A member of the Board of Election Inspectors in Guagua, Pampanga allegedly distributed pre-shaded ballots, reports reaching the Commission on Election (Comelec) Command Center said Monday.
Dynasties are running rampant in central and northern Luzon.
Reelectionist Gov. Lilia Pineda and former Gov. Eddie Panlilio both admit that their third battle for the highest local elective post in Pampanga this year will not be a walk in the park. “As a Catholic, I have high respect for members of the clergy. Among Ed (Panlilio) was a priest and I know [...]
From being “kingmakers,” jueteng lords are now the “kings” and “queens” in this home province of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Catholic priest Eddie Panlilio said on Friday.
Saying the Supreme Court had already defined the meaning of a political dynasty, a civil society group asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec), on Tuesday, to disqualify six prominent local candidates—including Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte—for being “clear and obvious” political dynasts.
At least 2,000 Christmas revelers formed a heart-shaped chain here on Thursday night, lit candles and prayed for hope and courage for survivors of Typhoon “Pablo” in northeastern Mindanao.
Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas II is not letting go of his campaign to stop the illegal numbers racket “jueteng” in Pampanga.
PORAC, Pampanga—Gov. Lilia Pineda had allowed a company to quarry rocks near the Malele River here four months after its environmental clearance certificate (ECC) expired in January last year, documents showed. Upon the recommendation of the Provincial Mining and Regulatory Board (PMRB), Pineda approved the quarry permit of Clarkstone Corp. on May 6, 2011, even [...]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—In times of disasters, politics takes a back seat. President Benigno Aquino III nailed this message in his visit to flood-ravaged Pampanga, the bailiwick of his predecessor and now Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Wednesday morning. Mr. Aquino was welcomed by Governor Lilia Pineda, a close friend of Arroyo, as he was briefed [...]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Philippines— Governor Lilia Pineda on Monday said former President and now Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s condition was “not good” and asked prayers from Kapampangans (Pampanga natives). Doctors of Arroyo, however, had declared her to be out of danger following a spinal surgery last week. On Monday they said they were addressing [...]
The administration of Pampanga Gov. Lilia Pineda reported completing infrastructure projects worth P110 million in her first 11 months in office but documents obtained by the Inquirer showed that most of these projects were either funded, bid out, awarded or initiated on the final days of her predecessor’s term in office.
