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‘Plebiscite alongside midterm elections unconstitutional’

By Mayen Jaymalin | March 5, 2024 - 12:00am

As lawmakers bicker over when to hold a plebiscite on Charter change, election lawyer Romulo Macalintal said synchronizing...

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Solgen Guevarra defends law postponing barangay, SK polls before Supreme Court

By Kristine Joy Patag | October 21, 2022 - 7:17pm

For Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra, the law postponing the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections to October 2023...

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LIVE: Oral arguments on petition vs postponement of BSKE

By PhilstarLIVE | October 21, 2022 - 2:45pm

The Supreme Court will hold oral arguments on the petition challenging the recently enacted law postponing the conduct of...

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Law postponing Barangay, SK polls questioned before Supreme Court

By Kristine Joy Patag | October 17, 2022 - 11:37am

Veteran elections lawyer Romulo Macalintal has filed challenged the constitutionality of the law postponing the December 2022...

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Walang nangyaring dayaan noong 2016 VP race – Macalintal

By Mer Layson | April 29, 2022 - 12:00am

Pinabulaanan ni election lawyer Romulo Macalintal na nagkaroon ng dayaan sa halalan sa pagka-bise presidente noong 2016. 

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PNP: Pulis na naki-'Oplan Baklas' vs Robredo parurusahan

By James Relativo | February 17, 2022 - 2:09pm

Nagbabala ang pamunuan ng Philippine National Police (PNP) sa kanilang mga kasapiang 'wag makitanggal ng posters ng mga kandidato...

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Lawyers thumb down proposal to postpone 2022 elections over COVID-19 fears

By Kristine Joy Patag | September 25, 2020 - 5:03pm

Veteran lawyers on Friday shot down the proposal to consider postponing the 2022 national elections due to the COVID-19 ...

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Macalintal: Marcos bid to examine 3 new provinces an expedition to 'fish for evidence'

By Kristine Joy Patag | October 16, 2019 - 1:31pm

The Marcos camp's request to scrutinize new provinces shows they lost in the pilot ones, Vice President Robredo's lawyer...

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Duterte Youth nominees could face raps — lawyer

By Sheila Crisostomo | May 21, 2019 - 12:00am

The nominees of Duterte Youth who backed out allegedly to give way to National Youth Commission (NYC) chair Ronald Cardema...

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4 Otso Diretso bets concede defeat

By Helen Flores | May 15, 2019 - 12:00am

Four candidates of the opposition Otso Diretso accepted yesterday their defeat in the May 13 senatorial elections but stressed...

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