Tag: vice presidential

Palace describes as “unfortunate” Comelec’s decision to stop holding presidential, VP debates

Comelec to probe Impact Hub-Sofitel transaction; decides to run pre-taped interviews of bets in lieu of debates (Eagle News) – Malacanang said that the “latest decision of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to no longer hold Vice Presidential and Presidential Town Hall Debates is unfortunate.” In a statement, the Palace expressed its dissatisfaction with the recent turn of events where the Comelec has been mired in controversy regarding the failure of its private partner to […]

Kaine says Trump as commander in chief “scares us to death”

FARMVILLE, United States (AFP) — Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican Mike Pence quickly launched attacks on presidential nominees Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton on Wednesday (October 4) at a debate between the two vice presidential contenders. “I’ll just say this. We trust Hillary Clinton, my wife and I, and we trust her with the most important thing in our life. We have a son deployed overseas in the Marine Corp right now,” said Kaine in […]

Kaine, Pence clash from start of vice presidential debate

FARMVILLE, United States (AFP) — Vice presidential hopefuls Tim Kaine and Mike Pence launched into their only debate of the campaign Tuesday, immediately clashing on the reputations and experiences of their bosses chasing the White House. Democrat Kaine and Republican Pence squared off to highlight their capabilities as the men who could be a heartbeat away from the presidency, but essentially they were on stage fighting a proxy war for their running mates five weeks […]

Trump postpones running mate announcement after Nice attack

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump postponed announcing his pick for running mate, which had been scheduled for Friday, following a Nice attack that has left some 70 people dead. “In light of the horrible attack in Nice, France, I have postponed tomorrow’s news conference concerning my Vice Presidential announcement” Trump posted on Twitter Thursday. The deaths occurred when a truck ploughed into a crowd watching a Bastille Day fireworks display […]

System Audit, ipagpaliban muna – Comelec

(Eagle News) — Unanimous ang naging botohan ng Commssion on Elections (Comelec) en banc na ipagpaliban muna ang hiling ng kampo ni vice presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., na system audit sa mga server na ginamit sa katatapos na eleksyon. Ayon kay Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista, may mga punto silang tinalakay sa en banc kung bakit dapat isantabi muna ang nasabing kahilingan. Una, binigyan ng sapat na panahon ang bawat partido na makita ang […]