Comelec: Candidates’ posters of products, services are poll materials

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:34:11 +0000

Comelec: Candidates’ posters of products, services are poll materials

The Commission on Elections said Friday that candidates’ posters of product or service endorsements are considered campaign materials.

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Robredo on 2022 presidential poll: Thinking about it now is ‘useless’

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 08:04:18 +0000

Robredo on 2022 presidential poll: Thinking about it now is ‘useless’

Vice President Leni Robredo has reiterated that she is not setting her sights on the presidency, as it is “useless” to do so at this point.

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2019 elections seen as way to consolidate power — political analyst

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 05:21:48 +0000

2019 elections seen as way to consolidate power — political analyst

The upcoming 2019 midterm elections could be seen as way to consolidate power, a political analyst said on Tuesday.

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Polls, illegal logging surge linked

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 21:18:10 +0000

Polls, illegal logging surge linked

LUCENA CITY — The election season was blamed for a spike in illegal logging in the Sierra Madre mountain range, which an antilogging Church leader said continued with impunity. Fr. Pete Montallana, head of the environmentalist group Save Sierra Madre Network Alliance, said in a phone interview that illegal logging in Sierra Madre continued despite […]

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‘Don’t invite candidates to graduations’

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 23:23:09 +0000

‘Don’t invite candidates to graduations’

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) urged government agencies and public schools to steer clear of inviting to their events candidates who are running in the May midterm election.

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Thai junta pegs economic fortunes to China as uncertainty looms

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 06:33:41 +0000

Thai junta pegs economic fortunes to China as uncertainty looms

After generals seized power in Thailand in 2014, they turned to Beijing to buff up their vision of a country buoyed by China-backed infrastructure.

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Poe: Tondo reflects true situation of the entire nation

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 11:29:01 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Reelectionist Senator Grace Poe said that she opted to formally kick-off her campaign for the 2019 elections in Tondo, Manila because it reflects the true state of the entire nation.

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No need for state of calamity over measles outbreak – Gordon

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 05:24:00 +0000

No need for state of calamity over measles outbreak - Gordon

MANILA, Philippines – Senator Richard Gordon warned against declaring state of calamity due to measles outbreak as this gives local government units (LGUs) access to calamity funds. 

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Otso Diretso bets throw shade vs competitors: ‘Hindi kami magnanakaw’

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 05:19:37 +0000

Otso Diretso bets throw shade vs competitors: 'Hindi kami magnanakaw'

Otso Diretso senatorial bets on Wednesday threw shade against competitors who have been accused of corruption and those who released films of their lives and banked on huge billboards.

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