Sa pagharap ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa mga negosyanteng Israeli, isa sa dalawa ang kanyang ginawa -- nagbigay ng maling pahayag o umamin sa isang paglabag sa alituntunin ng eleksyon nang sinabi niyang pinondohan ni Transport Secretary Arthur Tugade ang kanyang kandidatura.
President Rodrigo Duterte either made a false claim to Israeli investors or admitted to an election offense when he said Transport Secretary Arthur Tugade funded his candidacy.
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
By MIKHA FLORES THE National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL), one of the accredited citizens’ arms in the May 13 polls, has suggested a regular submission by candidates of their statements of contributions and expenses during the campaign period, instead of filing only once after the elections. This is to avoid a situation where candidates
