Rappler's latest stories on Rizalito David
3 newsmakers among possible nuisance Senate bets
(3rd UPDATE) Among them is Jude Josue Sabio, the lawyer who filed a complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte before the International Criminal Court

SC asked to decide Grace Poe’s citizenship case
Rizalito David has asked the Supreme Court to reverse the Senate Electoral Tribunal s decision that favored Grace Poe He files a motion to resolve the case for the best interest of all concerned as well as the nation

Petitioner appeals to Comelec: Disqualify Duterte
Rizalito David says allowing Rodrigo Duterte to run ‘will open the floodgates to wanton disregard’ of the law in future elections

SC affirms Comelec: Poe nemesis a nuisance bet
The Supreme Court also says the Comelec is right in declaring lawyer Elly Pamatong a nuisance candidate

FULL TEXT: SolGen defends SET ruling in favor of Grace Poe
The Office of the Solicitor General asks the Supreme Court to dismiss Rizalito David s petition for the justices to review the Senate Electoral Tribunal verdict

Grace Poe wants inhibition of 3 Supreme Court justices
UPDATED Poe says the justices who voted against her in the SET should not be involved in the cases at the SC

Duterte welcomes 2nd disqualification case
I am happy that [Rizalito David] found time to [try to] clear everything If God wants me to be there I will be there and if God does not want me there I will disappear says the presidential bet

Same petitioner vs Poe wants Duterte's candidacy cancelled
Why go after the Davao City mayor? Rizalito David says this is personal to him after Duterte cursed the Pope and vowed to destroy the Catholic Church

No Biometrics No Vote, Roxas-Duterte word war, Star Wars | 6PM wRap
Watch the 6PM edition of Rappler s newscast The wRap

Supreme Court sets oral arguments on Grace Poe case
The High Court will hear oral arguments on the case on January 19 2016
Escudero vs David, PH-US alliance, Angela Merkel | 6PM wRap
Watch the 6PM edition of Rappler s newscast The wRap

Escudero on David disqualification: Now you know how it feels
David however laughs at Escudero s statement saying his disqualification did not stem from a constitutional violation

David disqualified, Roxas hits Binay, Dengue vaccine | 12PM wRap
Watch the 12PM edition of Rappler s newscast The wRap

Grace Poe nemesis declared nuisance bet
UPDATED The Comelec says Rizalito David ‘has no bona fide intention to run’ for president but he says he plans to go to the Supreme Court

Duterte-Marcos tandem, David vs Poe, Taliban attack | 12PM wRap
Watch the 12PM edition of Rappler s newscast The wRap

Rizalito David to SET majority: Resign if we win at SC
David s camp has long insisted that the 5 senators who voted in favor of Grace Poe made their decisions based on political considerations

Grace Poe: Work, not disqualification cases, keeps me up at night
But it doesn t mean that the cases do not affect her family especially the children

Poe’s cases, PDAF scam, Mitsubishi Montero | 6PM wRap
Watch the 6PM edition of Rappler s newscast The wRap

Duterte files COC, Poe's citizenship, Turkey vs Russia | 6PM wRap
Watch the 6PM edition of Rappler s newscast The wRap

With SET decision, Poe camp to seek dismissal of Comelec case
Grace Poe s lawyer says the Comelec case has been effectively extinguished by the tribunal s decision The opposing camp calls this wishful thinking

Why did SC justices vote to disqualify Grace Poe?
And what s the basis of the majority in upholding Poe s status as a natural born Filipino?

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

DOCUMENTS: SET members' opinions on Poe case
Read here the opinions of 4 senators who voted in favor of Grace Poe as well as the dissenting opinions of the 3 Supreme Court justices

DOCUMENT: SET decision on disqualification case vs Grace Poe
In its 32 page decision the Senate Electoral Tribunal dismisses the petition for disqualification based on ineligibility filed by losing senatorial candidate Rizalito David against Senator Grace Poe

VLOG: Poe wins in SET disqualification case
5 SET members recognize the rights of an adopted child

Senate Tribunal denies disqualification case vs Poe
UPDATED Five senators vote to recognize Grace Poe s rights as an adopted child while 4 other members of the tribunal vote to disqualify her according to Senator Tito Sotto
Poe’s citizenship case, illegal trash, NLD landslide victory | 6PM wRap
Watch the 6PM edition of Rappler s newscast The wRap

Comelec to decide soon on Grace Poe's citizenship case
The Comelec law department is expected to decide in the next 15 to 30 days whether or not Poe committed an election offense when she ran for senator in 2013

APEC Look back: Where were the 2016 presidential bets in 1996?
UPDATED Rappler looks at where the 2016 presidential aspirants were when the Philippines first hosted APEC in 1996
Comelec summons Grace Poe over citizenship case
Presidential race front runner Grace Poe ‘is being ordered to submit her counter affidavit and to attend the hearing on November 3 ’ says the petitioner s camp

To become the next president
Kang David and Murillo along with many other hopefuls who have filed their COCs have taken that first step to becoming president Can they pursue their dream or be declared as nuisance candidates?

Grace Poe 'nemesis' running for president
David says his candidacy has nothing to do with Grace Poe But at the same time he is confident that her presidential bid would not push through
Grace Poe, Rizalito David await SET decision on disqualification case
Petitioner Rizalito David hopes the Senate Electoral Tribunal will decide on the case before the filing of Certificates of Candidacy for the 2016 polls next week

Grace Poe's fight shows state of foundlings in PH – lawyer
Kung di po nangyari ito sa kanya di po natin malalaman sa kasalukuyan ano nga ba ang kalagayang tunay ng isang napulot lang? Walang nagdi discuss nito wala nga pong batas tungkol dito says Poe s lawyer

Grace Poe's counsel: David's camp 'distorting the truth'
Grace Poe s counsel George Garcia says the only issue is whether the sentry is a natural born Filipino and the complainant should not complicate that by questioning her birth certificate and use of her US passport

'Decency requires Poe should fix citizenship issue first'
Complainant Rizalito David argues that not only is Senator Grace Poe not a natural born Filipino citizen she is also not naturalized

David's camp 'confident' majority of SET will vote vs Grace Poe
The petitioner hopes electoral tribunal will decide on the disqualification case against Senator Grace Poe before the filing of candidacies for the 2016 elections

VLOG: "SET case a 'replay' of FPJ experience" — Poe
Senator Grace Poe meets her accuser for the first time

Grace Poe faces Senate Electoral Tribunal for the first time
Poe says the event is a replay of the citizenship case filed against her father Fernando Poe Jr when he ran for president in 2004

SET to decide on Grace Poe case by November
The residency component of the petition against Poe was dropped limiting the disqualification case to citizenship issues only

FULL TEXT: Grace Poe's response to disqualification case before the SET
Here s the full 107 page reply filed by Senator Grace Poe with the Senate Electoral Tribunal

Grace Poe asks SET to dismiss disqualification case
The lawyers of Senator Poe urge the SET to junk the petition against her saying the prescribed time to question her qualification has lapsed

PODCAST: 'Grace Poe thought she could get away' – David
David says he has been raising qualification issues against Poe but nobody seems to be listening or paying attention

Poe hits critics, Shell oil depot, Papua plane crash | 6PM wRap
Watch the 6PM edition of Rappler s newscast The wRap

Grace Poe: Comelec case 'harassment,' 'insult'
This is the second case filed by lawyer Rizalito David to question the citizenship of Senator Grace Poe

Losing Senate bets to SC: Void proclamation of senators
Petitioners say the proclamation of senators by the Commission on Elections was done with grave abuse of discretion
#PHVote quotes: Sex ed, hairstyle, marijuana
From name calling to legalizing marijuana senatorial bets and campaign managers voice their thoughts making for some quotes to remember
Celdran gets scolding from senatorial candidate
A debate gets heated when senatorial candidate Rizalito David scolds activist Carlos Celdran on Church teachings
David, Lito
Rizalito “Lito” David worked for two senators and is currently a consultant to various companies