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Gou cedes Foxconn control as he eyes Taiwan presidency

Amber Wang, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 23 01:01 PM

Taiwan's richest man Terry Gou said he would cede control of tech giant Foxconn to a committee, leaving the Apple-supplier in uncharted waters while he runs for president. Read more »

Voter registration for barangay, SK polls to start in August

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 21 01:26 PM

Voter registration for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections would resume next month, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Friday. 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 »

Trump launches re-election campaign, presents himself as outsider and victim

Steve Holland, Reuters
Posted at Jun 19 09:56 AM

At a packed rally in Orlando, Florida, Trump made clear he would run for re-election as an outsider, just as he did in 2016. Whether he can pull it off remains far from certain as Trump has been in Washington now for 2-1/2 years. Read more »

OPINION: What we can learn from Asia’s elections season

Karim Raslan -- Ceritalah ASEAN
Updated as of Jun 17 02:12 PM

It would appear—with notable exceptions—that the strongmen have prevailed in Asia.   Read more »

New poll shows Biden with big lead over Trump

Brian Knowlton, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 17 09:24 AM

The Fox poll showed Biden leading Trump by 49 percent to 39 percent among all registered voters nationwide, while Senator Bernie Sanders held nearly the same advantage over the president, at 49 percent to 40 percent.   Read more »

Go, Poe, Villar among biggest election spenders

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 13 07:20 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) – At least 5 of the 12 winning senatorial bets on Thursday filed their respective statement of contributions and expenditures (SOCE) with the Commission on Elections. Read more »

2022 on the horizon: The leadership race in the coming 18th Congress

Edmund S. Tayao
Posted at Jun 12 06:43 AM

Nothing is certain in politics, not in our kind of politics.  Read more »

'Duterte's call to replace Smartmatic shows his frustration on poll irregularities'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 12 12:37 AM

A Philippine election official believes President Rodrigo Duterte's call to replace Smartmatic, the country's vote-counting machine provider, is a reflection of his frustration over the perceived irregularities in the midterm polls. 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 »

6,302 nabbed for violating election gun ban – PNP

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 03:14 PM

MANILA – A total of 6,302 individuals were apprehended for violating the 5-month election gun ban, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Tuesday. Read more »

Bam Aquino: Liberal Party has to 'start fresh' after Senate race wipeout

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 10 10:52 AM

The Liberal Party has to "start fresh" after the May elections that shut the Senate to opposition candidates, outgoing Sen. Bam Aquino said Monday.  Read more »

Halalan 2019 pinakatumpak ang VCM, ayon sa audit

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 06 08:39 PM

Sa 4 automated na halalan, ang sa 2019 daw ang may pinakamataas na accuracy rate ng vote counting machines. Read more »

Pangilinan presses Comelec to explain poll glitches

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 06 03:02 PM

Pangilinan, who led the dismal campaign of the Liberal Party-backed Otso Diretso senatorial slate, said the poll body has yet to respond to their requests for an explanation. Read more »

Comelec says 'hands tied' over Duterte order against Smartmatic

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 06 09:41 AM

A spokesperson of the Commission on Elections on Thursday said its hands were tied over President Rodrigo Duterte's directive to refrain from tapping firm Smartmatic as technology provider in the next polls.    Read more »

Legislative solution needed vs 'stand-in' party-list nominees: Comelec

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 06 09:30 AM

It is up to lawmakers to prevent party-list groups from fielding "stand-in" nominees that can later be replaced with their real candidates, a spokesperson of the Commission on Elections said Thursday, as it weighed a substitution plea by the Duterte Youth group.    Read more »

Group warns of consequences if Comelec approves Cardema's substitution bid

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 06 12:50 AM

A group warns of dire consequences if the Commission on Elections allows Ronald Cardema to represent the Duterte Youth partylist in the 18th Congress.  Read more »

Comelec division rejected Duterte Youth’s registration, only to be reversed by en banc

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 05 12:00 AM

MANILA – A Commission on Elections (Comelec) division had originally summarily dismissed the petition for registration filed by the Duterte Youth party-list group due to late submission of certain requirements, a document obtained by ABS-CBN News late Tuesday revealed. Read more »

Lone dissenter Guanzon: Duterte Youth's substitution bid 'irregular, illegal'

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 06:42 PM

The last-minute substitution bid of the Duterte Youth party-list members is "irregular," "illegal" and "'attended by glaring procedural anomalies," Commission on Elections commissioner Rowena Guanzon said. Read more »

Comelec approves Cardema's application as Duterte Youth House rep

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 04 07:46 PM

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday said it accepted the Duterte Youth Party-list’s petition to name former youth commissioner Ronald Cardema to its seat in the House of Representatives.  Read more »