If his biblical namesake used supernatural strength to combat enemies and perform heroic feats, Social Justice Society (SJS) senatorial candidate Samson Alcantara plans to rely on robust laws and legal arguments to push for socioeconomic reforms and defeat the political woes plaguing the country.
For asking a Quezon City regional court to temporarily stop the Social Weather Stations and Pulse Asia from conducting senatorial preference surveys, a candidate now finds himself the subject of a P1.4-million countersuit from the two polling organizations.
A lawyer running for the Senate asked a Quezon City court, on Wednesday, to stop the Social Weather Station and Pulse Asia Inc. from conducting senatorial surveys, saying the two public opinion outfits must first settle queries with senatorial candidates before undertaking surveys.
Two political parties on Monday called for the holding of a people’s initiative to end political dynasties in the country, with one party warning it would go to the Supreme Court if the authorities dragged their feet.
Two political parties said Saturday the people’s initiative for the adoption of a national law prohibiting political dynasties should start now rather than wait for the retirement of Commission on Elections Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. in 2015.
