We need a leader
The catch phrase on the billboard of one presidential aspirant says it all. “We need a leader.” As the May ...
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Comelec halts 5 plebiscites before polls
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has postponed all plebiscites that were scheduled to be conducted before the 2022 elections so ...
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Comelec sets 2022 poll schedule
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has set the one-week filing of Certificates of Candidacy (COC) for all elective positions for ...
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Smartmatic poll machines come into question
Doubts on the integrity of the 2022 automated national and local elections may again be questioned if the Commission on ...
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Not quite a fiesta
Banners of various candidates hang along the streets of Tondo, Manila creating an almost festive atmosphere for today’s national and ...
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Koko eyes hike in campaign budget cap
SENATE President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has filed a bill increasing the budget bracket of campaign expenses of candidates for ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.