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Uncertainty of passage moves BBL vote anew
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Tarlac Rep. Henry Cojuangco, co-leader of NPC, dies of aneurysm
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‘Poll automation problematic’
Commission on Elections chairman Andres Bautista on Tuesday said a full automation in the 2016 polls would be impossible even as he admitted that logistical...
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Vote on BBL reset, made open
THE 75-man ad hoc panel tasked to scrutinize the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) reset the vote it was supposed to take on Monday and decided...
Read moreSenate urged to name solons violating consultants’ salary cap
The opposition United Nationalist Alliance on Monday dared the Senate leadership to name senators who have practically violated the provisions on compensation for consultants, and...
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Read moreHouse body to approve amended BBL soon
THE 75-man ad hoc panel formed to scrutinize the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) is expected to pass an amended version next week. “We are going...
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