By ROEL CATOTO SURIGAO CITY— The city police here have started monitoring the locality’s 54 villages for the inclusion of some of them into the so-called “hotspots” or election watch-list areas for the October 28 barangay polls.
Supt. Joseph Nohara, city police director, reca…
The following is the list of local candidates running for elective positions cum 2013 midterm election in the province of Surigao del Norte. For Governor: Robert Lyndon Barbers (Nacionalista Party) Nestor Madelo (Independent) Sol Matugas (Liberal Party) Vitaliano Ugalde (Indepen…
By Vanessa L. Almeda SURIGAO CITY – For Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero the
heart of the Sabah issue is that the Philippines should not drop its claim to
the disputed territory because “it is ours”, but the senators should let
President Benigno S. Aquino III handle the crisis…
By
Eugenio Lira, Jr. SURIGAO
CITY - Senatorial candidate Grace Poe of the Liberal
Party on Monday said she is more confident in PCOS machines than in manual
counting and wants to propose the installation of CCTV cameras in polling
precincts nationwide as part of electoral r…
By
Eugenio Lira, Jr. SURIGAO CITY — First
District Representative Francisco Matugas recently asked the Commission on
Election (Comelec) to dismiss the Petition for Disqualification filed against
him by a rival candidate for lack of cause of action and/or failure to state a
ca…
By Jun Lira SURIGAO CITY -- Instead of creating a fuss, the
much ballyhooed plunder charges filed against Rep. Francisco Matugas was met
with laughter by the first district solon during a recent press conference held
at the Philippine Gateway Hotel, this city. “There’s
nothi…
As in past elections, political dynasties are closing ranks again to keep their hold to power in Mindanao.
The Jalosjos clan will be fielding members and allies in at least three provinces and two cities in the Zamboanga Peninsula in next year’s elections.
Zamboanga del Su…