By Norman Bordadora

Senator Franklin Drilon on Thursday called on the United Nationalist Alliance to concede Team PNoy’s election victory in order to discourage conspiracy theories and allegations of irregularity regarding the May 13 mid-term elections.
Posted: May 23rd, 2013 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »
By Norman Bordadora
Former Sen. Ramon Magsaysay Jr. on Tuesday wished the 12 newly elected senators well, calling on them to stick to the highest standards of integrity, accountability and public service.
Posted: May 22nd, 2013 in Editors' Picks,Headlines,Nation | Read More »
By Michael Lim Ubac,
Norman Bordadora

President Aquino has a ready answer for those tirelessly reviving Charter change (Cha-cha) at every opportunity: No.
Posted: May 22nd, 2013 in Banner Story,Editors' Picks,Headlines,Nation | Read More »
By Norman Bordadora
There will be no leadership change in the Senate when the new Congress convenes in July, Sen. Franklin Drilon told reporters last week.
Posted: May 19th, 2013 in Editors' Picks,Headlines,Nation | Read More »
By Norman Bordadora
Even the administration coalition didn’t expect Grace Poe to top the senatorial elections. Team Pnoy campaign manager Sen. Franklin Drilon told reporters their own surveys indicated Poe might land in the Top Five but did not predict she would bag the No. 1 slot.
Posted: May 18th, 2013 in Editors' Picks,Headlines,Nation | Read More »
By Norman Bordadora

The anti-election fraud campaigner on President Benigno Aquino’s senatorial ticket has questioned the propriety of the Commission on Elections’ early proclamation of six senators-elect, five of them administration candidates, calling it “premature” and “wrong.”
Posted: May 17th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »
By Norman Bordadora
The administration’s Team PNoy on Thursday called on election officials to explain the alleged glitches that had slowed the official canvass of Monday’s polling.
Posted: May 17th, 2013 in Editors' Picks,Headlines,Nation | Read More »
By Norman Bordadora

Young guns appear poised to invade the Senate.
Posted: May 16th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »
By Cathy Yamsuan,
Norman Bordadora

Going by the partial yet already substantial count of both the Comission on Elections and the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting, administration candidate Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV stands to become the fourth so-named senator in Philippine legislative history.
Posted: May 16th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »
By Norman Bordadora

Malacañang expects the senators who ran and won under the administration’s Team PNoy coalition to support President Aquino’s big-ticket legislation like the organic law for the Bangsamoro autonomous region that will seal the government’s peace deal with the separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
Posted: May 14th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »
By Michael Lim Ubac,
Norman Bordadora

“Go out and vote tomorrow (Monday),” Malacañang urged Filipinos on Saturday, acknowledging that the midterm elections are a referendum on President Benigno Aquino III’s administration.
Posted: May 12th, 2013 in Editors' Picks,Featured Gallery,Headlines,Nation,Photos & Videos | Read More »
By Norman Bordadora

A Liberal Party (LP) official criticized Laguna Gov. ER Ejercito for his reported use of President Benigno Aquino’s likeness in his campaign paraphernalia.
Posted: May 12th, 2013 in Headlines,Photos & Videos,Regions | Read More »
By Norman Bordadora

President Benigno Aquino III’s senatorial slate put up a final show of unity amid persistent reports of discord among its top candidates at a final campaign meeting that wound up the 90-day campaign Friday night.
Posted: May 11th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »