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OPINION: Analyzing Philippine Electoral Behavior

Edmund S. Tayao
Posted at Jan 23 08:59 PM

“Winnability” or popularity seems to sum up the formula for winning elections in the Philippines. However, there are those, like me, who still believe in capacity and background. Read more »

Senators 'unanimously' agree to push for 'hybrid' elections in 2022: Marcos

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 06:06 PM

Under the hybrid scheme, votes will be cast and tallied at the precinct level manually, and automated processes will only be used in the transmission of results to the Commission on Elections' central database. Read more »

Imee Marcos says Bongbong on 'wait and see' mode amid 'stampede' of bets in 2022 polls

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 23 04:02 PM

Former President Ferdinand Marcos' son earlier said that he will run for public office in 2022, but has yet to decide if he will gun for a national or local post.   Read more »

‘Nobody likes him’: Hillary Clinton risks party split over Bernie Sanders

Lisa Lerer and Sydney Ember, The New York Times
Posted at Jan 22 12:18 PM

For 3 years, Hillary Clinton has watched the Democratic Party search for a path forward in the Trump era. Read more »

OPINION: A strange Duterte legacy campaign

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Jan 21 09:33 PM

Usually, you summarize your accomplishments at the end of your term.  Read more »

Voter's registration suspendido sa Batangas

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 21 01:03 AM

Suspendido muna ang pagpaparehistro ng mga botante sa Batangas. Read more »

Graft case vs ex-PNP chief Albayalde a 'positive' development, says Magalong

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 12:47 PM

Baguio Mayor Benjamin Magalong said Friday he had yet to "set my sights on 2022", contrary to speculation that he would gun for a national post then.    Read more »

OPINION: Personalistic politics and political parties

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Jan 13 06:12 PM

Preparation starts rather early when preparing for the next elections in the Philippines, precisely because so much as everything depends on the candidate. Read more »

Taiwan's Tsai wins landslide in stinging result for China

Amber Wang and Jerome Taylor, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 11 10:36 PM

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen declared a landslide victory in Saturday's election as voters delivered a stunning rebuke of Beijing's campaign to isolate the self-ruled island and handed its first female leader a second term. Read more »

Bongbong Marcos to run for national post in 2022 polls

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 10 05:41 PM

MANILA – Defeated vice presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. on Friday revealed his plans to run for a national post in 2020, even as he insisted on pursuing his election protest against Vice President Leni Robredo. Read more »

Looking for a winner, US Democrats keep Biden and Sanders on top: poll

Chris Kahn, Reuters
Posted at Jan 10 09:38 AM

The national public opinion poll found that Biden has a slight advantage among registered Democrats, though Sanders has the most support when independents are factored in. Read more »

Facebook keeps policy protecting political ads

Mike Isaac and Cecilia Kang, The New York Times
Posted at Jan 10 08:50 AM

The stance put Facebook, the most important digital platform for political ads, at odds with some of the other large tech companies, which have begun to put new limits on political ads. Read more »

Hands off our elections, Taiwan tells China

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 09 10:05 PM

"It's not China's election," Wu said in English, adding that if China is so interested in Taiwan's elections, "maybe they could try (holding) their own elections at some point." Read more »

Biden denounces Trump on Iran in commander-in-chief moment

Katie Glueck, The New York Times
Posted at Jan 08 01:15 PM

Joe Biden on Tuesday delivered a forceful and detailed critique of the Trump administration’s escalation toward Iran as he sought at every turn to highlight his own commander-in-chief credentials and to evoke the stature of a president. Read more »

Bloomberg takes on Trump with a $10 million Super Bowl ad

Nick Corasaniti, The New York Times
Posted at Jan 08 12:15 PM

Bloomberg’s campaign has continued to set records for political ad spending by a presidential candidate, having already dropped nearly $170 million on television and digital advertising, according to Advertising Analytics, an ad tracking firm. Read more »

OPINION: Wars and US presidential elections: Who's in charge?

Edmund S. Tayao
Posted at Jan 07 09:12 PM

The Republican template of war appears to be in play again as President Donald Trump fights for his second term. Read more »

Mayor Isko on 2022 presidential election plan: 'I'll let destiny decide'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 04:20 PM

MANILA - Manila Mayor Isko Moreno is leaving it up to destiny to decide if he is cut for the presidency or not.  Read more »

Biden warns of disinformation in US elections ‘mosh pit’

Katie Glueck, The New York Times
Posted at Jan 03 01:55 PM

Biden’s remarks at his first political event of the 2020 election year came a day after a deceptive video of him circulated online, highlighting how campaigns are still struggling to combat false information on the internet. Read more »

Trump far ahead of Democratic rivals in 2020 election fundraising

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 02 11:34 PM

Even as he was mired in a political scandal that resulted in his impeachment by the House of Representatives, Trump raised a staggering $46 million. Read more »

Julian Castro drops out of US 2020 presidential race

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 03 01:24 AM

Julian Castro, an Obama-era cabinet member and the only Hispanic candidate in the US presidential race, ended his 2020 White House bid Thursday after failing to boost his flagging poll numbers. Read more »