Rappler's latest stories on 2016 Philippine presidential elections
The many firsts of president-elect Duterte
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte who is currently enjoying an insurmountable lead in the elections is set to be the oldest Philippine president
Marcos dictatorship, machismo, and human rights in elections
The country s next leader will have a lot of work to do to address the government s spotty human rights track record
Spotted in sorties: Sons campaign for presidential candidates
How much do we know about Junjun Binay Baste Duterte Brian Llamanzares and Paolo Roxas? What are their roles in their parents presidential bids?
Rappler's March SMS poll: Duterte keeps front-runner status
Conducted before the most recent controversy hitting Duterte Rappler s SMS poll shows the Davao City mayor as the preferred presidential candidate for the 4th month in a row
Roxas finds anti-Binay campaigner in General Santos rally
I d tell him he s a thief a mother of 8 tells presidential bet Mar Roxas referring to his rival Vice President Jejomar Binay
Hit for Yolanda, Roxas asks critics: What's your track record?
The administration candidate campaigns in General Santos City
Drama Queen
Strip her of the story take away the violins and all that will be left is a woman who once abandoned the same country she is asking to lead
Tarlac teachers undergo VCM training
The 2 day training is being supervised by the Comelec and the DOST
Sherwin Gatchalian in the 'Magic 12'?
UPDATED Could it be because of his political ads which he aired very early? Gatchalian says it s a combination of many things
Grace Poe's promises and her 20-point agenda
What are the 20 promises that the presidential bet vowed to deliver if she becomes the next president?
Grace Poe's campaign: Mixed messaging, disqualification woes
Aside from the disqualification issue Poe has to work on her messaging ratings and campaign organization as she campaigns to be the next president
LP senatorial bet Recto joins Poe, Escudero in CDO
I was wearing [the] yellow Liberal Party shirt with LP logo my official party colors explains Recto shared candidate of the LP and the Poe Escudero tandem
Grace Poe: I'll let courts, doctors decide on Gloria Arroyo
Kahit na sino pa nasa kulungan na may tunay na kahinaan o sakit kailangan bigyan ng konsiderasyon says the senator
Amid disqualification, Poe says presidential bid 'worth it'
The presidential aspirant tears up while responding to questions about her bid for the highest office in the land at a media forum
Duterte eyed as NPC presidential bet
Nationalist People s Coalition the second largest political party meets with Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte as it prepares to announce its favored presidential candidate
It's a close Supreme Court vote on Poe cases
Will Grace Poe be eligible to run for president? The decision rests not on merits alone but on the justices’ personal interests external pressures and dynamics of elections
Candidates flock to Tondo fire victims to give aid
Unlike other communities hit by disasters those whose houses burned down on New Year s Day get overflowing help – they know candidates want their votes
PNP assigns new police chiefs in Ilocos Norte, Nueva Vizcaya
They are among the more than 700 police commanders reassigned in time for the May 2016 elections
Duterte, Cayetano platform focuses on crime, economy
Exempting the poorest from tax creating a Mindanao railway system and doubling the salaries of teachers are part of the tandem s platform
PNP commanders moved as poll season begins
Some 740 unit commanders of the Philippine National Police have been reassigned to avoid impressions of partiality or bias toward politicians or groups in their areas
Move over, Duterte: Leila de Lima sows fear in new ad
Watch the new political ad of former justice secretary and senatorial candidate Leila de Lima What do you think?
#AnimatED: Enforcing the gun ban
Killing pre election violence goes beyond reining in firearms
On Mar Roxas' trail: Where did he go? What did he do?
Despite the President s and the ruling party s support Mar Roxas latest survey numbers have not been impressive
#AnimatED: 2016 begins with hope
The challenge is to harness hope into action to push for honest and effective governance and to make wise choices in the May elections
Roxas suffers first survey dip post-endorsement
What could have caused Mar Roxas numbers to freeze?
Comelec en banc bars Grace Poe from running in 2016
The Comelec confirms an earlier report that majority of the commissioners voted against Grace Poe in the 2 disqualification cases lodged against her
Binay, Poe tied in new SWS presidential poll
Surveys released before Christmas show erratic changes in the ranking of the leading presidential candidates
Escudero keeps lead in VP race but Marcos closes in – Pulse Asia
Administration candidate Leni Robredo enjoys the biggest gain in the new VP survey
#AnimatED: Race to the bottom
Spoiler alert: the Duterte Roxas exchange is not the last of the campaign idiocies
Trash talk: New normal in politics?
We should also guard against the dangers of trash talking politics
For 2016 polls, let’s bring out the balance sheets
Despite the noise the 2016 elections pre campaign season in the Philippines is actually showing signs of emergent intellectual discourse
Duterte needs training on gender, anger management - Robredo
The LP s vice presidential bet responds to yet another question about presidential aspirant Rodrigo Duterte
SC junks petition vs 'No Bio, No Boto' policy
We are of course very pleased that the SC saw it our way Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista says
Wharton a 'myth?' Facts on Mar Roxas and his economics degree
Even before Rodrigo Duterte made an issue out of Mar Roxas allegedly non existent degree Rappler made a check with the University of Pennsylvania which the Wharton School is part of
Roxas, Poe, Binay, Duterte? Estradas undecided
Caught in a fierce battle with ex allies for control of San Juan the Estrada family weighs its options for 2016
#PHVote: Why is Duterte so appealing?
To his followers he s the only one with a backbone the only who will stand up for his principles and what he wants for the nation regardless of who he angers and disappoints Or kills
Magic in Duterte survey? The case of vanishing survey tables
This particular SWS survey clearly sets the bias in favor of presidential bet Rodrigo Duterte Here is why
The Scrum: Elamparo vs. Poe
The lawyer who partly won against Grace Poe fights her case amid suspicion she’s a paid partisan
#AnimatED: Grace Poe, from Teflon to Velcro politics
Grace tuloy man o hindi ang iyong kandidatura ibalik mo na ang kwento sa taumbayan Sabi nga It s not about you
Dissenting from the SET dissents
We do not even need to be a signatory to a hundred international conventions to consider the peculiar circumstances of foundlings for purposes of determining their citizenship We only need to be human
CBCP on Duterte, Aquino at COP21, European CIA | 12PM wRap
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Duterte’s ‘benevolent’ dictatorship: No such thing!
Mayor Duterte we don t need another monster
Duterte-Cayetano 2016, fighter jets arrive, COP21 | 12PM wRap
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Ladies of Grace Poe
Among the people supporting the presidential polls front runner in her campaign are her high school friends from Assumption College
Duterte files COC, Poe's citizenship, Turkey vs Russia | 6PM wRap
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PH vs China, De Lima on Duterte, Russia-Turkey tensions | 12PM wRap
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Duterte-Cayetano 2016, Poe's case, France vs ISIS | 12PM wRap
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Rizalito David appeals SET decision on Grace Poe
In a motion for reconsideration David calls the SET ruling declaring Poe a natural born Filipino citizen a legally infirm decision
Duterte in 2016, PH-China dispute, Russia vs ISIS | 12PM wRap
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Makati's poor residents on the Binays: End of an era?
Is Makati City ripe for a new set of leaders? Some poor residents debate about it
