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Bong Revilla: Those who did not vote for me made the wrong decision

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 06:34 PM

Senator-elect Bong Revilla Jr. appealed for his detractors to stop with the negativity, saying those who did not vote for him will someday realize they made the wrong decision. Read more »

Bong Go, ‘Bato’ say won’t be Duterte’s rubber stamp

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 04:54 PM

MANILA - Two of President Rodrigo Duterte's closest allies who have clinched seats in the Senate on Wednesday said they would not become the chief executive's rubber stamp in the chamber.    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 »

'Bato' challenges detractors to IQ test

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 18 02:11 PM

MANILA – Former police and corrections chief Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa challenged his detractors to an IQ test after taking potshots for his admission that he needed training for his new duties as senator. Read more »

Dela Rosa on suggested human rights probe: 'Bring it on'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 17 02:09 PM

Dela Rosa said he is ready to face any investigation in relation to his role on the anti-drug campaign. Read more »

#HalalanResults: Bam Aquino back in 'Magic 12' in Comelec's partial, official results

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 17 11:29 AM

The latest partial and official results from Comelec showed Aquino taking the 12th spot with 11,001,047 votes. compared to Bong Revilla who had 10,988,607 votes and JV Ejercito with 10,984,412. Read more »

#HalalanResults: JV Ejercito in, Bam Aquino out of 'Magic 12' in Comelec's partial, official results

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 16 02:10 AM

Reelectionist Sen. JV Ejercito has entered the winning circle in the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) partial and official tally of the May 2019 senatorial race. Read more »

Halos 1.2 milyong boto sa pagkasenador nasayang dahil sa 'overvote'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 16 10:59 AM

Maituturing na overvote ang nagawa ng botante sa senatorial race kung 13 o higit pa ang kaniyang ibinoto sa balota. Hindi naman nito maaapektuhan ang mga boto sa iba pang posisyon.  Read more »

Imee Marcos thanks supporters: 'Dahil sa inyo, nanalo kami'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 15 06:19 PM

Imee Marcos, who had been criticized during the campaign season for supposedly lying about her education credentials, has thanked her supporters as she is poised to win in the Senate race. Read more »

JV Ejercito casts vote in San Juan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 13 09:11 AM

Reelectionist Senator JV Ejercito voted on Monday morning in Xavier School in San Juan City.   Read more »

The Last Good Senator: Ramon Magsaysay, Jr.

Nancy Carvajal
Updated as of May 12 03:25 PM

The son of arguably the most beloved president the country has ever had, this lawmaker from Zambales had to live up to a surname all his life. But he carved his own path when he entered the senate, fighting for farmers and men in uniform as well as a corruption plot under the pork barrel system. Read more »

The running senator: Pia Cayetano banks on track record in the race that matters most

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 09 06:07 AM

Pia Cayetano likes to dabble into different kinds of races, but this particular type of "race" is more important than the others.  Read more »

The Last Good Senator: Eva Estrada Kalaw

Felipe F. Salvosa II
Updated as of May 08 03:34 PM

The Martial Law-era lawmaker broke barriers in office, achievements that are notable not only for her gender, but for the way she chose what’s right over political affiliations. The Plaza Miranda survivor remains a prime example of what it means to be a ballsy public servant. Read more »

The Last Good Senator: Vicente Sotto

Oliver X.A. Reyes
Updated as of May 06 10:44 PM

He was called the most persecuted man in the Senate, a recklessly impolite and inconvenient figure—but the grandfather of the now infamous “Tito Sen” was also indelibly identified with one cause: press freedom. Read more »

Who not to vote for: Ping Lacson explains his list

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 02 01:40 PM

Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson gave a hint of his no-vote list for senators, citing their supposed undesirable characteristics. Read more »

'Bikoy' not acting alone - Lacson

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 02 10:00 AM

MANILA - Senator Panfilo Lacson on Thursday believes that the man in the video accusing President Rodrigo Duterte's family of pocketing millions of pesos in kickbacks from the illegal drug trade is not acting alone. Read more »

Villar, Poe share top spot in latest Pulse Asia survey

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 01 01:15 AM

Reelectionist senators Cynthia Villar and Grace Poe shared the top spot in the latest Pulse Asia survey on the May 2019 senatorial elections. Read more »

The Last Good Senator: Rene Saguisag

Philip M. Lustre Jr.
Updated as of Apr 21 04:15 PM

While others seek the limelight and more time in public office, the former presidential spokesman promised to seek only one term in the Senate—and stuck to the promise. One journalist recalls how, in that short stint as a lawmaker, Saguisag was a workhorse, and the epitome of moral rectitude. Read more »

Mga kandidato sa pagka-senador, tuloy ang pangangampanya

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 02:11 AM

Hindi naman nakadalo sa rally ng PDP-Laban sa Marawi City si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Bantang veto sa 2019 budget minaliit ng mga senador; oposisyon nangangamba

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 12 09:47 PM

Sinabi ni Pangulong Duterte na nagdadalawang isip siya, at posible niyang ibasura ang panukala kung ito ay "tagilid." Read more »