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05/12/2017

TIT FOR TAT A municipal mayor in the province who demanded for the removal of his town’s chief of police (COP) is facing a lot of flak from residents. The mayor even arranged for a meeting with…

Trump’s meltdown

Ricky Poca 10/17/2016

The ongoing presidential debates have taken a turn for the worse for Republican candidate Donald Trump who’s now hounded by the controversy he sowed for himself when some women came out accusing him of sexually harassing them.…

Four bets fail to beat SOCE extension

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/30/2016

FOUR candidates in Cebu province failed to submit their Statement of Election Contributions and Expenses (SOCE) when the extended deadline lapsed on Thursday. As of 5 p.m., gubernatorial candidate Desiderio Estinozo and three others have yet to…

Comelec extends SOCE deadline to June 30

06/17/2016

MANILA — The Commission on Elections en banc, voting 4-3, officially granted on Thursday the plea of the Liberal Party and its presidential candidate Mar Roxas to extend the deadline for the filing of campaign expense reports…

Luigi files SOCE, declares P383k as campaign expenses

Julit C. Jainar 06/08/2016

MANDAUE City Mayor-elect Gabriel Luis Quisumbing filed his Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) through his representative Felicisimo Berenguel, a staff of Urot Law Office at past 1 p.m. Wednesday. In his statement, Quisumbing declared P383,978.00 in…

Few Cebu bets submit SOCEs

Carmel Loise Matus, Julit C. Jainar, Nestle L. Semilla 06/07/2016

Only 11 out of over 40 candidates who ran in the May 9 elections in Cebu City had submitted their statements of contributions and expenditures (SOCEs), the Cebu City office of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said…

One Cebu’s Dizon, Andaya file statement of expenses

Julit C. Jainar 06/07/2016

ONLY two out of 29 candidates that ran in Mandaue City in the May 9 elections filed their statement of contributions and expenditures (SOCE) as of 3 pm Tuesday, a day of tomorrow’s deadline. One Cebu’s Mandaue…

Gwen, 6 execs submit SOCE

Carmel Loise Matus 06/03/2016

REELECTED Rep. Gwendolyn Garcia of the third district of Cebu had the highest campaign expenditures among the seven candidates who filed their statement of contributions and expenditures (SOCE) yesterday. In her SOCE, Garcia spent P884,906.72, which was…

Binay not yet conceding to Duterte

Carmel Loise Matus 05/11/2016

Vice President Jejomar Binay made it clear that he has not yet conceded to Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. In a media interview on Wednesday afternoon in Mandaue City, Binay said he would wait until the canvassing…

From silent to strident

Jude Bacalso 05/03/2016

I SPENT half an hour writing what would have been my first political piece in support of a candidate. After reading and re-reading it, I pressed the delete button tentatively. Erasing a few words, then entire sentences.…

Duterte: Roxas is weakest link among rivals

04/23/2016

PRESIDENTIAL candidate Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte called former Interior secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas II as the “weakest link” among his rivals. During a campaign sortie in Kalibo, Aklan on Wednesday, Duterte slammed Roxas for his incompetence.…

APRIEL SMITH: Poised for the pageant

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/10/2016

A FEW years ago during “Pasko Sa Sugbo,” Apriel Smith was one of the “Gimik Sa Sugbo” performers at Fuente Osmeña Circle. About this  time  she was also mastering her walk for  the pageant and modeling because …

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