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Comelec asks Marcoleta to explain SOCE

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will require Senator Rodante Marcoleta to explain his alleged failure to disclose several campaign donors in his Statement of...

Comelec sets probe on contractors’ donations in 2022 elections

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will hold a hearing on November 21 to investigate government contractors who allegedly donated to political candidates during the...

SC dismisses disqualification case filed against Edgar Erice

The Supreme Court (SC) announced on Wednesday its decision dismissing the petition to disqualify Caloocan 2nd District Rep. Edgar Erice in the 2025 polls. The...

Escudero asserts donation broke no election laws

Senator Francis Escudero maintained that the ₱30-million campaign donation he received from a construction firm during the 2022 national elections was legal, properly declared,...

Comelec issues show-cause order to Escudero over poll donation

The Commission on Elections has issued a show-cause order to Senator Francis Escudero, requiring him to explain a P30-million campaign donation he received from...

Cebu gov files complaint against Ombudsman

Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia filed a 10-page complaint against Ombudsman Samuel Martires before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in connection with his six-month preventive...

Negative campaigning allowed, but may lead to libel—Comelec

The Commission on Elections on Monday said there was nothing illegal with candidates and their supporters criticizing other candidates during campaign activities. “The Omnibus Election...

Comelec disqualifies Cagayan governor for defying Election Code

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has disqualified Cagayan Governor Manuel Mamba from the 2022 National and Local Elections (NLE) for violating the Omnibus Election...

Mamba out as Cagayan governor—Comelec

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has disqualified Cagayan Governor Manuel Mamba from the 2022 National and Local Elections (NLE) for violating the Omnibus Election...

‘Nuisance candidates’

"Section 69 of the Omnibus Election Code identifies a nuisance candidate as someone who files a Certificate of Candidacy with the intent of making...

Solon wants higher penalties for vote-buying

A congressional leader on Monday sought stronger penalties against syndicated vote-buying and “cyber-vote buying” during elections. Quezon City Rep. Alfred Vargas  cited a need to...

Comelec calls NTC execs to answer poll ‘violations’

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has subpoenaed three officials of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), telling them to submit their counter-affidavit on the case...

Now Telecom shareholder files complaint vs NTC

Emerald Investments Inc., a shareholder of Now Telecom Inc., said Thursday said it filed a criminal complaint before the Commission on Elections against three...

Comelec sets ‘totality rule’ in vote-buying

The Commission on Elections will use what it calls the “totality rule” in determining if giving away of cash during the campaign period by...
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