As Chairman of the National Unity Party (NUP), I wish to state the following in behalf of the party:
As Chairman of the National Unity Party (NUP), I wish to state the following in behalf of the party:
The next Philippine president may now choose to take his or her oath of office before a punong barangay (barangay head) as stated under a new law, instead of following the well-established tradition of being sworn in by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. has rejected a proposed inquiry by a member of the House of Representatives into the -million money laundering scam, saying the chamber will only step in if there are aspects that need to be clarified in the ongoing Senate probe of the heist.
The Commission on Elections will conduct a massive information campaign to educate voters on the additional features of its Vote Counting Machines (VCMs) to help ensure credible and clean elections on May 9, 2016.