Comelec ready to conduct ‘most transparent’ polls
THE Commission on Elections said Sunday it is “100 percent ready” to hold today what it describes as the “most ...
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Binay warns against cheating
THE camp of Vice President Jejomar Binay on Sunday warned the Aquino administration it will expose any underhanded schemes to ...
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Poe again asks voters to pick a good leader
INDEPENDENT presidential candidate Grace Poe on Sunday renewed her call to the people to choose a leader who will not ...
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Duterte denies he will establish a dictatorship
PRESIDENTIAL race front runner Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday denied having any plans to be a dictator should he win the ...
Read morePoll body to unveil canvass website
Despite the recent leak of the personal information of some 57-million Filipino registered voters, the Commission on Elections has put ...
Read morePolice seize Galera LGU’s car, guns
PUERTO GALERA, Oriental Mindoro—The Philippine National Police seized on Saturday, in two checkpoints, a staff car of a ranking municipal ...
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MMDA deploys 2K enforcers
At least 2,000 trafffic enforcers have fanned out in Metro Manila to ensure smooth traffic in roads near polling precincts, ...
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Kids vs. Duterte
ENRAGED supporters of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte took to social media Friday to express their dismay over a TV advertisement showing ...
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Religious endorsements fly
VARIOUS religious groups made their last-minute endorsements Friday, just three days before Election Day on May 9. The Catholic charismatic ...
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Pending issues bug poll agency
TWO days before the May 9 polls, the Commission on Elections seemed to be in disarray with some commissioners questioning what they ...
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