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Tag: Omnibus Election Code

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 the Commission on Elections. The...

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 eligibility."     Some law students are...

Test case on electoral reform

"There are loopholes in the Omnibus Election Code that need to be plugged."   With the May 2022 general elections looming in the horizon, can we...

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 is unlikely to move...

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 a result of the...

Poll exec backs P100k fine for nuisance bets

An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said she supports a proposal to impose a fine against persons aspiring for political posts but...

Tragedy and farce

"What is lawful may not necessarily be moral."   Are we going to see a repeat of the 2016 election scenario where the PDP-Laban initially fielded...

Rodriguez files 2 bills banning bet substitution

Deputy Speaker and Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez has filed two bills banning candidate substitution and declaring an incumbent elective official as...

Civility

"She received threats of rape and murder — now she is studying online political culture from halfway across the world."   Remember Renee Juliene Karunungan, the...

‘Sacks of cash’ meant to attract backers–Palace

The Palace on Monday assured the public that President Rodrigo Duterte would not use government funds in the 2022 national elections, saying his remark...

Loud minds, big mouths

"Political awareness goes beyond social media posts."   By Louise Coleen Magahis President Rodrigo Roa Duterte began his term on June 30, 2016. Four years ago, Filipinos...

Anti-graft bid mired in legal issues–solon

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Cops nab five Comelec gun ban violators in Catanduanes

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Reading their record, rhetoric

The drive to the May 13 elections has begun for national candidates: 62 senatorial candidates and 134 party-list groups—a 90-day campaign period as determined...
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