We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. To find out more, please click this link.
The election of President Duterte birthed terms like “Duterte’s Diehard Supporters” (DDS), “Dutertard,” and “Bobotante” from his critics. Not even a thousand acronymizations, portmanteaux, and euphemisms could mask the intellectual elitism that continues to reek the anti-Dutertian…
Dallas’ Luka Doncic received fan votes than any other player in the opening week of balloting for the NBA All-Star Game. The NBA released the first voting totals on Thursday (Friday, January 3, 2020, Philippine time) and…
MANILA, Philippines — Buying and selling votes are election offenses that have corresponding penalties and jail time under the law, a Commission on Elections (Comelec) official warned Tuesday. “It’s an election offense. You can be jailed, you…
ON DUTERTE’S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Why did President Rodrigo Duterte publicly acknowledged Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña before 200 town mayors during his visit in Cebu City on Tuesday? For Osmeña, it could be because of the fact that…
Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña has accused the camp of Mabolo Barangay Captain Prisca Niña Mabatid of vote-buying a day before the Association of Barangay Council elections on Monday (July 30). In his Facebook page post, Osmeña…
SENATE President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III yesterday said the proposed reimposition of the death penalty could get more than 13 votes at the Senate already if the measure would only cover high-level drug trafficking. Sotto, who recently…
Voting centers at the Mandaue City Central School opened at exactly 7 a.m. today. Upon the ringing of the school bell, voters in groups of 10 were allowed to enter their designated voting centers. A police assistance…
It was past midnight but most of the residents in a densely populated barangay in Mandaue City remained awake. Some gathered in small groups to discuss who to vote in today’s election. Shortly before 1 a.m. of…
TACLOBAN CITY — Palo Archbishop John Du is appealing to candidates not to resort to vote-buying amid reports that the buying rates for votes in Eastern Visayas ranged from P20 to P3,000 per voter. He asked the…
The Consultative Committee (Con-com) tasked to review the 1987 Constitution on Monday voted to elevate the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to an independent constitutional body in the draft Charter that they would propose to President Rodrigo…
Amid concerns over “favoritism” and “undue advantage,” the Cebu City Council endorsed the application of Universal Hotels and Resorts, Inc. (UHRI) to develop and operate an “integrated resort and casino facility” in the South Road Properties (SRP).…
BARANGAY AND SK ELECTIONS The postponement of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections has moved closer to reality after the Senate on Wednesday approved on third and final reading to defer the twin polls originally set…
We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. To find out more, please click this link.