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AMID calls for the poll body to reject signature sheets intended for the people’s initiative (PI) to amend the 1987 Constitution, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) yesterday said only the Supreme Court (SC) can prevent them from doing so.
MANILA, Philippines — Speaker Martin Romualdez has been designated as caretaker of the sixth district of Batangas, which was left vacant with the appointment of Ralph Recto as finance secretary.
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday announced her intention to run for office in “the next elections.”
MANILA, Philippines — Signatures for a people’s initiative that were obtained in exchange for money should be invalidated by the Commission of Elections (Comelec), President Marcos said yesterday.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 23) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday said only the Supreme Court can prevent it from receiving signature pages linked to the people's initiative for charter change.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 23) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said it is best to let the Commission on Elections (Comelec) validate the signatures it received for charter change (Cha-cha) via people's initiative.
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go has emphatically voiced his stand in protecting the Filipinos' right to suffrage by ensuring that voter registration, especially for new applicants, is not compromised amid moves to prioritize the verification of signatures submitted to the Commission of Elections for the proposed constitutional amendments through People's Initiative.
Siddhant Adlakha A companion piece to her documentary “A Thousand Cuts,” Ramona S. Diaz’s “And So It Begins” follows the 2022 Philippine election, and Vice President Leni Robredo’s run for office. The film lays out the broad strokes of the country’s contemporary politics in the wake of strongman President Rodrigo Duterte, while capturing the groundswell of support for Robredo.