Voters urged: Pick bets who will keep Senate independent

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 16:04:03 +0000

Voters urged: Pick bets who will keep Senate independent

The Philippines needs an independent Senate that can say no to President Rodrigo Duterte when he asks Congress to convert itself into a Constituent Assembly to revise the Constitution, according to Joseph Francia, one of the convenors of the People’s Choice Movement (PCM).

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Go: Senate seat should be used to uplift lives

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2019 23:27:46 +0000

Former Special Assistant to the President and senatorial candidate Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Friday said a Senate seat should be utilized to help uplift the lives of the Filipino people.

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Diokno to push for better salaries for judges, court workers

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2019 11:52:32 +0000

Diokno to push for better salaries for judges, court workers

Otso Diretso senatorial candidate and human rights lawyer Chel Diokno said he would file a bill increasing the salaries of judges and court employees if he gets elected in the May 2019 midterm elections.

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Enrile calls for better intelligence gathering on illegal drugs

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 06 Apr 2019 11:09:54 +0000

Juan Ponce Enrile in Cavite motorcade

Former Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile, Puwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) senatorial candidate, has called on police and military authorities to improve intelligence gathering amid the entry of more illegal drugs in the country.

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Stay away from Lucban shrine, candidates asked

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 21:16:36 +0000

Stay away from Lucban shrine, candidates asked

LUCBAN, QUEZON—Security personnel have been ordered to escort out of the Kamay ni Hesus (KNH) shrine here candidates or their supporters who will conduct any form of political campaign activity as the country prepares for the May 13 elections.

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Marawi still a ghost town 2 years after siege ended

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2019 21:33:44 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Why is Marawi City still a ghost town more than two years after its liberation?

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Comelec asks Go to take down ‘Malasakit’ posters

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 23:24:23 +0000

Comelec asks Go to take down ‘Malasakit’ posters

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has asked the Department of Health (DOH) to take down all Malasakit Center posters bearing the name and picture of senatorial candidate Bong Go displayed in government-run hospitals.

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SWS: 25% of Pinoys want senatorial bets who won’t be corrupt

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 10:33:55 +0000

SWS table on senatorial candidates

Twenty-five percent of Filipinos prefer senatorial bets who will not be corrupt, according to a survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed.

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