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SENATE RECEPTION OF COCS, ERS LIVE ON YOUTUBE

Senate President Vicente Sotto III said the Senate is ready to receive the Certificates of Canvass (COCs) and Election Returns (ERs) for President and Vice President after the closing of the election precincts. The Senate is mandated, under Article VII, Section 4 of the Constitution, to receive the returns of every election for President and Vice-President, duly […]

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ISKO: ‘MAY PINILI NA ANG TAUMBAYAN’

“Maliwanag na ang pinili ng ating mga kababayan ay si dating senador, now President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at ganun din si Vice President-elect Sara Duterte.” This according to Aksyon Demokratiko standard bearer and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso, who on Tuesday afternoon conceded the presidential race to Marcos, who is set to become the first […]

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NEW LAW TO IMPROVE TEACHER EDUCATION HAILED

The Philippine Educators Alliance for Community Empowerment (PEACE) Party-list thanked President Rodrigo Duterte for signing into law a measure that seeks to improve the quality of teacher education and training in the country. “We cannot produce excellent students without excellent teachers. If we are to make headway in improving the quality of education, we must […]

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ISKO RETURNS TO TONDO ROOTS FOR MITING DE AVANCE

Tondo-born Aksyon Demokratiko presidential candidate Isko Moreno is going back to where it all started for the Manila Mayor, as he announced that he will be holding his miting de avance in Moriones, Tondo on Saturday in order to honor neighbors, friends and residents in the area where he started his journey as a public […]

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DON’T WASTE YOUR VOTE ON ELECTION DAY – PANGILINAN

Vice presidential aspirant Senator Kiko Pangilinan reminded the 65 million Filipino voters of their power to change for the better the political landscape in the Philippines, telling them not to waste this opportunity to elect competent leaders. Citing the slow government response to COVID, Pangilinan urged the attendees of the CEBUyass! campaign caravan at the […]

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TRAIN YOUTH FOR FOOD SECURITY, SAYS PANGILINAN

Vice-presidential aspirant Senator Kiko Pangilinan reiterates that mandatory military service is unnecessary and that young Filipinos should instead be encouraged to farm. In a radio interview with a Baguio radio station, Pangilinan said that the funds that would otherwise be spent on mandatory military service should instead go to food security training. “Tutol tayo sa […]

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NEA POWER TASK FORCE ELECTION ALL SET FOR MAY 9

The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Resolution No. 10743 dated 16 December 2021 deputized, among others, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) for the purpose of enduring free, orderly, honest, peaceful and credible conduct of the 9 May 2022 national and local elections. NEA is commissioned to provide and maintain stable and continuous nationwide electric power requirements […]

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PANGILINAN CONDEMNS VANDALISM OF MURALS IN NAVOTAS

Vice-presidential candidate Senator Kiko Pangilinan rebuked political opponents in Navotas who vandalized several Leni-Kiko murals, saying his and Vice-President Leni Robredo’s supporters will not be cowed by this dastardly act but instead be emboldened to campaign harder for their tandem. At the campaign sortie in Malabon, Mayor Len Oreta endorsed the Robredo and Pangilinan, as […]

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VOTERS URGED: #SWITCHTOISKO FOR PROVEN LEADERSHIP

With just a few days before the May 9 elections, leaders of Aksyon Demokratiko have stressed that voters should consider switching to presidential candidate and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno if they want a president who understands the plight of the poor and has a proven track record of getting things done even in the midst […]

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ABANTE LAUDS DUTERTE ORDER TO STOP  ‘E-SABONG’ 

House Deputy Speaker and Manila 6th District Rep. Bienvenido “Benny” Abante Jr. welcomed news that President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a halt to “e-sabong” or online cockfighting operations, and on Tuesday lauded the directive, which he said would save Filipinos from the evils of gambling. According to Abante: “There is incontrovertible evidence that e-sabong, like […]