Defeated senatorial candidate Juan “Jack” Ponce Enrile Jr., son of resigned Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, was the top spender in the 2013 senatorial race, according to Commission on Elections (Comelec) records.
Information technology (IT) experts have observed a strange “pattern” of votes obtained by administration, opposition and independent senatorial candidates in the May 13 elections.
With the elections over, it is time for candidates to reveal how much they received in campaign contributions and how much they spent, if they don’t want the taxman to come knocking at their door.
With yesterday’s scheduled proclamation of senatorial candidates and a good number of local officials around the country, one can fairly say that the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines did its work in ensuring accuracy and speed of the election process.
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc sitting as the national board of canvassers (NBOC) on Wednesday announced the cancellation of the proclamation of the winning senatorial candidates earlier scheduled for Wednesday night.
ONE MORE TIME, ONE LAST LOOK. Here are the rest of the 33 men and women who are candidates for the Senate and want your vote to put them there. With thumbnail sketches of who they are, which were started yesterday, this is a guide to help you choose wisely.
Amid President Aquino’s consistent push for a 12-0 win for his senatorial slate, candidates of the rival United Nationalist Alliance said the independence of the Senate was at stake should the legislature be filled with his allies.
Nine administration and three opposition candidates are leading the race for the Senate, according to the final preelection poll taken by the Social Weather Stations on May 2 and 3.
President Aquino has taken a breather from his busy campaign, shelving all but one previously scheduled appearance at sorties of the Team PNoy senatorial slate this week—the homestretch of the 90-day campaign.
Two independent and one Liberal Party bets complete the list of 12 senatorial bets that Team Rama is supporting in the May 13 polls.
Reelectionist Sen. Loren Legarda on Monday received bipartisan support amid what she called efforts to malign her and dislodge her from the No. 1 spot in the surveys.
Senatorial candidates are seeking “command votes” and visiting vote-rich provinces in the final week of the campaign to gain the support of the still significant number of voters who have yet to decide whom to vote for.
PRO-LIFE advocates will present to the public a list of the senatorial candidates whom they wish to support.
