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By MIKHA FLORES TWENTY-seven years after the downfall of strongman Ferdinand Marcos, the country remains in the grip this time of “small dictatorships” that come in the guise of political dynasties that impede the country’s development. So saying, the civil society group Anti-Dynasty Movement Tuesday asked the Commission on Elections to enforce the constitutional ban

TACLOBAN CITY – The National Democratic Front-Eastern Visayas has denied it is demanding “permit to campaign” and “permit to win” fees from candidates which the military alleged ranged from P50,000 to P5 million.

By MIKHA FLORES KABATAAN and PISTON party-lists are in hot water for failing to remove illegal posters in Manila beyond the grace period given by the Commission on Elections. Law Department Director Esmeralda Amora-Ladra said Comelec will file an election offense case against Kabataan and PISTON (Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator Nationwide) for not

By MIKHA FLORES THE Commission on Elections has ordered administration senatorial candidate Jamby Madrigal to explain an online contest for a free iPad which was posted on her social network accounts. In a two-page letter dated Feb 25, Law Department Director Esmeralda Amora-Ladra ordered Madrigal to explain why Comelec should not file an election offense

MARCOS, Ilocos Norte—A village chief running for mayor of this town was gunned down on Saturday afternoon, becoming the second mayoral candidate here shot by motorcycle-riding men.

By VICENTE ALEJANDRO CATBALOGAN CITY – Four persons, three of them murder suspects, and several loose firearms and ammunition were seized in a week-long operation of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Samar ahead of the elections.

By MIKHA FLORES WHEN persons with disabilities (PWD) go out and vote on May 13, they can move around with more ease from drop off points to classrooms where they will cast their vote.

By MIKHA FLORES THE Liberal Party (LP) spent almost P2 million for its proclamation rally in Plaza Miranda in Manila at the start of the campaign period, P1 million more than the expenses incurred by rival United Nationalist Alliance (UNA). LP spent P1.89 million pesos based on the Statement of Expenses on Public Rally filed

by LEILANIE ADRIANO DINGRAS, Ilocos Norte – A retired policeman was gunned down in front of his own house Thursday morning by motorcycle-riding men, the 46th such incident in the province in four years, police said.

By JONATHAN DE SANTOS THE administration coalition Team PNoy asked the public for leeway over a social media campaign launched by senatorial candidate Maria Ana Consuelo Madrigal that election officials say may have violated the Omnibus Election Code. Team PNoy spokesman and Marikina Representative Miro Quimbo said at a press conference Wednesday there are still

By MIKHA FLORES TWO men who offered to rig local election results in a town in Mindanao in exchange for money were arrested in an entrapment operation by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), the poll body said on Tuesday. Hadji Omar Masiding and Sultan Pundatoon Bagul were entrapped in an operation in a hotel in

CHINA on Tuesday announced that it returned the  Philippine notification of its suit filed at a United  Nations arbitral court  handed to the Chinese ambassador in Manila last. Jan 22, a Xinhua report said. The report carried by China.org.cn said, “The Chinese government has rejected a Philippine move to take their dispute regarding sovereignty issues