The filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) by those running for the Senate ended two days ago on Oct. 17. As usual, the media focused their attention on high-profile and so-called “nuisance candidates.” But they failed to mention that the outcome of the May 2019 elections, particularly for the House of Representatives and the Senate,…
Day: October 22, 2018
Revisiting how the partylist system is implemented
After being roundly criticized, two high-profile officials were recently shoved out of Malacañang – presidential spokesman Harry Roque and assistant presidential communication secretary Mocha Uson – and they are now seeking election to Congress: Roque to the Senate, Uson to the House of Representatives. Their antics in opting to use the partylist system in the…
Butil at bala
Ni JHIO JAN A. NAVARRO Matamis na tubo Palay na ginto Pagkalabit ng gatilyo Dinilig ng dugo Karo’t bara Kalabaw at pala Saksi sa krimen Ng trenta y otso’t pistola Biktima ng mga ganid Kabalintunaan ang sinapit– Nagpunla ng butil Umani ng bala Banat sa yuko Salat sa subo Tugon ng katarungan? Palamunin ng bala’t…
No whitewash in Sagay massacre probe, various groups urge
‘The manner by which the killing was committed points to impunity on the part of the perpetrators.’
Sagay
By DEE AYROSO