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Koko faces disqualification case over senatorial bid

Ron Gagalac, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 22 02:23 PM

Senator Aquilino Pimentel is facing a disqualification case that could derail his bid for re-election in the 2019 midterm elections.   Read more »

KILALANIN: Mga celebrity na kakandidato sa 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 07:32 PM

Ilan sa mga paborito nating celebrities ang kakandito sa 2019 elections.  Read more »

Palace nixes drug test for candidates

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 04:39 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Friday rejected the proposal of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to subject candidates in the upcoming elections to a drug test. Read more »

Binay vs Binay: Junjun responds to Abby

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 12:13 AM

Former Mayor Junjun Binay responds to claims made by sister Makati City Mayor Abby Binay on ANC's Headstart.  Read more »

Mga dawit sa pork barrel scam, pinuna sa tangkang pagbalik sa Senado

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 05:57 PM

Pinupuntirya ng mga kritiko ang pagtakbong muli ng mga dating senador na akusado sa pork barrel scam.  Read more »

'Pagpa-party-list habang nakaupo ang kaanak, dapat ipagbawal'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 10:16 PM

Para sa isang Comelec commissioner, kailangan na ng reporma sa batas para ipagbawal nang kumatawan sa party-list ang mga may kaanak na nakaupo rin bilang mga district congressmen. Read more »

Twists, turns on the last day of candidacy filing

Ron Gagalac, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 17 07:35 PM

Several surprises colored the last day of the filing of certificates of candidacy for next year's midterm elections on Wednesday.  Read more »

Palace expects 2019 poll victors to cooperate with Duterte

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 06:02 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Wednesday said it expects winners in next year’s elections to cooperate with the executive branch, as the period to file certificates of candidacy came to pass.  Read more »

Roque gets Miriam Santiago's party nod, thanks to Sara Duterte

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 03:17 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's daughter and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio lobbied to help former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque secure a nomination to run for senator, the former Palace mouthpiece said. Read more »

Bong Go denies hand in widespread campaign posters

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 02:14 PM

Special Assistant to the President Bong Go on Wednesday said he was not behind the numerous posters and tarpaulins endorsing his Senate bid. Read more »

Serge Osmeña eyes return to Senate

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 02:07 PM

MANILA - Former Senator Sergio Osmeña III filed Wednesday his certificate of candidacy, seeking to bounce back from his defeat in the 2016 senatorial race. Read more »

Roque denies bad blood with Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 01:09 PM

Former Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque denied Wednesday that he has ill feelings towards President Rodrigo Duterte after leaving the Cabinet to vie for a Senate seat. Read more »

HALALAN 2019: Mga naghain ng kandidatura nitong Miyerkoles, Oktubre 17

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 17 09:26 PM

Dinagsa ng mga nais tumakbo sa halalan sa 2019 ang huling araw ng paghain ng COC sa Commission on Elections nitong Miyerkoles. Read more »

Tolentino 'suspends' poll protest; De Lima fires back

Patrick Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 12:17 PM

Former Presidential Political Adviser Francis Tolentino said Wednesday he will let the people decide in his poll protest against Senator Leila de Lima, as he guns for the Senate anew.  Read more »

Binay vs Binay in Makati: Abby formalizes mayoral showdown vs Junjun

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 17 02:58 PM

It's final: Makati Mayor Abigail Binay will face off with her brother and predecessor Junjun Binay in the 2019 race for their bulwark's top post.  Read more »

Enrile makes personal Comelec appearance to file new COC

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 17 12:58 PM

MANILA - Former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile on Wednesday arrived at the Commission on Elections to file a new certificate of candidacy for senator after being included in the political party of former President and now Manila Mayor Joseph "Erap" Estrada. Read more »

'Isip bata siya': Erap blasts Isko for telling elders to give way

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 11:02 AM

BATTLE FOR THE CAPITAL: Manila Mayor Joseph "Erap" Estrada on Wednesday chastised his former vice-mayor, Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso, for saying that he and rival Alfredo Lim should retire and give younger leaders a chance.  Read more »

Bong Revilla can join Senate race sans final conviction: Comelec

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 10:06 AM

The plunder case against former Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla does not disqualify him from pursuing a comeback to the Senate, the Commission on Elections said Wednesday.   Read more »

Sonny Angara files COC for second Senate term

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 17 12:37 PM

MANILA - Senator Sonny Angara has filed his certificate of candidacy Wednesday for next year's elections, seeking a second term in Senate.  Read more »

Military tells 2019 poll bets: Reject Red extortion

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 09:26 AM

The military on Wednesday urged candidates in the 2019 midterm elections to reject the demands of communist rebels in exchange for not harassing them in the looming campaign period. Read more »