Philippines

Pacquiao files COC for president; names Atienza as running mate

By Ferdinand Patinio   Former Manila mayor Lito Atienza (left) and Senator Manny Pacquiao (right). (PNA photo by Ferdinand Patinio) MANILA (Philippines News Agency) – Senator Manny Pacquiao was the first aspirant to file a certificate of candidacy (COC) for president at the Sofitel Harbor Garden Tents in Pasay City on Friday. The senator also named his running … Continue reading

Philippines

No such thing as ‘premature campaigning’: Comelec

By Ferdinand Patinio  MANILA (Philippines News Agency)– There is no such thing as “premature campaigning”, an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Friday. Commissioner Antonio Kho, Jr. said politicians who appear on television, among others, cannot be considered as doing a political campaign. “It’s like this, there is no such thing as premature … Continue reading