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By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service With the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections just around the corner, the Philippine National Police on Thursday, May 10, gave the assurance it was “on top of the situation.” This was even if it admitted that more than 20 have been killed in what could be election-related incidents recorded across the country since less than a month ago. According to the PNP, apart from the 24 fatalities, four have […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has extended his “warmest congratulations” to Russian President Vladimir Putin for his re-election. “As he resumes performance of his duties, President Duterte wishes President Putin more success in leading Russia to greater progress and in advancing the cause of peace and security in our region and in the larger international community,” Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said in a statement issued shortly after he arrived from Sydney where he […]
(Eagle News) — Former President Benigno Aquino III and several others are facing a complaint for violation of the Omnibus Election Code in connection with the Dengvaxia mess. Dr. Francis Cruz and the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption filed the complaint against Aquino, former Budget Secretary Florencio Abad, former Health Secretary Janette Garin and 16 others before the Commission on Elections on Friday. According to the complainants, Aquino and the others violated Section 261 (v) […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — One of Hong Kong’s best-known democracy activists was banned Saturday from standing as lawmaker in upcoming elections, the latest blow to freedoms in the city as Beijing tightens its grip. Agnes Chow, 21, a former leader of the mass Umbrella Movement protests of 2014 that called for political reform, had her nomination rejected because she supports self-determination for the semi-autonomous city, the government said. It comes as fears grow that […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Former international football star George Weah, who has won Liberia’s presidential run-off, follows several celebrities who have achieved the top job in their countries. However, only one sportsman — Hungary’s double Olympic fencing champion Pal Schmitt — has previously become president. Here are some precedents: US: Reagan and Trump B movie actor Ronald Reagan, who played in Hollywood for more than two decades, was the first cinema star to enter the […]
by Fran Blandy Agence France Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — Kenya was stuck in limbo Saturday as a repeat election remained on hold in flashpoint opposition areas, while some picked up the pieces from violent protests that have claimed nine lives. There was little doubt that President Uhuru Kenyatta would win by a landslide after Thursday’s election was boycotted by his rival Raila Odinga, however low turnout is likely to tarnish the credibility of […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Itinanggi ng Malacañang na pantapat sa Tindig Pilipinas ng Liberal Party ang Tapang at Malasakit Alliance Philippines. Sinabi ni Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella, walang balak ang kampo ni Mayor Sara “Inday” Duterte na lalong hatiin ang bansa sa pagtatatag ng Tapang at Malasakit Alliance Philippines. Ayon kay Abella, ang pangunahing layunin ng Tapang at Malasakit Alliance Philippines ay para pag-isahin ang grupong sumusuporta sa isinusulong na pagbabago ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law the measure postponing the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. The President on Monday, October 2, signed Republic Act 10952 that amended RA 9164, and postponed the Oct. 23, 2017 polls to the second Monday of May 2018. “Subsequent synchronized barangay and SK elections shall be held on the second Monday of May 2020 and every three years thereafter,” the amended portion of RA 9164 read. […]
(Eagle News) — The wife of Commission on Elections Chair Andres Bautista has been given “provisional admission” to the Witness Protection Program. Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre said he signed Patricia Bautista’s certificate for such on Friday, after she “freely and voluntarily” sought to be included in the WPP in the morning. The female Bautista had said her husband, from whom she has been estranged, could have amassed over P1 billion worth of ill-gotten wealth. She […]
(Eagle News) — A House of Representatives committee on Monday gave the green light to a bill seeking the postponement of the 2017 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections to next year. More than 10 members of the suffrage and electoral reforms panel voted for the postponement to May 2018, echoing President Rodrigo Duterte’s position that barangay and other local officials involved in illegal drug activities should be weeded out before the conduct of the polls. Only two representatives […]
ULAN BATOR, Mongolia (AFP) — Mongolia’s first-ever presidential runoff has been brought forward by two days to July 7 due to a traditional sporting festival, the country’s electoral authorities said Thursday. The three candidates in Monday’s first-round poll fell well short of the absolute majority needed to secure the presidency, extending the drama of an election marked by corruption scandals. Former judoka Khaltmaa Battulga of the opposition Democratic Party and speaker of the parliament Mieygombo Enkhbold of […]
(Eagle News) — Vice President Leni Robredo has asked the Supreme Court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, to junk former Senator Ferdinand Marcos’ motion that seeks the dismissal of her counterprotest in connection with the 2016 elections. In her motion dated May 5, Robredo’s camp said her compliance to the PET’s order that she pay the first tranche of a protest fee of P15.44 million has rendered Marcos’ motion moot. The former senator had sought the help of the […]
