VERA Files
By VEN LABRO CATBALOGAN City – Save for a few newbies, Eastern Visayas remains pretty much in the tight grip of political families. When the dust settled in the political […]
President Obama spoke by phone today with presumptive President-elect Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines to convey his congratulations. President Obama noted that the successful election and record voter participation were […]
By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL RETIRED army general Jovito Palparan, who was implicated in the disappearance of University of the Philippines students Karen Empeno and Sherlyn Cadapan, made it to the […]
By LUCILLE SODIPE CEBU City – Election volunteers Krugger Tabada and Leah Recia, both persons with disabilities (PWDs), were startled by the high voter turnout in a polling place here […]
AKO-Bicol and Gabriela affirmed their dominance among the 115 partylist groups by garnering three seats each in the May 9 elections. 1PACMAN, endorsed by boxing champ and presumptive senator Manny […]
Senate President re-electionist Franklin Drilon takes the lead in the senatorial race with results of the May 9 elections from 121 out of 164 provinces. Coming close at second place […]
By LUCILLE SODIPE CEBU City — Just hours away from the opening of the May 9 elections, teachers assigned at a polling place here were informed they need to instantly […]
By FERDINANDH B. CABRERA, MindaNews SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao — Voters here say the next elections in this town should have police officers instead of teachers as members of the Board of […]
By CAROLYN O. ARGUILLAS, MindaNews DAVAO City – The chair of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has congratulated presumptive President-elect Rodrigo Duterte for his “historic victory” during the May […]
By MA. NIÑA PAMELA CASTRO and BRYAN EZRA GONZALES OFTEN disenfranchised for reasons ranging from violence to illiteracy, indigenous people (IP) voters last week were given a peek into what hopefully […]