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Philippine boxing champion Manny Pacquiao confirmed his plan to resign next year, with his last fight scheduled on April 2016, one month before the 2016 election where he is running for senator. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. confirmed his plans to run as vice-president in the 2016 elections. Prior to this, Senator Marcos went to Davao City to consult with Mayor Rodrigo Duterte regarding his plans, with said mayor announcing his support for said plans. Senator Marcos also expressed his support for Duterte if ever said mayor has plans to run for higher office. At the same time, Senator Marcos put an end to speculations, saying that he […]
QUEZON City, Philippines, August 26 (Eagle News) — In the face of the proposal that shopping malls be used as voting precincts in addition to public schools, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said that it is open to giving additional training to security guards so that they can augment the PNP in their duties during the 2016 election. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, August 20 (Eagle News) — According to Presidential Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma, President Benigno S. Aquino III has no more further political plans after his term ends in June 2016, adding that the President Aquino made a clear statement that he will retire from politics in 2016. This is in response to allegations made that President Aquino plans to run as Mar Roxas’ running mate in 2016. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, […]
QUEZON City, Philippines, August 19 (Eagle News) — The Commission on Election (COMELEC) urged the delisted voters to apply for reactivation of their registration records for them to be able to vote again in the 2016 election. Today, almost one million voters were removed from the official voters list. According to the COMELEC, most of the voters removed from the list were those who failed to vote in two consecutive elections. COMELEC also said that […]
MANILA, Philippines, August 4 (Eagle News) — The Commission on Election (COMELEC) may extend the campaign period for the upcoming 2016 election to 120 days to preempt premature campaigning on the part of the candidates. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, July 31 (Eagle News) — After his official endorsement, Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas is now considering possible running mates in the 2016 election with Senator Grace Poe and Camarines Sur Representative Leni Robredo being the top choices because of their good reputations. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines, July 30 (Eagle News) — The Congress leadership asked government officials with plans to run in 2016 to follow the example set by Senator Francis Escudero and resign their posts in a show of decency. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/lehk1r1Xw4U
MANILA, Philippines, July 16 (Eagle News) — President Benigno S. Aquino III will once again meet with Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas, Senator Grace Poe and Senator Francis Escudero next week in order to find out who President Aquino will choose to endorse as the standard-bearer of the Liberal Party for the 2016 election. President Aquino already met with the three but was unable to choose who he will endorse. (Eagle News Service […]
THE Palace said the May 2016 general elections must push through despite the scrapping of a deal on the repair of voting machines, which could disrupt election preparations. “The election should push through. It is constitutionally mandated and everybody should comply with the Constitution. We are very certain that the Comelec (Commission on Elections) is very aware of its mandated role of making sure that elections happen in 2016,” Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda told reporters […]
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has turned down once again calls for him to run for president in 2016.
According to COMELEC Chairman Sixto Brillantes, this is conditioned on the Congress passing a law regarding online voting. Brillantes is confident that this system will increase the number of voters that will participate in the election as well as exercise their right to vote. According to estimates made by the COMELEC, the number of overseas voter that will participate in the 2016 elections may reach 1.5 million.
