Comelec proclaims top 14 winning party-list groups
(Updated 2:11 p.m.) The Comelec has announced the proclamation, with one guaranteed seat, of 14 party-list groups for having garnered so far 2 percent of total votes cast for party-list. In a chance interview, poll chief Sixto Brillantes Jr. said they based their proclamation on the total votes cast with and without the disqualified party-list groups. Party-lists seats are calculated using the total votes cast. Full Story
Disqualified party-list groups want votes counted as valid
Several disqualified party-list groups have asked the Supreme Court to order the Commission on Election (Comelec) to recognize the votes they got in the May 13 mid-term elections. Full Story
Velarde's party-list leads in Comelec count, teachers' group second
Buhay Hayaang Yumabon (Buhay) party-list topped the Commission on Elections (Comelec) first tally of partial and official count, while Mikey Arroyo's former group Ang Galing Pinoy (AGP) got the least votes. Full Story
Comelec aims to proclaim winning party-list groups in 10 days
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will try to proclaim winning party-list groups in the 2013 midterm polls in 10 days, Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. said Sunday. Brillantes said the Comelec, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, will come up with "amendatory rules" to speed up the canvassing of votes for the party-list elections. Full Story
Comelec invites Villar, Ejercito, Honasan for proclamation
The Commission on Elections on Saturday evening invited senatorial candidates Cynthia Villar, Jose Victor Ejercito and Gregorio Honasan for their proclamation as winners in the senatorial race, completing the 2013 midterm polls' "Magic 12." Full Story
The Commission on Elections, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, said Friday that it will proclaim three winning senatorial candidates in the 2013 midterm elections by 8 p.m. Full Story
Younger senatorial bets may have a slight advantage over their more senior rivals since a big majority of voters for the 2013 polls are below 35 years old, Institute for Political and Electoral Reform executive director Ramon Casiple said. Full Story
Two Senate panels have endorsed a bill seeking to create a state subsidy fund for political parties and penalize political turncoats. Full Story
A day after claiming that corrupt people wanted him “out of the scene,” President Benigno Aquino III on Friday downplayed such threats against him. Full Story
After going through five Congresses, the Senate bill seeking to purge “turncoastism" and the practice of accepting illegal fund contributions from political parties is now finally “ripe" for passage, Senator Edgardo Angara said Tuesday. Full Story
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