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For the multitudes of us who are not lawyers, Comelec chairman George Garcia’s statement was incredulous: the Comelec only has a “ministerial duty” to accept certificates of candidacies (COC). In other words, Comelec has no power to disqualify a candidate upon filing of candidacy.

For now, what is clear is that this town mayor, who grew up raising hogs, has been making a mockery of our laws and political system. Binababoy tayo sa ating sariling bayan!

The question is immediately clad with infirmity. The Philippines has no existing law that prosecutes the crime of treason in times of peace. If the act happened when he was president, he can be protected by presidential immunity.

The ball is still in the individual voters to make the election results credible by actively participating in the process, being discerning, and making sure that votes are counted properly.

It was distressing to see no less than the First Lady and the Agriculture Secretary grace the opening of Philip Morris International’s HTP facility in Batangas. It runs contradictory to the “Love For All” program of the First Lady, which promotes healthy lifestyle and clean living.

Duterte vowed to “solve all the problems of basic education” in six years, but she said she needed P100 billion on top of the P710-billion budget for DepEd in 2023.

Saguisag did not want to go through another Iglesia Ni Cristo endorsement. “I would not want to go through certain of the things I had to do for fear of losing, like going to the INC.”

The Dutertes think that the rules don't apply to them, and they protest, using vulgar language, at any instance they are criticized or made to account.

After more than two decades, Davao city media can still stomach Rodrigo Duterte’s long-winding empty perorations, to say nothing of the fact that his monologues do not hold much material for news.

Duterte could not stand being questioned; otherwise, he would shoot back with personal insults to divert from the issue thrown at him.

That night in the Mediterranean bar, the Quiboloy follower defending his appointed son of god reminded me of an uncanny resemblance to how the PBMA followers defended Ecleo Jr.

Apparently, Apollo Quiboloy does not read history.