Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte each won landslide victories in the May 2022 polls, but their spending is worlds apart. Duterte spent only P3 per voter to win a national post. Marcos spent P9.60 per voter, almost breaking
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 2 June) — The May 9 elections for local positions fell short of “being fair and honest” due to rampant vote-buying and disinformation, election watchdogs and other observers said. Two days before the May 9
Last of three parts DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 May) — The May 9, 2022 election in Davao City was the first after 12 years where the Duterte Dynasty faced challengers who are highly qualified but cannot match their nearly four-decade
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 16 May) — A firm believer in repaying debts of gratitude, President Rodrigo Duterte at the ‘miting de avance’ of his youngest son Sebastian on May 6 said he would often tell his children: “ayaw gyud pasagdi
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 15 May) — Coming out of the Marco Polo Hotel’s 17th floor after meeting with Senator Benigno Simeon Aquino III on September 3, 2009, Rodrigo Roa Duterte, then ending his sixth term as city mayor, told
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews /15 May) – Twelve and a half years after the massacre of 58 persons in Maguindanao and 29 months after the court found the Ampatuan brothers guilty beyond reasonable doubt and sentenced them to imprisonment of up to
By TSEK.PH Filipino voters head to the polls on Monday after months of being engulfed in a relentless and widening stream of falsehoods spewed out in multiple formats and platforms that is unprecedented in the country’s history. Tsek.ph’s second and
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 02 May) – Bukidnon’s legendary governor, Carlos Ozamiz “Totoy” Fortich opted to retire on February 2, 2001, a few months before his third term ended, reportedly to bolster Vice Governor Nemesio Beltran’s political stock for the
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 30 April) – Along the banks of the Tamontaka River near the majestic Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque or the Grand Mosque of Cotabato on March 25, Day 1 of the 45-day campaign period for local
