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Barangay officials across the country are thanking President Rodrigo Duterte for calling on Congress to enact a measure to postpone the barangay elections, saying this would allow them to focus on serving their constituents instead of being distracted by politics. “If barangay elections are held next year as originally scheduled, that will only give them […]
Reelected Senator Sonny Angara has vowed to push for vital measures that would improve the lives of members of vulnerable sectors, such as senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs). Angara said he will prioritize bills seeking to double the pension for the elderly, create a national commission for seniors, increase the wages for teachers, […]
Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) and 2019 senatorial aspirant Bong Go said the latest survey showing a record-high satisfaction rating for the administration vindicates the campaign of President Rodrigo Duterte against criminality, corruption and illegal drugs. The First Quarter 2019 Social Weather Survey, done on March 28-31, 2019, found 81% of adult Filipinos […]
“The 2019 midterm elections for the overseas absentee voting kicked-off last April 13, 2019 but not all registered Filipino voters who were supposed to receive mailing packets containing their ballots have received the same even to this date,” declared Senator Koko Pimentel III, Chairman of the Senate Electoral Reforms and People’s Participation Committee. “Many voters, […]
Maguindanao second district Representative and senatorial candidate Dong Mangudadatu has vowed to push for the passage of an anti-terror law anchored on the Human Security Act of 2007, as he cited the need to bring peace and development in the country. If elected, Mangudadatu said, the anti-terror law would be on top of his agenda […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has created a task force that will ensure the adequate and reliable power supply in areas covered by electric cooperatives (ECs) before, during and after the May 13, 2019 National and Local Elections. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong recently issued Office Order No. 2019-033, establishing the “NEA Power Task Force Election […]
Former Philippine National Police (PNP) and Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Bato dela Rosa said he joined politics to help President Rodrigo Duterte accomplish his anti-criminality agenda. Dela Rosa, who spoke before village and multi-sectoral representatives during a drug summit at the Nueva Ecija Provincial Police headquarters on Wednesday, said he is an expert only […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III, chairman of the Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms and People’s Participation, urged the Philippine National Police (PNP) to go all-out against guns-for-hire and hit squads amid the spate of killings of local officials. “The killings of local officials happening all over the country is alarming. These are surely election-related and if […]
Citing the numerous nuisance candidates who filed certificates of candidacy for senator in the 2019 midterm elections, Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Senate to hasten the passage of a bill which seeks to institutionalize the definition of nuisance candidates and hold them liable for election offenses. Gatchalian, who filed Senate Bill 911, which seeks […]
Former Philippine National Police chief and recently resigned Bureau of Corrections chief Bato dela Rosa formalized his bid for a seat in the Senate when he filed his certificate of candidacy (COC). Dela Rosa was accompanied by his wife, Nancy, and daughter, Macky, when he handed his documents at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) main […]