‘Prove them wrong,’ Binay tells daughter
By Karen Boncocan
“Prove them wrong” was what Vice President Jejomar Binay advised his eldest daughter Nancy whose election as senator out of nowhere has made her the subject of “vicious” criticisms.
“Prove them wrong” was what Vice President Jejomar Binay advised his eldest daughter Nancy whose election as senator out of nowhere has made her the subject of “vicious” criticisms.
Former Las Piñas Representative and now senator-elect Cynthia Villar is confident that she knows enough about the legislative process and what is expected of a member of the Senate.
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, on Saturday proclaimed all the remaining winners in the Senate race.
In a change of heart, reelectionist senator Aquilino Pimentel III showed up at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) Saturday for his proclamation.
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, on Saturday sent invitations to two more candidates in the Senate race for proclamation.
Commission on Elections Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. has warned a staunch critic against making any more complaints or his client won’t be proclaimed.
When Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV got the call from the Commission on Elections to go to the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), he “rushed” to get there.
If the Commission on Elections [Comelec] en banc, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), decides to proclaim more senators-elect in a couple of hours, it was likely that three more candidates could find themselves joining the winning circle by Friday night.
“Since when is a citizens’ arm entitled to so many things?” This question was posed by Commission on Elections chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. when asked about a poll watchdog’s plea that the Comelec provide them with data on manually uploaded election returns.
One of the six seats for senators-elect remained empty throughout the proclamation of the first half of the winners of the senatorial race but Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. said that Nancy Binay has been proclaimed senator despite her absence.
“It still hasn’t sunk in,” Senator-elect Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara said Thursday night of his win in the May 13 midterm elections although his namesake and father, the outgoing senator, wasn’t surprised.
The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) and the Kapisanan ng mga Broadkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) on Thursday pleaded the Commission on Elections to make the manually uploaded data available for the poll watchdog.
The United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) coalition on Wednesday said it was alarmed by information that a Smartmatic officer has manipulated data from the unofficial count of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV).
