‘Nuisance candidates’
"Section 69 of the Omnibus Election Code identifies a nuisance candidate as someone who files a Certificate of Candidacy with ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
Read moreComelec 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 ...
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House okays bill upgrading pay of poll body’s field personnel
The House of Representatives on Monday approved on third and final reading a bill that strengthens the field offices of ...
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When lawyers render laws Ineffectual
"BBM was undisputedly convicted of a crime involving two tax laws, and he undisputedly lied in his COC about his ...
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Test case on electoral reform
"There are loopholes in the Omnibus Election Code that need to be plugged." With the May 2022 general elections ...
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Agra: No basis to junk Marcos candidacy paper
The petition filed to cancel the certificate of candidacy of presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. has no basis and ...
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400k added to registered voters
Some 400,000 more people were added to the roster of 62 million registered voters for next year’s national polls as ...
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