PDEA to name within week brgy candidates on narco list

Nestle L. Semilla and Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/25/2018

Voters in the upcoming SK and Barangay elections will now have a critical guide as to who to support and shun in the May 14 polls. This after the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) decided to release…

Mediamen- candidates urged: Take a leave or resign

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 04/23/2018

CAMPAIGN PERIOD THE Commission on Elections warned candidates working for media organizations against using their positions for campaigning. Comelec Provincial Election Officer Ferdinand Gujilde said candidates who work for media companies, should take a leave of absence…

No unopposed candidates in Cebu City

Jessa Mae O. Sotto and Norman V. Mendoza, Nestle L. Semilla 04/23/2018

TWO candidates for Barangay Captain and another two for Sangguniang Kabataan Chairman in Mandaue City are sure winners, as they are running unopposed A review of the Certificates of Candidacy revealed that there is only one candidate…

Unopposed candidates considered sure winners

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 04/22/2018

Even before the elections for the Sangguniang Kabataan, there are already candidates considered winners, hands down. This is because they are running uncontested and all they need to do is vote for themselves. There are also some…

20 candidates are on PDEA drug list

Benjie B. Talisic and Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/19/2018

WHILE the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the region (PDEA-7) refuses to disclose the names of persons on their drug list, it however said more than 20 candidates who filed their certificates of candidacy for various positions…

Toledo candidates rush to beat COC-filing deadline for barangay, SK polls

Rene Alima 04/19/2018

A day before the deadline for the filing of Certificate of Candidacy (COC), candidates for Barangay and SK elections flocked to Comelec Toledo City. Lawyer Michael Sarno, Comelec officer of Toledo City, said that as early as…

COC filing turnout: Only few candidates filed

Benjie B. Talisic, Fe Marie D. Dumaboc, Jessa Mae O. Sotto, Nestle L. Semilla 04/16/2018

Only a few candidates filed their certificates of candidacy (COCs) before the Commission on Election (Comelec). offices in Cebu for the first two days of filing. About 2,840 candidates in Cebu have filed their COCs. Comelec Provincial…

Nuisance candidates less likely to be declared

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/16/2018

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will less likely declare nuisance candidates for the barangay and SK elections said Provincial Election Officer Lionel Marco Castillano. Castillano explained that it is harder to single out nuisance candidates during the…

Drug testing not required for candidates

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/12/2018

Provincial Elections Officer lawyer Ferdinand Gujilde said that Candidates for the Barangay elections cannot be required to undergo a drug test. If the same is required, Gujilde explained that it would require Congress to amend election laws.…

No basis to raise academic qualifications for barangay candidates

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 04/11/2018

RAISING the qualifications of candidates running for barangay positions has no basis, according to Commission on Elections (Comelec) Provincial Election Officer, lawyer Lionel Castillano. He said as long as candidates are able to read and write, they…

Barangay poll candidates seek Osmeña’s blessing

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/11/2018

Despite the reminder from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for barangay candidates to be nonpartisan, aspiring candidates who identify themselves as members of Bando Osmeña Pundok Kauswagan (BOPK) from four barangays walked into Cebu City Hall on…

Barangay officials told: Do background checks on CLAF candidates

Norman Mendoza 04/07/2018

BARANGAY captains in Lapu-Lapu City were reminded to conduct a background check on people they endorse for membership to the City of Lapu-Lapu Allied Force (CLAF) after one of the members was caught in a drug bust…

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