THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it has already received a letter from Nueva Ecija Governor Aurelio Umali requesting the poll body to place the province under its control to prevent political violence.

WHILE government forces are in control of the situation in Maguindanao following last Monday’s carnage that left 57 people dead, the military said it is staying on alert for possible groups that may

DETAINED Brigadier General Danilo Lim has formalized his senatorial bid in the 2010 elections as he filed his certificate of candidacy (CoC) Friday morning.

NO GARDEN weddings and in other venues except from churches will be allowed by the Archdiocese of Manila.

SENIOR Superintendent Erickson Velasquez of the Crime Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) confirmed that there are four Maguindanao policemen who asked for protective custody from the CIDG.

THE police would look into the possible involvement of the other Ampatuan clan members in Maguindanao massacre as they look into pursue the conspiracy angle, a police official said.

SENATOR Rodolfo Biazon and his son Muntinlupa Congressman Ruffy Biazon announced that they will be seeking different posts in the coming May 2010 elections.

"TECHNICALLY speaking, there is no more premature campaigning," said Commission on Elections Commissioner Rene Sarmiento in response to the recent reversal of the Supreme Court (SC) ruling on Sta.

SENATOR Rodolfo Biazon told reporters Thursday that the Malacañang knew of the violence to erupt in the province of Maguindanao.

PRESIDENTIAL aspirant Gilbert "Gibo Teodoro believes the expulsion of the Ampatuans from his party will not be detrimental to his chances of winning.

MANILA Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales urged the government to punish the perpetrators of the massacre of innocent civilians including journalists in Maguindanao last Monday.

FORMER president Joseph Estrada said Thursday he favors the imposition of death penalty for the perpetrators of the Maguindanao massacre that resulted to the death of 57 persons.

LATE action star and 2004 opposition standard bearer Fernando Poe Jr.'s daughter is not running for the Senate in next year's polls, former president Joseph Estrada's camp said Thursday.

ALL Ampatuan municipal police station members were placed under investigation by the Philippine National Police (PNP) in connection with the gruesome massacre of more than 50 civilians.

PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared Wednesday a national day of mourning following the killing of several journalists, supporters, and relatives of the Mangudadatu family in Maguindanao.