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SENATE President Francis ‘Chiz’ Escudero yesterday said the upcoming elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will be a good barometer if the parliamentary form of government can be adopted in the Philippines.
MANILA, Philippines — With President Marcos’ order banning Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO), the Commission on Elections (Comelec) now sees the end of “POGO politics.”
With the shutdown of all Philippine offshore gaming operator firms and their state-run version, the internet gaming licensees, the Commission on Elections has welcomed the end of “POGO politics” – the financing of election campaigns using POGO money. Alice Guo, who has become the face of POGOs despite her denial of involvement in offshore gaming, is suspected to have used POGO money to finance her successful bid for mayor of Bamban, Tarlac.
WASHINGTON, United States — US Vice President Kamala Harris launched her election campaign Monday with a blistering personal attack on Donald Trump and vowed to win in November despite the "rollercoaster" of President Joe Biden's shock exit.
HONG KONG, China — Asian markets rose Tuesday, building on a tech-led surge in Wall Street equities as investors returned to the sector after last week's losses, while attention turned to the upcoming release of key US inflation data.
WASHINGTON, United States — When Joe Biden returns to the Oval Office on Tuesday after nearly a week at his beach home recovering from Covid, he risks being the lamest of lame ducks for his remaining six months in office.
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) has set the plebiscite in Caloocan City on August 31, 2024 for the division of Barangay 176 or Barangay Bagong Silang, known as the most populous barangay in the Philippines, into six barangays.
The first day of the Legislative Advocacy Action Planning Workshop of the Legislative Liaison System (LLS) began with an Opening Program where the workshop objective, mechanics, and expected outputs were discussed to the participants.