Opposition senatorial candidates back complaint vs China’s leader

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 23:09:58 +0000

Opposition senatorial candidates back complaint vs China’s leader

Opposition senatorial candidates on Friday threw their support behind the unprecedented move by two former government officials accusing Chinese President Xi Jinping of crimes against humanity in the International Criminal Court (ICC) for what they said were Beijing’s transgressions in the South China Sea under his leadership. Former Solicitor General Florin Hilbay described the action […]

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Gutoc reminds cops: Don’t use drug war to frame people

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 03:23:49 +0000

Gutoc reminds cops: Don’t use drug war to frame people

Marawi civic leader and senatorial candidate Samira Gutoc has reminded police officers not to use the war against illegal drugs to frame people they want arrested.

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Tañada: I’m not a communist, I’m a human-rights lawyer

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 03:06:23 +0000

Tañada: I'm not a communist, I'm a human-rights lawyer

Senatorial candidate Erin Tañada denies he is a communist after President Duterte attacked him for defending communists.

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‘Otso Diretso’ to stick with door-to-door campaign strategy

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 11:41:00 +0000

The opposition senatorial slate Otso Diretso said they will stick to their door-to-door campaign strategy despite the results of a recent survey which showed that most of their bets still suffer from low voter awareness.

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‘Otso’ Senate bets: Supporters from LGUs wary of inclusion in narco-list

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 11:09:05 +0000

MALABON, Philippines – President Duterte’s recent release of the narco-list, or the list of elected officials supposedly involved in the illegal drugs trade has prompted some local government unit officials to withdraw public support for the opposition Senate candidates.

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Opposition Senate bets: Slap fines on Manila Water over water supply cuts

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 09:23:01 +0000

Opposition senatorial bets on Wednesday said fines must be imposed on Manila Water Co. over its water service interruptions that

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Opposition bets hit MWSS for ‘clear failure of oversight’ amid water shortage

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 07:01:43 +0000

Opposition senatorial candidates on Wednesday slammed the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System’s (MWSS) for its oversight

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Ex-Senator Tañada: Future is dim if admin bets take Senate control

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 08:12:49 +0000

Former Senator Wigberto Tañada on Tuesday said he does not know what the future will hold for the Philippines if the administration-backed

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Robredo: I don’t encourage opposition bets to engage in smear campaign

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 10:24:08 +0000

Robredo: I don’t encourage opposition bets to engage in smear campaign

Vice President Leni Robredo says she doesn’t encourage senatorial candidates of Otso Diretso to engage in mudslinging despite criticisms.

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Runway woe scuttles Otso Diretso sorties in Isabela

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 01:39:03 +0000

Runway woe scuttles Otso Diretso sorties in Isabela, Cagayan

MANILA, Philippines — The opposition Otso Diretso team has called off its scheduled campaign rally in the province of Isabela. In an advisory on Thursday morning, the opposition said they decided to cancel the campaign sortie as the plane carrying its candidates failed to get clearance to land “due to low visibility in the runway.” […]

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