Comelec to Cardema: Shut up!

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 21:06:02 +0000

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday directed the camp of former National Youth Commission (NYC) Chair Ronald Cardema to refrain from giving interviews or talking about his bid to be the party list representative of Duterte Youth.

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‘Lumad’ takes IP struggle to Congress

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2019 21:04:16 +0000

After years of struggling for the rights of indigenous peoples (IPs), Manobo tribeswoman Eufemia Cullamat from Surigao del Sur

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Watchdog slams President’s ‘deafening silence’ on Cardema

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 21:36:47 +0000

Watchdog slams President’s ‘deafening silence’ on Cardema

Election watchdog Kontra Daya on Wednesday assailed President Rodrigo Duterte over his silence on former National Youth Commission

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Cardema’s party-list bid an abuse of the law – Robredo adviser

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 26 May 2019 09:30:48 +0000

Barry Gutierrez

An abuse of the Party-List System Act. That’s how lawyer Barry Gutierrez, legal adviser of Vice President Leni Robredo, described on Sunday the scenario if the substitution bid of Ronald Cardema, former chief of the National Youth Commission (NYC), would be granted by the Commission on Election (Comelec).

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Comelec urged to disclose all substitution bids

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Sat, 25 May 2019 21:08:52 +0000

Poll watchdog group Kontra Daya urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday to disclose other party list groups

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Some winning nominees say party-list law needs review

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 13:38:15 +0000

Some party-list group representatives agreed on Wednesday that the current party-list system needed to be reviewed.

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Charge Cardema, Palace tells DOJ

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 21:35:25 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — At Malacañang’s behest, the Department of Justice (DOJ) will consider filing charges against former National Youth Commission (NYC) chair Ronald Cardema, who abruptly resigned to become a nominee of the Duterte Youth party list group.

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Senate, party-list winners to be proclaimed Wednesday

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 18:38:14 +0000

Senate, party-list winners to be proclaimed Wednesday

The proclamation of the Senate and party-list winners will finally push through on Wednesday after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) wrapped up the canvassing of votes for the May 13 midterm elections.

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