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Sotto asks NBI: Where is Andy Bautista?
The NBI says it is aware the former Comelec chief is in the US, and that 'they are studying their next move'
Senate orders arrest of ex-Comelec chief Bautista
Senator Francis Escudero says Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III signed the order last Wednesday, February 21

Senate panel seeks arrest warrant vs ex-Comelec chief Bautista
Senate banks committee chairman Francis Escudero slams former Comelec chief Andres Bautista for repeatedly skipping hearings on his alleged ill-gotten wealth

Senate panel issues subpoena for ex-Comelec chief Bautista
Former Commission on Elections chairman Andres Bautista is ordered to attend a February 12 hearing on his alleged wealth, after he skipped the Senate inquiry thrice

All aboard #PHVote in a sea of data
Huge volumes of data fuel a seemingly 'never-ending' coverage of Philippine elections

Did Andy Bautista 'overdeclare' assets in his SALNs?
A recomputation shows that Bautista's net worth in 2016 should be P54.5 million only and not P176.3 million as he indicated

Comelec Commissioner Lim named acting poll chief
(3rd UPDATE) 'You're looking at a man who has a wealth of experience in managing elections and also the seniority to carry the day,' Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez says

Comelec Chair Bautista's resignation effective immediately – Malacañang
(UPDATE) Impeached Comelec chief Andres Bautista says he has been notified by the Palace through a letter from the Executive Secretary

Divina files 3rd libel suit vs Kapunan as he swears innocence in Castillo case
'Let me assure those behind this vilification campaign that they will feel the full weight of the law,' Divina says
Comelec Chairman Bautista to 'abide' by impeachment rules
(UPDATED) Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista says 'it is unfortunate' that the House of Representatives voted to impeach him

LOOK: What Comelec's Bautista told Duterte in his resignation letter
Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista explains to President Rodrigo Duterte why his resignation is 'effective December 31, 2017'

House impeaches Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista
The House overturns the resolution of the committee on justice, which earlier junked the impeachment complaint

House can still act on Bautista impeachment complaint – Alvarez
(UPDATED) Despite Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista's announcement that he is resigning by the end of 2017, the impeachment complaint against him remains included in the House agenda for Wednesday, October 11
UST Law Dean Divina sues Kapunan, Patricia Bautista for libel
Divina says this is just the first of the 'many complaints we will be filing nearly every day'
Comelec chief on impeachment complaint: 'Mukhang kakayanin'
Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista says he can explain the allegations against him in an impeachment complaint filed at the House of Representatives

Malacañang concerned about infighting in Comelec
We cannot but be concerned that Comelec work is being affected by recent travails says Malacañang

Comelec employees support Bautista amid call for his resignation
UPDATED Dozens of Comelec employees wear red to show their support for Chairman Andres Bautista a day after poll commissioners issued a statement against him

Linking Andy Bautista's wealth to the 2016 election results is a stretch
To say that the Comelec chairman s supposed ill gotten wealth came from rigging the polls is a very poor argument born of a very poor understanding of how automated elections work

Comelec commissioners ask Bautista to take a leave or resign
UPDATED With all due respect it is our consensus that Chairman Bautista can no longer effectively lead the Commission The time for him to let go has come all 6 commissioners tell their chairman

#ThewRap: Things you need to know, August 24, 2017
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Valid impeachment complaint filed vs Comelec chair
The complaint by known administration allies is endorsed by representatives Harry Roque Kabayan Gwen Garcia Cebu and Abraham Tolentino Cavite

Roque 'inclined' to endorse impeachment complaint vs Comelec chair
The complaint must pass the standards of House Majority Leader Rudy Fariñas says Kabayan Representative Harry Roque

House threatens Comelec budget cut after Bautista skips hearing
If Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista fails to attend the budget hearing for a 3rd time the poll body might suffer the consequences

AMLC begins probe into bank of Comelec chairman
The Anti Money Laundering Council says the investigation of the Luzon Development Bank was triggered by the affidavit of Patricia Bautista against her husband Comelec chief Andres Bautista

Aguirre gives state protection to Patricia Bautista
WPP benefits include shelter livelihood assistance and educational benefits for the children of the witness
Alvarez to Comelec Chairman Bautista: Consider resignation
Andres Bautista is embroiled in controversies both personal and professional

BIR investigates Comelec chief, wife Patricia Bautista
Revenue officials join the National Bureau of Investigation and the Presidential Commission on Good Government in the extensive probe into the claims of unexplained wealth against Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista
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VACC starts impeachment case buildup vs Chairman Bautista
The Committee on Justice of the House of Representatives will not accept any documents other than certified or original appended to impeachment complaints VACC tells the NBI in the letter
Andy Bautista 'confident' SALN correct, says brother
Martin Bautista says he has advised his brother and Comelec Chair Andy to kill himself if the allegations about misdeclaration are true

Leave the children alone
We need to create zones of peace around children in any conflict – whether this be armed parental or political

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Bautista may face charges even if settlement reached with wife – Aguirre
Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II says Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista s stint as PCGG head is also being investigated for possible anomalies
Lawyer Lorna Kapunan says Chairman Bautista 'scared' of her
Kapunan tells Andy Bautista: The problem with lies is lies not only quarrel with the truth They quarrel among themselves
Comelec chair cries, says wife's exposé unfair to kids
Elections chief Andres Bautista quotes his wife as saying about her exposé s effects on their 4 children: No no The Universe will take care of them

Marcos denies hand in Comelec chair, wife's tiff
Defeated vice presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr says he has nothing to do with the corruption allegations raised by the wife of Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista

#ThewRap: Things you need to know, August 9, 2017
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Comelec's Bautista sues wife for robbery, extortion
Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista says he filed this case on August 8 a day after news broke that his wife was accusing him of keeping unexplained wealth

Who's who in Andy vs Tish Bautista saga?
As both camps prepare for legal and emotional battles ahead here s a rundown of the cast of characters in the Bautista family saga

Who is Comelec chair's estranged wife Patricia Bautista?
Patricia Cruz Bautista comes from a family of entrepreneurs who, according to Comelec chief Andres Bautista, is supporting him amid allegations of unexplained wealth

Duterte distances self from corruption claims vs Bautista
The President supposedly tells the wife of Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista to spare him from details of the supposed ill gotten wealth preferring to treat the issue as a marital squabble

Duterte first told Congress leaders about Bautista's alleged corruption
Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III says President Rodrigo Duterte seemed to be agonizing over what to do with the information against Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista

Bautista's alleged corruption casts doubt on 2016 poll results – senators
The Senate is set to investigate the issue hounding Commission on Elections Chairman Andres Bautista

Comelec chief: Wife 'motivated by greed'
Commission on Elections Chairman Andres Bautista claims his wife and her long time lover came up with the corruption allegations to extort money from him

Wife accuses Comelec chair of 'unexplained wealth'
Poll chief Andres Bautista denies the accusations of his wife Patricia Bautista saying it is an extortion attempt

Malacañang wants thorough probe into wealth claims vs Comelec chair
UPDATED The National Bureau of Investigation will look into allegations that Commission on Elections Chairman Andres Bautista illegally amassed nearly P1 billion
Bautista richest, Gascon poorest among heads of constitutional bodies
The Comelec and CHR chiefs net worth as well as that of the Ombudsman and chairpersons of COA and CSC all increase in 2016

Comelec's Bautista: Punish the hackers, not the hacked
After being found criminally liable by the National Privacy Commission following the voters data leak in March 2016 the poll chief says they will file a motion for reconsideration

Marcos camp wants own IT expert to check Comelec server
The evidence [of cheating] is not in these papers The evidence is in the computers the servers ” Representative Jonathan dela Cruz

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