Duterte warns poll candidates: Twist not my words

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 21:34:47 +0000

President Duterte on Thursday told politicians running in midterm elections in May not to misuse his public statements to gain advantage over their rivals.

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Enrile bats for Batangas port upgrade, world-class Kapeng Barako

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 07:22:16 +0000

Enrile bats for Batanags port upgrade, world-class Kapeng Barako

MANILA, Philippines – Former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, who is seeking a Senate comeback, wooed voters in Batangas over the weekend  and bared plans and programs to further spur economic growth in the province..

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Lacson questions, slams wiretapped narco list data

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2019 05:05:47 +0000

MANILA, Philippines  – Is the administration admitting to be complicit in the commission of a crime by foreign governments?Senator Panfilo Lacson raised  this  question on Wednesday, following  a Palace official’s disclosure that the information on political personalities in the so-called narco list came from wiretapped communications  provided   by foreign governments.

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Poll bets can seek TRO vs narco-list’s release – Drilon

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 12:16:29 +0000

MANILA, Philippines –  Candidates in the 2019 midterm elections can seek a temporary restraining order (TRO) or an injunction against the release of the so called narco-politicians’ list or the list of politicians allegedly involved in illegal drugs trade, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said Tuesday.

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PPCRV urges public to fact-check campaign posts on social media

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2019 08:02:11 +0000

An official from the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) urged netizens on Sunday to fact-check the information about candidates posted on social media.

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Sanders returns to NY roots, says he can defeat Trump

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2019 05:36:51 +0000

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., hugs his wife Jane after he finished speaking Saturday, March 2, 2019, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Sanders returned to Brooklyn, his birthplace, for the first rally of his second presidential campaign and sought to tie his working-class background to his populist views that are helping reshape the Democratic Party. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Bernie Sanders kicked off his presidential campaign Saturday in Brooklyn and forcefully made the case that he is nothing like fellow New Yorker Donald Trump.

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Eyeing 2020, White House steps up ‘socialism’ attack on Dems

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2019 03:24:30 +0000

Eyeing 2020, White House steps up 'socialism' attack on Dems

As the White House gears up for the 2020 campaign, it’s pressing the case that Democrats are rallying behind what it’s calling the policies of “socialism.”

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Comelec sets Feb. 28 crackdown on illegal campaign materials

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2019 06:44:46 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will lead ‘Operation Baklas’,  an initiative against illegal campaign materials posted in public areas in Metro Manila on Thursday, February 28.

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