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By MBJ on February 19, 2010
MANILA – The Philippine Commission on Elections (Comelec) has disqualified a popular actor-sportsman from joining a congressional race in the Visayas in the May 10 polls for lack of residency.
Posted in 2010 Elections, Headlines, Nation | Tagged comelec, Governor Grace Padaca, Philippine Commission on Elections, president Corazon Aquino, Richard Gomez, Senator Benigno “Noynoy†Aquino |
By Ms. D on February 19, 2010
Gilbert “Gibo†Teodoro, Lakas-Kampi-CMD standard bearer is eyeing on slapping more taxes on sin products in order to raise more revenues for the government. The targeted products include tobacco and alcohol, which according to Teodoro, needs to be applied with a simplified excise tax to support his revenue-enhancement measure.
Posted in 2010 Elections, Headlines, News, Politics | Tagged beer, bir, cigarette, elections, Gibo, gilbert teodoro, lakas-kampi, sin taxes, Teodoro |
By MBJ on February 12, 2010
MANILA – Celebrities and other big names in the country’s entertainment industry were told to go on leave by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday if they are endorsing national and local candidates running in the May 10 polls.
Posted in 2010 Elections, Headlines, Nation | Tagged comelec, commission on elections, lawyer Ferdinand Rafanan, Senator Benigno “Noynoy†Aquino 3rd, Senator Manuel Villar, supreme court |
By MBJ on January 29, 2010
MANILA – The Philippine Commission on Elections (Comelec) rejected for lack of merit on Thursday a second petition seeking the disqualification of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo from seeking a congressional seat in her home province of Pampanga in Central Luzon in the coming May polls.
Posted in 2010 Elections, Headlines, Nation | Tagged comelec, Congressman Mikey Arroyo, Congresswoman Risa Hontiveros, pampanga, Philippine Commission on Elections, president gloria macapagal arroyo |
By MBJ on January 28, 2010
MANILA – The European Union (EU) has urged the Arroyo administration to take all the necessary steps to minimize violence and help ensure clean, free and credible elections scheduled in May.
Posted in 2010 Elections, Headlines, Nation | Tagged european union, may 2010 election, May 2010 election violence |
By MBJ on January 23, 2010
Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile vented his ire on Senator Manuel Villar whom he accused not only of cowardice but also for allegedly instigating a “revolt†in the chamber to remove him from power.
Posted in Headlines, Nation, Politics | Tagged juan ponce enrile, manny villar, philippine congress, philippine politics, philippine senate, pinoy news, senator enrile, senator villar |
By SiteRocker on January 22, 2010
MANILA – A lower court has disqualified the daughter of one of the country’s richest businessmen from joining the congressional race in suburban Quezon City, Metro Manila in the May 10 elections because she is an American citizen.
Posted in 2010 Elections, Metro | Tagged bimbong crisologo, lucio tan, lucio tan daughter, may 2010 elections, philippine tycoons, pinoy news, vincent crisologo, vivienne kho tan, vivienne tan |
By MBJ on January 19, 2010
MANILA – The Philippine Commission on Elections (Comelec) has disqualified 56 candidates running for local positions in the coming May 10 polls in Maguindanao province, Mindanao where 57 people were massacred on November 23, a Comelec spokesman announced.
Posted in 2010 Elections, Region | Tagged comelec, comelec disqualification, maguindana comelec, maguindanao candidates, mindanao elections, philippine news, philippine politics, pinoy news |
By MBJ on January 14, 2010
MANILA – The Philippine Commission on Elections (Comelec) has approved a resolution exempting the country’s militia or paramilitary units from the total gun ban.
Posted in 2010 Elections, Nation | Tagged comelec, comelec gun ban, commission on elections, jesus versoza, philippine politics, pinoy news, pnp chief |
By MBJ on January 13, 2010
MANILA – For the first time in nine years, ousted president Joseph Estrada returned to Malacanang on Tuesday to attend a meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) to discuss vital issues, especially peace and order and the coming May elections.
Posted in 2010 Elections, Nation | Tagged erap, erap estrada, erap para sa mahirap, gloria arroyo, joseph estrada, manny villar, manuel villar, may 2010 elections, national security council, noynoy aquino, nsc, philippine news, pinoy news, pwersang masa |
By MBJ on January 7, 2010
Comelec Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal explained the 250,000 came from those who joined in the five-day extended registration of voters as ordered by the Supreme Court (SC) in late December.
Posted in 2010 Elections, Headlines, Nation | Tagged comelec, comelec officials, comelec registraition, comelec voters list, gregorio larrazabal, may 2010 elections, new comelec registrants, new voters list, new voters registration, philippine news, philippine politics, pinoy news, supreme court extension |
By MBJ on January 6, 2010
MANILA – A ranking official of the Philippine Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced there will be no exemptions in the implementation of the total gun ban imposed on private individuals authorized to carry weapons to minimize poll-related violence in May.
Posted in 2010 Elections, Nation | Tagged comelec, comelec gun ban, commission on elections, jesus versoza, philippine politics, pinoy news, pnp chief |
By SiteRocker on December 19, 2009
Pacquiao announced he was supporting Senator Manuel Villar, a billionaire businessman and the standard bearer of the Nacionalista (Nationalist) Party.
Posted in 2010 Elections, Headlines, Nation | Tagged manny pacquiao, manny villar, pacman bet, pacquiao, pacquiao presidential bet, pacquiao villar, philippine politics, pinoy news, sarangani province |
By Ms. D on December 17, 2009
The Supreme Court, in a nine-page decision penned by Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales, has unanimously declared null and void Comelec Resolution No. 8585 which shortened the deadline of registration of voters last October 31, 2009 superseding Comelec Resolution No. 8514 which sets the deadline to December 15, 2009. Subsequent to this, it was ruled that the registration be extended until January 9 or 120 days before the May 10 elections.
Posted in 2010 Elections, Nation, News, Politics | Tagged comelec, election 2010, ferdinand rafanan, Justice Conchita Carpio Morales, Kabataan Party List, supreme court, voter’s registration |
By MBJ on December 5, 2009
MANILA – An endorsement of a presidential candidate in the May 2010 elections by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo means a “kiss of death,â€or his defeat.
Posted in 2010 Elections, Headlines, Nation | Tagged arroyo endorsement, gibo teodoro, gloria arroyo, kiss of death, may 2010 elections, philippine politics, philippine presidential candidates, pinoy news, pulse asia survey |
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