PNP urges candidates to file electioneering raps vs errant cops
By Marlon Ramos
The Philippine National Police has urged candidates to file formal charges against policemen accused of electioneering during the election period.
The Philippine National Police has urged candidates to file formal charges against policemen accused of electioneering during the election period.
The lawyer of former Senator Jamby Madrigal claimed on Wednesday that campaign “volunteers” were apparently behind the offer of an iPad in an online contest she had on Facebook.
Two senators said on Tuesday that Manila local officials arrested for illegal gambling did not commit any crime for simply sponsoring a bingo game in the city during the weekend.
Over the weekend, reelectionist Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim was accused of political harassment over the arrest of Vice Mayor Isko Moreno and five candidates for sponsoring a bingo session. But on Monday, his rival, former President Joseph Estrada, was accused of the same offense for allegedly bullying a police officer who arrested Moreno and five others.
Former Customs Commissioner Salvador Mison advised soldiers and Philippine Military Academy (PMA) cadets to avoid being used by politicians in election fraud.
Ruling that freedom of speech can neither be absolute nor unconditional, a Quezon City court has rejected a motion to dismiss filed by former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office chair Manuel Morato and set for next month his arraignment for multiple counts of electioneering.
Maintaining that the right to freedom of speech or expression was not absolute, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has opposed a motion by former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) Chairman Manuel Morato to junk the electioneering charges the poll body had filed against him.
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Former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) Director Manuel Morato has asked a Quezon City court to dismiss the electioneering charges filed against him by the Commission on Elections (Comelec), saying that they were “nothing but pure harassment and political persecution.”
A Quezon City court has deferred the arraignment of former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) Chairman Manuel Morato pending the resolution of his motion to dismiss the multiple counts of electioneering filed against him by the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
A Quezon City court deferred Tuesday morning’s arraignment of former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) chairman Manuel Morato pending the resolution of his motion seeking to junk the multiple counts of electioneering filed against him for lack of probable cause.
Facebook user Rolando Luzong posted this line on his account to describe a photo of a waving President Benigno Aquino aboard an Army truck alongside his potential senatorial candidates in a relief operation to help flood victims in Muntinlupa City.
MANILA, Philippines—The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has filed electioneering charges against former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) chief Manuel Morato for allegedly using his TV show in 2010 to campaign for then presidential candidate Gilbert Teodoro. Morato was charged with four counts of electioneering activities for allegedly campaigning for Teodoro, then affiliated with the Lakas-Kampi [...]
