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Text by ALANAH TORRALBA Photos by LUIS LIWANAG, ALANAH TORRALBA and ALLAN YVES BRIONES [metaslider id=35101] THE Roxas camp seems to be pulling out all the stops a few days before the May 9 national and local elections. On April 28, the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Mar Roxas’ home turf, glistened in yellow as thousands gathered

By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL Photos and video by LUIS LIWANAG [metaslider id=35085] WAS it a test of honor? Whose? Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, armed with an affidavit, arrived at the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) Julia Vargas Branch Monday. The affidavit was the vice presidential candidate’s answer to Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s challenge:

STATEMENT:  Former energy secretary and Liberal Party senatorial bet Jericho Petilla said in an April 6 television interview he was “branded the father of renewable energy.” “Before I came in as secretary, wala kang maririnig na renewable (you would not hear of renewable energy),” he said. Discussing the prospects for a “good mix” of coal and

STATEMENT: During the CNN vice presidential debate on April 10, candidates were asked about their plans to ensure that the rapid economic growth of the Philippines continues. Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano responded by bringing up the issues of criminality, illegal drugs and poverty, which he said are all worsening. Cayetano said: “Ang ekonomiya po ay

IN the April 13 and 14 Bilang Pilipino SWS Mobile Surveys, Liberal Party (LP) candidate Mar Roxas placed third in the presidential race, way behind first- and second- placer Grace Poe (34 percent) and Rodrigo Duterte (33 percent) who both have twice as much percentage points as Roxas (16 pecent). A month earlier, in the

The latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, released earlier this week, puts Sen. Grace Poe in second place, behind Davao City Mayor Rody Duterte. In February, when Poe formally launched her campaign in Manila, survey results showed her neck-and-neck not with Duterte, but with Vice President Jejomar Binay. VERA Files reporter Maria Feona Imperial was among

The most recent Social Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results put Vice President Jejomar Binay in second place, statistically tied with Sen. Grace Poe and DILG Sec. Mar Roxas. Back in March 8, when he was leading his opponents in the survey, Binay along with his running mate Sen. Gregorio Honasan II held a sortie

Results of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) and Pulse Asia surveys, released early this week, show Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte in the lead. Last Friday, he and his running mate Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano spoke at a tourism expo in a Pasay mall, went on a motorcade in Parañaque and Las Piñas, and finished

STATEMENT: During the CNN vice presidential debate Sunday, candidate Bongbong Marcos, asked about his opposition to the passage of the “sin tax” law, said the measure has nothing to offer those from the affected industries. Marcos said: “Sa pagpataas ng ‘sin tax’ ay mababawasan ang ating makikita na produksyon, na wala namang kapalit para doon

By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL IF you’re a government employee or a barangay official, be careful what you post on social media. The Commission on Elections and the Civil Service Commission (CSC), in a joint circular, have widened the scope of electioneering and partisan political activity to include ground rules on social media use. While they

By COOPER RESABAL  ON election week, residents of many barangays in the island province of Bohol usually greet each other with this question: “Is it raining over there? (Wa ba’y uwan-uwan diha?)” They are not talking about the much-prayed for rain to water the dried-up rice fields. They are referring to the cash and goodies

STATEMENT: Independent presidential candidate Grace Poe, during the March 20 PiliPinas Debates 2016 in Cebu, mentioned several numbers. On the topic of clean energy, she said: “Yung ating solar energy ay importante, wind energy malaki ang potential, nasa 70,000 megawatts ang madadagdag, pati na rin ang hydro at least 30,000 megawatts sa Mindanao pa lamang.”