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Comelec wary of 2 to 3-day elections, eyes longer voting hours instead

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel and Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 03:55 PM

"Yung tendency ng Comelec right now, the predisposition is to go towards longer election hours, and perhaps smaller precinct sizes," Comelec spokesman James Jimenez told senators Wednesday.  Read more »

Pacquiao leads survey on preferred senatorial candidates; Isko, Raffy Tulfo high on poll

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 31 04:58 PM

Among the top contenders in the Senate race were broadcaster Raffy Tulfo, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, and Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno, a Pulse Asia survey showed Thursday. Read more »

Waiving safeguards on poll equipment could lead to fraud: lawyer

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 02 10:49 AM

MANILA - An election lawyer on Wednesday raised concerns over a provision inserted in next year's spending plan that would waive safeguards on equipment to be used in the 2022 polls, which could open the door to massive fraud. Read more »

Trump loses another election court challenge

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 29 10:18 PM

The US state of Pennsylvania's supreme court dismissed another legal challenge to the election by supporters of President Donald Trump on Saturday, further reducing his already near-impossible odds of overturning the results.   Read more »

Robredo asks PET to probe alleged collusion between Bongbong Marcos, OSG in poll protest

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 04:43 PM

MANILA— The legal team of Vice President Leni Robredo has urged the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) to investigate possible collusion between defeated vice presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) on the electoral protest against her 2016 victory.   Read more »

Letter to the Editor: Bongbong Marcos camp reacts to article on Comelec comment on poll protest

Atty. Victor D. Rodriguez
Posted at Nov 11 03:35 PM

We are writing in response to the above captioned article which was published in your website on 4 November 2020. Read more »

VP Leni: Using Bongbong's logic, should Duterte-appointed justices inhibit in poll protest?

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 11 05:38 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday used the same logic as her opponent Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos who had asked for Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen to inhibit from serving as member-in-charge of his election protest before the Presidential Electoral Tribunal. Read more »

Palace says SolGen acting for public interest in backing Marcos poll protest

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 10 04:35 PM

Malacañang said Tuesday that the government's lead lawyer had acted for the "interest of our people" when he sided with former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos in his poll protest against Vice President Leni Robredo. Read more »

'lols': Robredo reacts to Bongbong's claim he did not talk to Calida about his poll protest

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 10:06 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo took to social media to react to reports of former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr.'s denial he talked to Solicitor General Jose Calida about his protest questioning his defeat in the 2016 elections.    Read more »

Robredo camp to Bongbong Marcos: Stop acting like a spoiled brat

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 04:23 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo's camp on Monday told former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. to "top acting like a spoiled brat" as he sought a judge's inhibition from his protest questioning his defeat in the 2016 elections.  Read more »

Bongbong Marcos wants SC justice Leonen to inhibit in poll protest

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 09 01:55 PM

Defeated 2016 vice presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. now wants Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen to inhibit from his election protest against Vice President Leni Robredo pending before the Presidential Electoral Tribunal. Read more »

SolGen backs Bongbong Marcos anew in vice president poll protest

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 03 03:10 PM

The Office of the Solicitor General has backed yet again the election protest of defeated vice presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., telling the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) it can annul the elections or declare a failure of elections. Read more »

‘End Marcos’ electoral fiction’: Akbayan, youth groups urge PET to junk Bongbong's poll protest

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 06:21 PM

The group argued the case was already “ripe for decision” and should be dismissed immediately. Read more »

SC requires Comelec, SolGen to comment on Marcos poll protest vs VP Robredo

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 30 07:01 PM

(UPDATE) The Supreme Court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, has required the Commission on Elections and the Office of the Solicitor General to comment on pending issues in the election protest filed by defeated candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. against Vice President Leni Robredo, the court's public information office said Wednesday. Read more »

US presidential debates: Should Filipinos care?

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 11:14 PM

US President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are not expected to shake hands when they face off on Wednesday for the first US presidential debate.    Read more »

More Filipino families go hungry amid COVID-19 crisis – SWS

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 03:05 AM

MANILA - More Filipino families experienced hunger in the past 3 months, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released Thursday, as the coronavirus crisis raged across the country and brought economic activities to a standstill. Read more »

Robredo urges PET to 'immediately dismiss' Bongbong’s poll protest

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 06:21 PM

 Vice President Leni Robredo has urged the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) to “immediately dismiss” defeated vice presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr’s election protest because of failure to show “substantial recovery” in the initial recount. Read more »

Bongbong asks PET to re-examine initial results of VP poll recount

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 07 03:36 PM

Marcos also asked the high court to proceed to his third cause of action seeking to annul the results of the elections in 3 Mindanao provinces.   Read more »

Trump popularity edges up during impeachment

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 17 06:59 AM

Strong economic figures have helped US President Donald Trump to his highest approval ratings ever, despite impeachment, a new poll found Monday.  Read more »

Marcos poll protest to be more difficult for Robredo with Supreme Court changes: Carpio

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 31 08:58 AM

Vice President Leni Robredo will face more difficulties in the poll protest filed against her by former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos with the looming changes in the Supreme Court due to 3 vacancies, including one vacated by retired Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, the latter said Tuesday. Read more »