Political analyst Ramon Casiple examines Philippine candidates Credit: AFP
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Duterte’s election campaign fizzing among thirsty Filipino voters
(Reuters) Filipinos have scoffed and slurped to show their backing for Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte ahead of next week’s presidential elections. The maverick mayor of the southern city is leading the “Gulp Poll” conducted by convenience store chain 7-Eleven, which has asked customers at their 1,650 outlets across the country to pick soda cups with images of their favorite presidential candidate. The popularity of Duterte’s blue cup has mirrored two opinion polls last week […]
Philippine presidential favourite causing market jitters
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine presidential favourite Rodrigo Duterte’s vague economic plans and threats to kill thousands of criminals are spooking the financial markets, with one business leader warning Tuesday the trash-talking politician would bring anarchy. The key Philippine Stock Exchange index fell on Tuesday for the fifth consecutive day, a stretch that began after Duterte made a speech before top business leaders in which he joked about his penis and vowed to pardon himself […]
Philippine presidential favourite talks tough in final debate
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A tough-talking Philippine presidential candidate vowed to kill his children if they ever took drugs during a televised debate Sunday, as analysts warned his scandalous remarks about raping a missionary could hurt his chances. Rodrigo Duterte has become the surprise favourite to succeed President Benigno Aquino after making a name for himself in a southern Philippine city infamous for vigilante death squads. The 71-year-old mayor of Davao has promised to crack down […]
Filipino presidential candidates face off in last televised debate ahead of the poll
(REUTERS) — Five Filipino presidential candidates took the stage and answered a range of questions on issues, including the South China Sea, in the last of a three-part televised debate on Sunday (April 24) ahead of May 9 presidential elections. Vice President Jejomar Binay, Senator Miriam Santiago, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, Senator Grace Poe and Interior Minister Manuel Roxas were asked about their platforms on poverty, corruption, health and territorial disputes with China. […]
Duterte hits back as rape remark sparks fury
(REUTERS) — Philippine presidential hopeful Rodrigo Duterte stuck to his guns on Sunday (April 17) amid outrage over a remark he made about a murdered rape victim, saying he regretted his “gutter language” but said he would not apologise for being misinterpreted. A YouTube video appeared over the weekend showing Duterte speaking at a recent rally where he recalled his experience of being a local mayor during a 1989 prison riot in which an […]
Philippine presidential candidate attacked over rape remarks
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Leading Philippine presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte, whose campaign promises a ruthless war on crime, was condemned on Sunday after a video surfaced of him apparently joking about a murdered Australian rape victim. Duterte, who promises mass killings of suspected criminals if elected next month, appears in a video uploaded on YouTube making the remarks about the female Australian missionary. The woman, who was ministering in a prison in Davao in the […]
Latest SWS polls show Duterte leading in presidential race, Marcos in VP bid
(Eagle News) – Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte is leading the race for the presidency, while Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., snatched the lead in the vice-presidential survey from previous front-runner Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero, in the latest Social Weather Stations poll. The First Quarter 2016 Social Weather Survey was conducted last March 30-April 2 via face-to-face interviews with 1,500 adults nationwide (of whom 1,377 or 92% are validated voters) and with sampling error margins […]
Cliffhanger Philippine presidential election race begins
by Karl Malakunas MANILA, Philippines (AFP) –A cliffhanger race to lead the Philippines began Tuesday with emotion-charged rallies by a dead movie star’s adopted daughter, a politician who brags about killing criminals and other top contenders. The three-month election campaign got under way with four aspirants standing a genuine chance of succeeding popular President Benigno Aquino, who is limited by the constitution to a single term. The Philippines has endured a turbulent democracy since emerging […]
Proclamation rally ng mga presidential bets, handa na
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 […]
Philippines’ raucous election season gets underway
by Karl Malakunas MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines’ raucous democracy cranks into top gear this week as campaigning begins for national elections, with familiar themes of corruption, dictatorship and celebrity star-power to dominate. The three-month campaign launches Tuesday (February 9) with most interest on a crowded contest to succeed President Benigno Aquino, who has won global applause for six years of strong economic growth and a bruising anti-graft campaign. There are myriad other sub-plots, […]
National Printing Office awaiting job order on printing of official ballots, says Palace official
THE National Printing Office (NPO) is ready to accept the job order of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) for the printing of the official ballots to be used in the May elections, Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said in a statement issued on Thursday. The NPO is expecting the job order from the COMELEC on February 8. “The National Printing Office, an attached agency of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (pursuant to Executive Order No. […]
