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(Eagle News) — Voting 9-6, the Supreme Court has allowed Senator Grace Poe to run for president, reversing an earlier ruling of the Commission on Elections which disqualified her from the presidential race. The justices who voted to grant Poe’s petitions seeking the reversal of the Comelec’s resolutions were: Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, Associate Justices Velasco, Peralta, Bersamin, Perez, Mendoza, Leonen, Jardeleza and Caguioa. The six who voted to deny the petitions are […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (March 8) – The election is almost upon us and as responsible voters we should at least be aware of what the candidates stand for, what are their plans for the future of the country and the Filipino people. This is especially true, with the candidates who are running for the top post. Senator Grace Poe announced her 2016 presidential campaign at her alma mater, the University of the Philippines’ Bahay ng Alumni […]
By Lawrence Tesoro Eagle News Service correspondent (Eagle News) — Ilulunsad ngayong araw na ito Martes, Pebrero 9, ang mga proclamation rally ng mga presidential at vice-presidential bets kasabay ng unang araw ng itinakdang campaign period ng Commission on Elections (COMELEC). Kanya-kanya na ngang paghahanda ngayon ng malalaking partido para sa paglunsad ng kanilang presidential campaign kaugnay ng halalan sa darating ng Mayo Kasabay ng unang araw ng kampanyahan ngayong Martes, si United […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (December 3) – Just last month, the Senate Electoral Tribunal decided on the political fate of Senator Grace Poe. Convening at the Manila Polo Club in Makati, the SET decided in favor of Poe with a vote of 5-4. Said tribunal is composed of three Supreme Court Justices and six senators. Senator Grace Poe is one of those at the forefront for claiming the presidency in 2016. Said disqualification case was filed […]
(Eagle News) – Senator Grace Poe remains on top as the presidential bet preferred by many Filipinos in the upcoming 2016 national elections, according to the latest survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS). The survey, made from Sept. 2 to 5,showed Poe with a 47% score, or an increase of five points from the last opinion poll of the SWS conducted last June 5 to 8. Former Interior and Local Government secretary Mar […]
(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, Sept 9 (PNA) – – President Benigno Aquino III is not yet ready to give up efforts to convince Senator Grace Poe to be the running mate of administration presidential bet Mar Roxas in the 2016 polls. ”There are several that are being considered. But again, I was asked: are you still holding the doors for Grace? Yes. Has she accepted? Obviously, not yet. I hope she will accept,” the President said in an […]
(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 said he is close to announcing who he would endorse in next year’s presidential elections, after a six-hour meeting with possible presidential candidates at the Palace Wednesday night. The President is expected to announce his presidential bet after his state-of-the nation address (SONA) on July 27. Aquino on Thursday said he is pleased that there are a number of qualified people who could succeed him as chief […]
MAY 25 (Eagle News) — Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas II is still “at the top of the list” of presidential candidates in so far as President Aquino’s coalition is concerned, according to President Aquino himself, but noted that consultations are still being made before he makes an announcement late July. “To my mind, as far as our coalition is concerned, he (Roxas) is at the top of the list. Now, we are still undergoing a […]
