Rappler's latest stories on Team Patay
Remember 'Team Patay'? Here's how it will affect campaigning now
The Supreme Court decision favoring the bishop of Bacolod means that non candidates can now put up campaign propaganda as big as the billboards and contract unlimited ads free from any form of regulation

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'Ruling on Team Patay tarps protects church-state separation'
With its decision the Supreme Court has once again proved that it is indeed the last bastion of democracy says a statement from the Bacolod diocese s lawyers
Bacolod bishop: 'Uphill battle' in anti-RH campaign
But the huge turnout of the anti RH rally last April 27 has inspired the Bacolod diocese says its bishop
Of walls and power
The Church or any religion for that matter is only as powerful and influential as its followers believe such
Bishops step up election campaign
Priests tell parishioners that to vote against dirty politics is to be faithful to Church teachings
Brillantes: SC puts poll reforms 'in limbo'
Comelec chair Sixto Brillantes Jr hits the Supreme Court for practically running the elections
Hontiveros: Teen moms dying without RH law
Oral arguments are being prepared to convince the Supreme Court to allow the implementation of the RH law the last battle Hontiveros hopes
Church never wins in elections — Bishop
When the Church endorses candidates in political elections she always ends up a loser Lingayen Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas reminds fellow bishops
El Shaddai picks 'Team Buhay' bets
El Shaddai s picks are the same candidates in the Team Buhay campaign launched by the Diocese of Bacolod City to support candidates who junked the Reproductive Health law
Vitug Vlogs: Challenge for Pope Francis
Rappler’s editor at large Marites Vitug says the Philippine church poses a challenge to the new pontiff
Rappler Newscast | March 20, 2013
South Korea suspects a cyberattack by North Korea 8 Filipinos charged in Sabah RH advocates launch Purple Vote
Move over 'Team Patay,' here's 'Purple Vote'
Advocates say they will also consider candidates stand on other pertinent issues
Senate bets: RH law battle not yet over
Those listed by the Church under Team Patay and Team Buhay say their piece on SC decision to delay the implementation of RH law for 120 days
Team Patay posters in Zamboanga del Norte soon?
About 60 priests in the Diocese of Dipolog to decide on displaying tarpaulins vs anti RH senatorial bets
‘Team Patay,’ ‘Team Buhay’ tarps now in Cebu
The church sanctioned posters are smaller and come in two versions in Cebu the largest archdiocese in the country
5 more bishops campaigning vs ‘Team Patay’
The dioceses of Lipa in Batangas San Pablo in Laguna Malolos in Bulacan San Jose in Occidental Mindoro and Boac in Marinduque will also hang Team Patay and Team Buhay posters
Brillantes on 'Team Patay' TRO: I'm worried
Comelec chair Sixto Brillantes Jr fears other politicians may follow the Diocese of Bacolod s lead
2 Negros dioceses say no to 'Team Patay' tarps
San Carlos Kabankalan dioceses to focus on voter education instead
SC issues TRO vs Comelec on Bacolod church tarp
UPDATED The Comelec was set to file an election offense against the Bacolod diocese but the TRO would effectively prevent them from doing so
Comelec to file case vs Bacolod Diocese
Comelec Chair Sixto Brillantes Jr welcomes the case filed by the Bacolod Diocese but maintains an election offense was committed
The fuss over 'illegal' Team PNoy brand
Drilon dares Comelec to sue Team PNoy but Brillantes claims he was misquoted
'I shall prevail' - Jack Enrile
A series of bad news hit United Nationalist Alliance UNA senatorial candidate Jack Enrile since the beginning of the campaign on February 12
Sliced? Team Patay poster still illegal - Comelec
Comelec chairman Brillantes insists that the Bacolod diocese should take down its oversized poster
Pope would've slammed bid vs Team Patay
Pope Benedict XVI warns the Church against transforming herself into a directly political subject that engages in partisan interests
More 'Team Patay' tarps in Bacolod churches
Over 90 priests have agreed to hang similar tarpaulins in their parishes in a meeting with Bacolod Bishop Vicente Navarra
Rappler Newscast | February 26, 2013
Sultan of Sulu wants standoff settled before ordering followers to leave 9 Team PNoy bets make it to Magic 12
Oversized? Bacolod church slices RH poster into 2
The two smaller posters now each complies with the size prescribed by the elections commission
Diocese defies Comelec on Team Patay poster
The diocese of Bacolod insists there s nothing illegal in its Team Patay Team Buhay poster
End mudslinging? Team PNoy says enough
After weeks of mudslinging Team PNoy refuses to fire back
Photo wRap: Team Patay, #ThinkEDSA and more
Team Patay US presidents back to life and rekindling the EDSA 1 spirit: all that and more on this week s Photo wRap
Comelec: Take down 'Team Patay' poster
Bishop Vicente Navara says it s not the end of their Team Patay campaign
Candidates to Church: No name-calling
Administration candidates tagged by the Diocese of Bacolod as Team Patay are disappointed by the Church s strong criticism of their position on the RH law
#PHvote quotes: iPads and mix-ups
Rappler s compilation of quotable quotes from Week 2 of the campaign period
Rappler Newscast | February 22, 2013
The diocese of Bacolod campaigns vs 7 senatorial candidates for supporting the RH law | 4 US Marine murder suspects post bail
Bacolod diocese: No to these 6 Senate bets
Local Catholic Church asks voters to junk Team Patay the 6 anti life candidates who supported the reproductive health bill and to vote for Team Buhay