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Why doesn’t Roxas just pay fine for SOCE non-filing?

By ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS WOULD it be a less stressful option for Mar Roxas, Liberal Party presidential candidate in the  May 9, 2016  presidential election not to file at all a Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE)? He didn’t win anyway so there’s no position that he would be prevented from assuming because he does

Why doesn’t Roxas  just pay fine for SOCE non-filing?

PHOTOS FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: Roxas in Pangasinan

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

PHOTOS FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: Roxas in Pangasinan

Social media raises demand for honesty from candidates

By ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS TWO stories that generated passionate exchanges in social media the past days underscore how new media is being used to demand transparency and honesty from candidates and their staff in the campaign for the May elections. The first story was about the shoes of Brian Llamanzares, son of presidential candidate Grace

Social media raises demand for honesty from candidates

Binay biggest gainer in ‘destroy Grace Poe’ crusade

  By ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS THE “Eliminate Grace Poe” from the presidential race crusade has benefitted Vice President Jejomar Binay who has regained the lead in the latest survey of candidates for president in the 2016 elections by the Social Weather Stations. Liberal Party standard bearer Mar Roxas, whose allies in the Commission on Election

Binay biggest gainer in ‘destroy Grace Poe’ crusade

Vilma Santos: Best for Mar Roxas

By ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS INSTEAD of acting like crybabies for not having lulled Sen. Grace Poe into their trap so she could not be an impediment to their standard bearer’s Malacañang dream, Liberal Party officials should work on getting Batangas Governor Vilma Santos-Recto as Mar Roxas running mate. Ate Vi is the perfect partner for

Vilma Santos: Best for Mar Roxas