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Duterte, daughter lead in early Davao poll count

It's all in the family in Davao City as Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and 28-year-old daughter, Sara, his running-mate as vice-mayor, dominated in early results of the AMA partial, unofficial quick-count.

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Leyte elections tally (partial/ unofficial)

Read the partial/ unofficial results of the AMA Quick Count as of 4:07 a.m. Tuesday (May 15) for the gubernatorial, congressional (first and third districts) and key mayoralty races in Leyte. More

Cebu elections tally (partial/ unofficial)

Read the partial/ unofficial results of the AMA Quick Count as of 4:07 a.m. Tuesday (May 15) for the mayoralty race in key Cebu cities and the congressional race in the province's sixth district. More

SunStar:Duterte cuts ties with Nograles

Following a case of political "backstabbing" in the past week, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte formally severed his ties with House majority leader Prospero Nograles Jr. More

Poll security in Negros town further tightened

Police have placed Pulupandan town in Negros Occidental under double red alert due to simmering tension there in the past several weeks. Radio dzBB reported Monday that Sr. Supt. Celestino Guara, head of the local provincial mobile group, said added police troops will be on hand to guard the situation there. More

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Saksi: DILG awaits Comelec order over Busuanga town poll protest

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Remonde: Arroyo to name new Comelec commissioners soon

Police release composite sketch of suspect in Dalaig slay

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A one-stop, multimedia microsite: The Estrada plunder trial verdict

GMANews.TV has uploaded a multimedia microsite on deposed President Joseph Estrada's plunder trial, in the run-up to the promulgation of the Sandiganbayan verdict on Sept. 12. Post your comments now! More

PCIJ profiles 'legal eagles, eaglets' of Erap plunder trial

RORIE FAJARDO, PCIJ
The Estrada defense team was not wanting in intellect and prestige, having included a former Supreme Court chief justice, a former justice minister, and a former dean of the College of Law of the University of the Philippines. But the prosecution team is confident it has more than held its own. More

PCIJ: SMS as a literary form? Bad ba ang mag-text?

RAMON C. SUNICO, PCIJ
Showing even as it hid, involving the reader as both codebreaker and intimate, peeping tom and partner - could texting pass for literary form? As early as 2002, students of media and members of academe were cataloguing and analyzing the relationship between Filipinos and the keypads of their mobile phones. More

'Sanlaksang tagumpay, tuwa, luha at pag-asa alay ng Pinoy abroad

Mahal naming mga Kapuso: Taos-pusong pasasalamat sa napakainit na pagtanggap ninyo sa pitak na Kwentong Kapuso! Sa mga natatanggap naming mga liham, malinaw na karamihan sa mga Pinoy abroad ay puno pa rin ng pag-asa na uunlad ang Pilipinas, basta matuto lang sumunod sa patakaran at magsama-sama ang bawat Pilipino. More

Pacquiao appeals to Comelec to ensure safe, fair polls in 2010

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino boxing icon Emmanuel “Manny" Pacquiao on Thursday called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to ensure clean and peaceful elections in 2010, a local radio report said.

Comelec prodded to finish biometrics voter’s listing

MANILA, Philippines - Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr on Friday blasted the Commission on Elections for failing to complete the biometric registration of voters, which he said could stop unscrupulous politicians from cheating their way to victory.

Survey shows 3 of 4 Pinoys reject Cha-cha

MANILA, Philippines - About three in four Filipinos who are aware of the issue frown on moves to amend the 1987 Constitution, according to a survey conducted by militant think tank IBON Foundation.

Lessons from the US elections

MANILA, Philippines - The importance of youth voting participation, the use of modern technology, debates between the candidates, and the increased role of media are seen as the major lessons the Philippines can take from the recently concluded presidential elections in the United States.

Domado Sultan proclaimed Lanao Sur town mayor after recount

MARAWI CITY, Philippines - The three-man new Municipal Board of Canvassers proclaimed in absentia Saturday night Domado Disomimba Sultan as the winning candidate for mayor of Buadiposo Buntong, Lanao del Sur, after a recount of the votes for the position in the May 2007 elections.

Poll body seeks additional P21-B budget to prepare for 2010

MANILA, Philippines - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will need an additional P21 billion next year in preparations for the 2010 automated general elections.

Ibon: Q1 6.9% growth poll-driven, temporary
Election-driven, temporary and not sustainable. This was how a militant think tank branded late Thursday night the government's claim of a 6.9-percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the first quarter of 2007. More

PCIJ: Low registration afflicts overseas absentee voting
One out of ten, or roughly eight million Filipinos now work overseas, yet only a little more than 500,000 have registered to vote in the upcoming May elections, a disappointing number, officials say. More

Total Number of Seats by Elective Position - Comelec List
On May 14, Filipino voters will elect a 17,715 public officials, according to the Comelec: 12 senators, 212 district congressmen, 53 pary-list representatives, 79 governors, 115 city mayors, 1,500 municipal mayors, vice governors, vice mayors, and board members for cities, towns and provinces. More