Legislators mull SK abolition
THIS year’s election for officials of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) in more than 43,000 barangays in the country may be the last with the snowballing move in both chambers of Congress to abolish the SK. (more)
Comelec orders Bedol’s arrest
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) Law Department has issued Tuesday a warrant of arrest former Maguindanao election supervisor Lintang Bedol who failed to get a restraining order from the Supreme Court. (more)
Poll body orders Bedol’s arrest
WITH the absence of a temporary restraining order (TRO) from the Supreme Court (SC), the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is ordering the arrest of former Maguindanao provincial election supervisor Lintang Bedol. (more)
Police under Comelec control for barangay, SK polls
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday placed the Philippine National Police (PNP) under its control in preparation for the forthcoming barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections. (more)
Trillanes appeals rejection of bid to attend Senate sessions
SENATOR Antonio Trillanes IV on Tuesday asked a Makati court to reconsider its earlier decision junking his motion to be allowed to attend Senate sessions and hearings and be allowed access to the media. (more)
Senate poll court proceedings on Koko protest starts
THE Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) chaired by Supreme Court (SC) Senior Associate Justice Quisumbing has ordered Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri to respond to the electoral protest lodged by losing opposition candidate Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III. (more)
Gov’t sets aside P2 billion for barangay, youth polls in October
BUDGET Secretary Rolando Andaya Jr. said Thursday that at least P2.131 billion would be released later this month to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the conduct of the simultaneous barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections in October. (more)
Senator inhibits from Senate electoral court proceedings
SENATE Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. on Tuesday said he will not participate in the hearings of the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) on the electoral protest filed by his son, Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III. (more)
Comelec official meted jail term
MANILA — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has found Maguindanao provincial election supervisor Lintang Bedol guilty of indirect contempt and sentenced him to six months in prison and imposed a fine of P1,000. (more)
Pimentel files poll protest at Senate tribunal v. Zubiri
GENUINE Opposition (GO) senatorial candidate Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Monday asked the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) to nullify the proclamation of Team Unity (TU) bet Juan Miguel Zubiri as the 12th winner in the May 14 senatorial elections on the ground that it was based on “fraudulent and sham” votes. (more)
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