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…

Cebu legislators: Strange bedfellows

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Julit C. Jainar 06/15/2016

As the jump on the Duterte bandwagon continues, new oaths of allegiance for the winning party are expected from local politicians. But what can be expected now that political nemesis find themselves under the same umbrella of…

NEW ALLIANCE

Carmel Loise Matus, Doris C. Bongcac, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla 06/09/2016

A new alliance, although informal, is shaping in Cebu City between President-elect Rodrigo Duterte and politicians identified with the Liberal Party (LP) and Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK) not just in their common desire to rid the country…

Davide sticks with LP, expects mayors’ exodus to PDP–Laban

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/02/2016

Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III sees no problem with local Liberal Party (LP) allies jumping ship to the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Laban ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) of incoming President Rodrigo Duterte. While saying that shifting alliances is “normal” in…

LP eyes coalition to ensure Drilon will keep Senate presidency

06/01/2016

THE Liberal Party (LP) and its allies in the Senate are eyeing a coalition with other senators to ensure that incumbent Senate President Franklin Drilon would keep his post in the 17th Congress. “The Liberal Party has…

The LP exodus

Editorial 05/24/2016

Amid reports that Congress is supposedly scheduled to proclaim presumptive President Rodrigo Duterte as the country’s 16th president today, the exodus of Liberal Party (LP) members into the fold of the PDP-Laban is to be expected since…

Cebu solons eye alliance with Duterte

Victor Anthony V. Silva 05/23/2016

TWO newly elected congressmen under the Liberal Party (LP) in Cebu are open to a possible alliance with the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Laban ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) of incoming President Rodrigo Duterte. Cebu second district Rep. Wilfredo Caminero said…

Comelec finally proclaims Davide

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Victor Anthony V. Silva 05/14/2016

GOV. Hilario Davide III was finally proclaimed by the Provincial Board of Canvassers (PBOC) as the winner of the gubernatorial race, after the votes from the special election in Barangay Gabi, Cordova, were delivered to the Municipal…

Time to move forward

Ricky Poca 05/14/2016

Think Bits Now that the elections are over it is best that we get united and stop being divisive and help our country to move forward. At the very least, let’s help the new administration of President-elect…

PB winners for Cebu’s 2nd district proclaimed

Victor Anthony V. Silva 05/13/2016

PROVINCIAL Board members for the second district of Cebu province were finally proclaimed yesterday, four days after the May 9 elections. Argao City Mayor Edsel Galeos (Independent) and Jose Mari “Tata” Salvador (Liberal Party) received the highest…

LP bets and allies dominate mayoral posts

Victor Anthony V. Silva 05/13/2016

CEBU Gov. Hilario Davide III said he was sad that Liberal Party (LP) standard bearer Mar Roxas trailed far behind presumptive president Rodrigo Duterte in Cebu in the May 9 polls but was also happy that LP…

Quisumbing, new councilors make courtesy call on outgoing Mayor Cortes

Norman V. Mendoza 05/12/2016

Mayor-elect Luigi Quisumbing and newly elected officials made a courtesy call to outgoing Mayor Jonas Cortes, who also won as the Representative of the Sixth District. Quisumbing, Vice Mayor-elect Carlo Fortuna and newly elected councilors under the…

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