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Presidential candidates should take an oath

"This country cannot afford a Duterte-type surprise in the coming election." An electoral campaign is akin to the process of negotiation for the best terms...

No contest

When tragedy strikes near an election, everything the candidates do is immediately suspect; every gesture, however noble the intention, could be easily mistaken for...

PNP: Poll bets taking tests won’t stop probe on drugs

Presidential candidates undergoing voluntary drug testing will not stop the Philippine National Police from starting an investigation in case there is valuable information that...

Gatchalian eyes ‘tandem vote’ bill for President, VP

To ensure that the team running the government would be “solid,” Senator Win Gatchalian is proposing a bill mandating a “tandem vote” for presidential...

20 questions

"If I had my way, I would ask each of the presidential bets for their answers to each."   So we’ve reached a point where we...

‘Ang iboboto ko’

"I think there will be just three or four serious candidates by the time our people cast their votes."   So who do I foresee as...

Sara still top choice among possible bets in ‘22 – OCTA

With 28 percent nationwide preference, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte remained the top choice among 15 names of possible candidates for president in next...

The circus is in town

"It comes complete with clowns and contortionists."   Santa Banana, the circus which we call elections has come, complete with clowns and contortionists! In an earlier column,...

Ramon Ang clarifies ‘endorsement’ of Pacquiao

Businessman Ramon Ang, the newly appointed chief executive of San Miguel Corp., clarified a statement that was attributed to him regarding the possible presidential...

Roxas confident he’ll win the elections

FOLLOWING the accusations by his rivals about the cheating allegedly to be orchestrated by the ruling Liberal Party, administration standard bearer Manuel Roxas II...

Kids vs. Duterte

ENRAGED supporters of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte took to social media  Friday  to express their dismay over a TV advertisement showing children condemning the behavior...

Poe, Roxas camps tell each other to quit

SUPPORTERS of administration candidate Manuel Roxas II and Senator Grace Poe—statistically tied at second place—on Thursday  urged the other side to withdraw from the race...

Poe: Duterte presidency vulnerable to coups

LUCENA CITY—Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte will be vulnerable to many things—including a coup d’etat—if he wins the presidency as a result of the...

Poe: Duterte may be in my way

LEGAZPI CITY—Independent presidential candidate Grace Poe on Thursday rejected the claims by her detractors that she was the only person “standing in the way”...
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