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The Last Good Senator: Rene Saguisag

Philip M. Lustre Jr.
Updated as of Apr 21 03:30 PM

While others seek the limelight and more time in public office, the former presidential spokesman promised to seek only one term in the Senate—and stuck to the promise. One journalist recalls how, in that short stint as a lawmaker, Saguisag was a workhorse, and the epitome of moral rectitude. Read more »

Pangilinan: Duterte blaming Mar for Mamasapano is 'pure politicking'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 21 11:41 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte's remark blaming senatorial candidate Mar Roxas for an anti-terror operation that killed 44 elite policemen in 2015 is "politicking" and part of "diversionary tactics", Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan said Saturday.  Read more »

Up, up and away for admin bets

Editorial cartoon by Dennis Gasgonia
Posted at Apr 21 02:32 AM

Is "Duterte magic" helping pull up the administration candidates? Read more »

Mar Roxas shuns campaign frills in fresh Senate bid

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 20 01:21 PM

Clad in a blue shirt and well-pressed jeans, Roxas stuck to pleasant greetings and occasional pats on the back instead of carrying sacks of feeds or driving a pedicab -- two images used in his failed presidential bid that became the subject of online bashing and memes. Read more »

Bishop on Halalan 2019: Will your vote be for Jesus or Barabbas?

Erik Tenedero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 19 03:23 PM

On the day Christians commemorated the suffering and death of Jesus Christ, Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David asked the faithful who they are going to choose in the upcoming midterm elections: Jesus or Barabbas. Read more »

IN PHOTOS: Celebrities with highest 'endorsement value' for millennials

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 18 09:27 AM

Find out who are the top 10 celebrities with the highest "endorsement value" among Filipino millennials.  Read more »

Payo ni Diokno kay Duterte: Huwag mainitin ang ulo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 09:08 PM

Isyu sa West Philippine Sea ang inatupag ng ilang kandidato ng Otso Diretso sa kani-kanilang kampanya. Read more »

Campaign materials ni Isko Moreno sa Maynila, binaril, binaklas, tinapon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 05:09 PM

Ayon sa Comelec, kahit ilegal na nakapaskil ang mga poster ay hindi ito dapat tinatanggal ng mga kalabang kandidato.  Read more »

Enrile wants early production of evidence by prosecution in plunder case

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 04:53 PM

The camp of former senator Juan Ponce Enrile has urged the Sandiganbayan 3rd Division to resolve his motion for the production of material evidence in the possession of the prosecution. Read more »

Is gender an issue? Agot asks after Duterte 'gay' tag on Hilbay

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 17 03:58 PM

Actress-singer Agot Isidro on Wednesday said gender has nothing to do with one's integrity after President Rodrigo Duterte claimed that former solicitor general Florin Hilbay is "gay."  Read more »

Sara on dad's tirades vs Otso Diretso: He won't change

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 02:27 PM

KORONADAL CITY - Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Wednesday said it’s too late for her father, President Rodrigo Duterte, to change his character after the chief executive drew flak for insulting candidates from opposition slate Otso Diretso. Read more »

Makabayan solons ask Comelec to penalize military officials for ‘electioneering’

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 02:24 PM

Left-leaning legislators on Wednesday filed a complaint against security officials for campaigning for the defeat of their party-list groups in the May elections and labeling them as terrorists and communist fronts. Read more »

Sara Duterte says might leave regional party Hugpong

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 18 06:02 AM

KORONADAL CITY - Regional party Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) chairperson Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Wednesday said she might leave the party, citing fatigue in the campaign trail. Read more »

'Chismoso sa kanto': Hilbay hits Duterte 'bigotry' over gay remark

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 10:31 AM

MANILA - Former solicitor general Florin Hilbay on Wednesday slammed President Rodrigo Duterte for supposed bigotry after the latter branded him as gay and a "mistake" by God.  Read more »

Sara Duterte downplays rift among local, national allies

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 01:18 AM

Duterte-Carpio downplayed the rift among her allies, as she tried to juggle her alliances with opposing political figures in both the local and national scenes. Read more »

OPINION: Duterte regains upper hand in the battle of narco lists

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Apr 17 12:13 AM

After Bong Go, President Duterte’s former special assistant who is now one of the frontrunners in the senatorial race, did the humiliating act of undressing in front of the media and under the glare of TV cameras, to show his tattoo-less back, the question of those who were initially impressed with the first three episodes of  “Ang totoong Narco list” is, what’s  Bikoy going to say about this? Read more »

Pabago-bagong pahayag sa China kinuwestiyon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 09:44 PM

Halalan daw ang dahilan kung bakit tila nagbabago ang mga pahayag ng Malacañang sa usapin sa China. Read more »

‘No honor’ in cheating: Sara Duterte says President won’t rig polls

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 09:42 PM

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte dismissed allegations made by Communist Party of the Philippines founding chairman Jose Maria Sison that her father is out to rig the upcoming elections. Read more »

Hugpong bets tuloy ang panunuyo ng mga botante

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 09:39 PM

Bagaman hiwa-hiwalay, nangampanya ang senatorial slate ng Hugpong ng Pagbabago ngayong Martes Santo.  Read more »

Diokno thanks ‘CHELebrities’ for using star power to boost Senate bid

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 16 06:52 PM

MANILA - Otso Diretso senatorial bet Chel Diokno on Tuesday thanked celebrities who publicly support his candidacy, saying the free endorsement helps boost voter awareness. Read more »