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(Eagle News) — According to a poll watch group, Commissioner Christian Robert Lim of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) may face impeachment due to his remarks alleging that China is planning to sabotage the 2016 elections. Said group is apprehensive on the possible negative effects said remark will have on the relationship between Philippines and China. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/lbL2wz7lYTE
(Eagle News) — According to the leadership of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the AFP did not receive any reports regarding the alleged plans of China to sabotage the 2016 elections due to the arbitration case filed by the Philippines against China regarding the issue of the West Philippine Sea. Allegation of China’s plan to sabotage the upcoming elections was made by Commissioner Christian Lim during a budget hearing. <em>(Eagle News Service Jay […]
(Eagle News) — It’s a Grace Poe-Chiz Escudero tandem for the 2016 presidential and vice-presidential race. Poe and Escudero formally announced their team-up on Thursday, Sept. 17 in a gathering held at the Kalayaan Hall of Club Filipino in Greenhills, San Juan. Poe made the announcement a day after she declared that she was running for president in 2016. Poe said Escudero, who had served as her father’s spokesperson during the 2004 presidential elections, was […]
MANILA, Philippines, September 11 (Eagle News) — According to the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), there will be no increase in the honorarium received by teachers serving as Board of Election Inspectors in the coming 2016 election. The commission explained that the Department of Budget Management did not include said increase in the Php 20 billion – budget of the COMELEC due to a pending bill regarding the matter. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho […]
MANILA, Sept. 1 — Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Andy Bautista today revealed that while the Commission will certainly bid out the refurbishment and upgrade of the existing 82,000 precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines for the 2019 mid-term elections, it is still looking at the possibility of refurbishing some of these equipment to augment the new machines it will lease for the May 2016 elections. Though the Comelec has signed a lease agreement with Smartmatic for the use of […]
(Eagle News) — President Aquino asked the public to study the platforms of the various candidates for the 2016 elections, and at the same time urged the people to choose a leader who will continue the government’s conditional cash transfer program. The President said this during the Jesse Robredo Day Multi-Sectoral Forum held in Naga City, Camarines Sur province to commemorate the third death anniversary of the former interior secretary, The President’s project, conditional cash […]
MANILA, Philippines, August 17 (Eagle News) — Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago supports the proposal of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to hold a debate between presidential candidates for the 2016 elections. Santiago added that she has a pending bill that proposes the same. She added that the debate is the proper forum for the voters to assess the candidates. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Aug 10 (PIA) — Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Chairman Andres Bautista presented on Wednesday the options being considered for the automation of the 2016 National and Local Elections before the Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the Automated Election System (JCOC-AES) at the Philippine Senate. This, according to Chairman Bautista, is part of ongoing efforts of the poll body to consult as many stakeholders as possible regarding the automated election system. Speaking before the JCOC-AES, […]
QUEZON City, Philippines, August 4 (Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police (PNP) is preparing for possible eventualities as the election nears due to the continued existence of several private armed groups that are also preparing to take action on the said elections. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
(Eagle News) — President remains hopeful of having Senator Grace Poe and Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero on board the administration ticket for next year’s elections, as he stressed the importance of a unified group to sustain the government’s reform programs under the banner “Daang Matuwid.” “We are still hoping. We still want to have that very unified group that will preserve the coalition as much as possible that can ensure the victory of the agenda,” […]
(Eagle News) — President Benigno S. Aquino III on Friday endorsed Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas II as the “one fully ready to continue the Straight Path” or “Daang Matuwid” and the one who deserves to be the country’s next leader. Roxas readily accepted the endorsement and vowed that he would not fail his “bosses.” The endorsement was seen as “expected” and “anti-climactic” by the camp of vice-president Jejomar Binay who has long announced his […]
(Eagle News) — Kumpirmado na ang pag-eendorso ni Pangulong Aquino kay Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas bilang standard bearer ng Liberal Party (LP) sa halalan sa 2016. Ayon kay Liberal Party Secretary General Mel Sarmiento, gaganapin ang opisyal na pag-endorso ni Aquino kay Roxas bukas, July 31, ng 9 a.m. sa Club Filipino. Bago ang kaniyang State of the Nation Address nitong Lunes, una nang sinabi ng Pangulo na ia-anunsyo ang kaniyang i-e-endorsong […]
