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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 »

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 »

Rise up: 2 Bar exam blast survivors reelected after 'giving back'

Aleta Nieva-Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 05:31 PM

Two women survivors who lost their legs in the Bar exam blast in 2010 now champion the cause for persons with disabilities (PWDs).  Read more »

Duterte laments Ejercito's senate loss, says he might offer Cabinet post

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 10:26 AM

Ejercito was among the many officials who joined Duterte in his trip to Tokyo, Japan. Read more »

Imee says it's Marcos family 'responsibility' to air their side

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 30 10:29 AM

During his 20-year rule, the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos and his associates were accused of stealing $10 billion from state coffers and a raft of human rights abuses including torture and forced disappearances.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 29, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 12:31 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Losing bets call for special polls in Lanao del Sur

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 05:12 PM

Losing gubernatorial bets in Lanao del Sur filed a petition at the Commission on Elections on Wednesday seeking to nullify the election results in the entire province of Lanao del Sur and Marawi City. Read more »

JV on possible Cabinet post: 'Why not?'

Aleta Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 24 12:11 PM

After a heartbreaking loss in the midterm elections, Sen. JV Ejercito is not closing his doors on the possibility of serving the country by being appointed to a Cabinet post. Read more »

Hirit na substitution ng Duterte Youth binatikos; giit ni Cardema, 'qualified ako'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 24 10:37 PM

Pero depensa ni Ronald Cardema, hindi lang mga bata kundi maging mga propesyonal ang kinakatawan ng Duterte Youth. Read more »

Integrated ABS-CBN News solidly tops online #Halalan2019 coverage

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 23 04:20 PM

ABS-CBN News dominated online coverage of the 2019 polls on election day, and even online buzz the months before it. Read more »

Tolentino leaves behind 'river of tears' with Senate win

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 23 12:12 PM

Tolentino placed 9th with 15 million votes and is one of 5 first term senators in the 18th Congress which will open in July. Read more »

Cardema: Duterte Youth nominees backed out due to Left fears

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 23 10:33 AM

Former youth commissioner Ronald Cardema on Thursday said nominees of the Duterte Youth party-list withdrew from the elections out of fear of left-leaning groups, which prompted him to petition being a substitute representative.    Read more »

Poll exec: Cardema substitution as Duterte Youth rep 'not yet decided'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 08:00 AM

Former youth commissioner Ronald Cardema's plea to be a substitute nominee of the Duterte Youth party-list is "not yet decided," a Commission on Elections official said Thursday, contrary to some media reports. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 22, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 23 04:09 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

ACT-CIS representative

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 11:28 PM

ACT-CIS representative Jocelyn Tulfo and her husband, broadcaster Raffy Tulfo, are all smiles as they arrive for the proclamation of the winning party-list representatives for the upcoming 18th congress. Read more »

Youth sector representative?

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 10:15 PM

Duterte Youth representative Ronald Cardema stands beside other party-list representatives during the proclamation of winners at PICC in Manila on Wednesday. Read more »

Billionaires for the marginalized? Comelec to ‘lobby’ for party-list law amendment

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 22 05:56 PM

The Commission on Elections would ask the Congress to amend the party-list law to ensure that it would strictly cater to marginalized groups, the poll body’s chief said Wednesday.   Read more »

‘Independent’ Poe eyes Senate Blue Ribbon chairmanship

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 05:05 PM

Poll favorite Sen. Grace Poe on Wednesday said an “independent” lawmaker should head the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee in the 18th Congress should current chair Sen. Richard Gordon give way. Read more »

2019 batch of senators a vision of 'continuity' rather than change: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 05:00 PM

A political analyst had noted that the fresh lineup of lawmakers the won the midterm polls was a vision of "continuity" rather than change. Read more »

Bong Revilla's Senate comeback was 'God's will', says wife

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 22 05:19 PM

MANILA - The Senate comeback of actor-politician Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. after nearly half a decade of detention over plunder charges was "God’s will", Revilla’s wife Lani Mercado said Wednesday. Read more »