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Budget chief content with procurement law, Duterte wants amendment: Koko

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 11 01:53 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte and his budget secretary, Benjamin Diokno, have differing views on the current Procurement Law, a lawmaker close to the chief executive said Friday. Read more »

Official list of candidates out before January 23 - Comelec

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 07 01:53 PM

The official list of candidates for the 2019 elections will be released within this month, the Commission on Elections said Monday. Read more »

BALIKAN: Mga balitang gumawa ng ingay sa Senado noong 2018

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 02 09:48 PM

Laman ng mga balita sa Senado noong 2018 ang muntik nang makulong na si Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV, sagutan sa pagdinig sa isyu ng bilyong halagang shabu shipment, at mga naipasang batas. Read more »

Arroyo absuwelto sa kasong 'pagmamanipula' sa eleksiyon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 28 08:58 PM

Pinagbigyan ng korte ang inihaing demurrer to evidence ng kampo ni Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo na iginigiit na hindi sapat ang ebidensiya laban sa kaniya. Read more »

Comelec asked: Can Koko Pimentel still run for senator in 2019?

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 03:12 PM

The main issue before the Commission on Elections is whether Pimentel can still run for another 6-year term in next year’s senatorial election, having won in 2007 and again in 2013. Read more »

Koko rejects poll bets from PDP-Laban faction

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 01:46 PM

The PDP-Laban will not endorse in next year’s elections the members who joined a renegade faction of the party, Senator Koko Pimentel said Monday. Read more »

Comelec: Koko Pimentel's group is legitimate PDP-Laban party

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 01 04:38 AM

The Commission on Elections resolves the leadership row in the ruling PDP-Laban party of President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Comelec affirms Koko Pimentel wing in PDP-Laban row

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 03:27 PM

The poll body declared as "legitimate and official" the list of authorized signatories submitted by Pimentel's PDP-Laban wing for its candidates in next year's midterm elections.   Read more »

Poll substitution ‘waste of time’: Sen. Koko Pimentel

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 03:56 PM

Election chairman Sheriff Abas told a joint congressional oversight committee that the substitution rule was often used as a “political strategy” especially in local contests. Read more »

Pagdami ng mga manggagawang Chinese sa bansa, iimbestigahan sa Senado

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 06:41 PM

Nakatakdang magsagawa ng imbestigasyon ang Senado sa pagdami ng mga Chinese na nagtatrabaho sa bansa. Read more »

Senate to tackle proposed increase in poll expense limit

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 02:41 PM

MANILA - Senators are set to tackle a bill seeking to raise the limit on the expenses for election campaigns to help candidates having difficulty in complying with the current allowable amounts. Read more »

Pimentel asks poll body to junk petition vs 2019 senatorial run

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 05:37 PM

Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Friday asked the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to dismiss a petition against his candidacy, saying he could still run for senator in next year’s elections because of an “involuntary interruption” to his first term. Read more »

Koko Pimentel faces fresh disqualification case over senatorial bid

Christian Esguerra ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 08 06:27 PM

MANILA - Another disqualification case was filed against Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday questioning his eligibility to run for another term in next year’s midterm elections. Read more »

Senate bets risk running as independent over PDP-Laban row: faction leader

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 26 03:32 PM

Lawyer Rogelio Garcia said Thursday he was confident that the Commission on Elections would favor his faction over the group headed by Pimentel, who is seeking reelection under PDP-Laban. Read more »

Withdrawal from parliamentary union may be an 'extreme step' - Pimentel

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 23 06:40 PM

Withdrawing from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly may be an extreme step to take, even as there was "overreach" by the body in dealing with Philippine legislators, Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III said Tuesday. Read more »

Kathryna Yu-Pimentel's advice to women marrying men with kids: Be yourself

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 23 12:21 PM

Kathryna Yu-Pimentel, wife of Sen. Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III, revealed Tuesday that she enjoys a close relationship with the lawmaker's children from a previous marriage. Read more »

Koko can still join 2019 Senate race: lawyer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 23 10:11 AM

Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III can still seek re-election in the 2019 midterm elections, veteran election lawyer Romulo Macalintal said Tuesday. Read more »

Koko Pimentel 'not worried' about disqualification rap

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 23 10:02 AM

Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III on Tuesday said his camp is not worried about the disqualification complaint lodged against his re-election bid. Read more »

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 »

SILIPIN: Ilang eksena sa kasal nina Senador Koko at chef Kathryna

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 11:07 PM

Kabilang sa mga tumayong ninong sa kasal nina sen. Koko Pimentel at chef Kathryna Yu ay mismong si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »