Breathing Space

I had the opportunity to examine the certificates of candidacy of the aspirants for top provincial positions in Negros Oriental. This is cou...

I fear that brownouts will mar next years automated elections. Accurate, computerized elections will depend on the stability of electricity ...

September 9 2009 Mr. Ely Dejaresco Atty. Elmar Jay Dejaresco The Negros Chronicle Dumaguete City Dear Ely and Jay, I would like to convey to...

The enduring former mayor of Valencia Edgar Teves can now wear his running shoes after he was recently permitted to re-engage in politics by...

The only elective official in the Philippines who is barred from seeking even a single re-election (for the same position) is the President....

So-called presidentiables have begun surfacing this early obviously training their guns at the 2010 presidential derby. The early birds who ...

The Department of Interior and Local Government has issued two opinions adverse to the charge that the ex officio membership of the preside...

The president of the liga ng mga barangay in Dumaguete City can be held liable for criminal, civil and administrative charges for continuing...

Negros Oriental First District election results As of 3 p.m. May 16 2007 Dumaguete time, the following are the partial unofficial results of...

As of 3 p.m. May 16, 2007 Dumaguete time, the following are the partial unofficial results of the elections in Dumaguete for the positions o...

I am in Dumaguete and following closely the local elections. It is a day after the May 14 elections, and in the city level,the board of canv...

We read in the Negros Chronicle May 13, 2007 issue that the first division of the Commission on Elections rendered last May 11, 2007 a midni...

During elections, candidates who engage in vote buying to buy their way into office, have to implement double-checking measures to make sure...

Abalos hit for washing hands on Binay suspension Genuine Opposition senatorial candidate Koko Pimentel today criticized Commission on Electi...

There are, of course, wholesale electoral fraud. But let us start with the cheating in the precint level. When we say precint it is like the...

I would say it is unfortunate that the Filipino ingenuity is displayed in the bad light during election time. Filipinos have developed so ma...

I read in the Negros Chronicle recently that political dynasty is anathema to a democracy. I disagree with this proposition. One Rachel Mart...

Here in the Philippines, it is election season. This is a financially promising time for some (or many?) journalists. This is the sad realit...

The Will of the Sovereign Republicanism, democracy and political dynasties: Balancing the interests In our democracy, the sovereign decide ...

The biggest story in this mid-term Philippine elections could perhaps be the sudden entry of Manny Pacquiao, the world's most exciting ...