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From left: Retired Brig. Gen. Eliseo Rio Jr., Frank F. Ysaac, former Biliran Rep. Glenn Chong and former Comelec Commissioner Augusto Lagman sing the national anthem before the start of the press conference on Sept. 13 at Metro Club in Makati City. —PHOTO BY OLIVER TEVES
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September 16, 2023February 21, 2024Politics

Petitioners want Smartmatic out of next polls for ‘meeting with Marcos Jr.’s wife before May 2022 elections’

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Representatives of Smartmatic met with the future first lady before the May 9, 2022, presidential election, violating their contract as the automated election system (AES) provider for the Commission on Elections (Comelec), according to a motion to disqualify the company from involvement in the 2025 polls. The submission to the Comelec on Sept. 11 is...

Filipino Canadians make history in British Columbia polls
Maita Santiago, elected councilor of Burnaby in British Columbia —FACEBOOK PHOTO
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November 19, 2022September 5, 2023Diversity, World

Filipino Canadians make history in British Columbia polls

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Maita Santiago was sworn in as councilor of Burnaby in British Columbia (BC) last Nov. 2, 29 years after she failed in a similar electoral attempt in Vancouver. Santiago, an immigration consultant and a native of Bulacan in the Philippines, is the first of Filipino heritage to take the post of councilor of...