UP for ratification by the House of Representatives on Monday is the anti-terrorism bill, said to be “the most terrifying piece of legislation ever submitted” to Congress. This was the common sentiment of progressive and human rights groups which...

PROFESSIONAL actor Cesar Montano is seeking a Senate seat under the administration's ticket. Montano filed his certificate of candidacy at the Commission on Elections yesterday, substituting for Leyte Gov. Jericho Petilla who has decided to instead run...

(Updated) IF you're running for office and you want your face and name to be seen by your potential voters, where can you put up your posters? Definitely not on main thoroughfares, electric posts, nor any other area not listed as authorized. The...

AS election season kicks into full swing, the clamor for free and fair elections is growing louder. The CBCP has called for credible and orderly polls, while the Money and Politics Working Group (MAP-Work) announced a pilot project that will track...

TWELVE Senate seats will be contested on May 14; the Commission on Elections received a total 80 certificates of candidacy from aspirants. Along with incumbent and former lawmakers, in Comelec's list are a host of other individuals seeking to craft the...

“YOU want good government?” asks poll commissioner Rene Sarmiento. “You want leaders who are public servants in the true sense of the word, upright, just and responsible to the needs of many, especially the poor? You want peace and development to go...

WHEN Abra Congressman Luis Bersamin Jr. was gunned down in front of a Quezon City church last December, few had any doubts that his assassination could be traced back to his province. Since 2001, there have been at least 30 Abra politicos shot dead;...