:41 PM

Mocha Uson’s party-list group was selected last while left-leaning Bayan Muna will be atop the official ballots in 2019 based on the Commission on Elections’ electronic raffle Wednesday. Read more »

Hilbay, Roque, at Gadon, sumalang sa 'Ikaw Na Ba?'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 12:47 AM

Tatlong kilalang mga abogado ang sumalang sa pagpapatuloy ng "Ikaw Na Ba? The DZMM Senatorial Candidate Interview." 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 »

Cayetanos insist congressional bids in separate Taguig districts ‘possible’

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 09:19 PM

MANILA - Former Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano and his wife Lani told the poll body Tuesday they could run for separate congressional districts in Taguig, saying it was “entirely possible” for them to have different residences. 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 »