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Mar Roxas says to 'learn, work, love some more' after election loss

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 03:13 PM

Opposition candidate Mar Roxas on Wednesday conceded defeat in the Senate race, saying he will learn, work and love some more for now.    Read more »

'We soldier on': Work continues for Mar despite election results, Korina says

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 15 03:19 PM

The "work continues" for Mar Roxas despite what is seen as his second national election loss, according to his wife, TV host Korina Sanchez. Read more »

Otso Diretso still hoping for Aquino, Roxas 'miracle' win

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 14 12:32 PM

Opposition slate Otso Diretso will wait until the last votes are canvassed, in hopes that its bets Bam Aquino and Mar Roxas could still secure a seat in the Senate, the coalition's campaign chief Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan said Tuesday. Read more »

Otso Diretso poised to lose badly; Bam Aquino fights for last spot

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 14 12:01 PM

With nearly 94 percent of votes tallied by the Commission on Elections' transparency server, only Sen. Bam Aquino was fighting it out for the 12th and last spot with 13,637,882 votes. Read more »

Mar Roxas headed for another election heartbreak

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 14 08:56 AM

Opposition senatorial candidate Mar Roxas was headed towards a third consecutive loss in a national election, with nearly 93 percent of votes counted on Tuesday. Read more »

Mar Roxas votes early on 62nd birthday

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 13 08:07 AM

Opposition senatorial bet Mar Roxas on Monday morning was the first senatorial candidate to cast his vote for the midterm elections that coincided with his 62th birthday.    Read more »

Legal luminaries inendorso ang kandidatura ni Chel Diokno

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 09 11:09 PM

Inendorso ng ilang legal expert ang kandidatura ni Chel Diokno ng Otso Diretso. Read more »

Pepe, Pilar 'best birthday gift' para sa amang si Mar Roxas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 08:19 PM

Para kay Mar Roxas, ang mga anak na kambal ang pinakamagandang regalong natanggap niya sa kaniyang nalalapit na kaarawan. Read more »

A closer look at the senatorial survey leaders

ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group, infographic by Pamela Ramos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 07 05:57 PM

Comprehensive profiles of the senatorial candidates who have consistently figured on top of the surveys since last year. Read more »

Kris Aquino lauds opposition bet Chel Diokno

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 11:51 AM

Kris Aquino on Sunday said she admires opposition senatorial Chel Diokno, just weeks after blasting the camp of his ally, former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas.    Read more »

Recto endorses Bong Revilla, 3 opposition bets, 3 reelectionists

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 10:53 AM

LIPA, Batangas -- Sen. Ralph Recto backed the election bids of former senator Bong Revilla, 3 opposition candidates and 3 incumbent colleagues in this vote-rich province on Saturday, as the campaign entered the homestretch.    Read more »

Otso Diretso bets itinangging may kinalaman sila sa 'Bikoy' video

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 08:43 PM

Itinanggi ng mga kandidato ng Otso Diretso na may kaugnayan nila sa "Bikoy" video. Read more »

VP Leni tuloy sa pangangampanya sa Otso Diretso

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 02 10:15 PM

Puspusan na ang pangangampanya ng ilang kandidato ng Otso Diretso. Read more »

Can Otso Diretso bets pull off surprise win?

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 10:59 PM

MANILA - It is still possible for Otso Diretso senatorial bets to pull off a surprise win in the upcoming elections, even if most of them lag behind in pre-election surveys, according to a political strategist. Read more »

VP Leni nanguna sa kampanya ng Otso Diretso sa Bacolod

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 29 09:25 PM

Puspusan na ang pag-iikot ng mga kandidato sa buong bansa lalo at malapit nang matapos ang kampanya.  Read more »

Alejano sinagot ang hamon ni Robin Padilla na lusubin ang Spratlys

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 09:33 PM

Sumagot si Gary Alejano sa hamon ni Robin Padilla na lusubin ang Spratlys. Read more »

'I don't think she's endorsing all', says Kiko Pangilinan on Kris Aquino

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 23 10:04 PM

MANILA – Kris Aquino may not endorse all Otso Diretso candidates after recently coming out to defend her brother, former president Benigno Aquino III from senatorial bet Mar Roxas’ campaign manager. Read more »

PH should stop issuing 'automatic' visas to Chinese, says Roxas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 22 04:23 PM

The Philippines should stop issuing "automatic" visas to Chinese nationals to protect the welfare of Filipino workers, opposition senatorial candidate Mar Roxas said Monday.  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 »

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 »