Comelec sues Morato for electioneering MANILA, Philippines—The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has filed electioneering charges against former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) chief Manuel Morato for allegedly using his TV show in 2010 to campaign for then presidential candidate Gilbert Teodoro. Morato was charged with four counts of electioneering activities for allegedly campaigning for Teodoro, then affiliated with the Lakas-Kampi [...]
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo won’t give up House post Angeles City—Ailing former President Macapagal Arroyo will not give up her post as representative of the second district of Pampanga, according to a close ally here. Arroyo remains confined at the St. Luke’s Medical Center in Quezon City where she underwent a third set of spinal surgeries. “I don’t think [the former president] will abdicate [...]
