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Alvarez to probe drug use in Bilibid during De Lima's time
The incoming House Speaker says this should be the subject of a congressional inquiry and not the rising number of drug suspects killed since the Duterte administration took over

CAMPAIGN NOTES: 90 campaign days with Mar Roxas
How does he take his coffee and why is Plants vs Zombies the best game on the iPad – these are some of the fun stuff I know about the Liberal Party standard bearer

Roxas, Robredo hit rivals: Why distrust election surveys now?
The administration tandem returns to Bicol in the remaining days of the campaign

Roxas and Robredo: 'Silent Majority' and 'Silent Medyority' votes
One group is staunchly behind the LP tandem while another says okay sila na lang

Paolo Roxas swings it, dad Mar shows battle scars
Campaigning isn t easy – and LP standard bearer Mar Roxas and son Paolo have the scars and videos to prove it

Duterte unstoppable? Roxas says Filipinos are ‘smart voters’
Is Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte immune to controversies? The LP standard bearer says voters will choose the right leader on May 9

#PHVote: ‘Philippines, we have your data’
It s two weeks before May 9 and the Comelec is dealing with all sorts of problems

Roxas-Robredo sorties: 4Ps, 'aylabyus' and the 'laylayan'
What s it like covering your standard Liberal Party campaign rally?

#PHVote: Will Teflon Duterte survive rape crisis?
The crass and tough Rodrigo Duterte triggers weekend rage after a video of his joke on rape went viral angering not a few Filipinos and sending his campaign staff to damage control mode

Roxas: My rivals allied with ‘discredited’ Cebu pols
The administration candidate banks on his local allies led by the Cebu governor to bring him votes

#PHVote: When drought, politics, and firearms mix
Mindanao has always been every government’s Achilles heel but more so this administration

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

Grace Poe visits Binay ally ER Ejercito, wife in Laguna
The warring San Luis and Ejercito families in the province separately meet the presidential candidate

Hit for Yolanda, Roxas asks critics: What's your track record?
The administration candidate campaigns in General Santos City

IN PHOTOS: Roxas campaigns in Cotabato, visits MILF's Camp Darapanan
The administration standard bearer talks about his plans for the peace process

#PHVote: Ambush, campaign bloopers, and shady allies
A reelectionist mayor in Laguna is wounded in an attack the Liberal Party embraces the jueteng network in Pampanga the Comelec s website is hacked

#PHVote: Debate fiasco, Marcos-Robredo ‘war’
Shifting alliances mudslinging – it s been an election week of reality check for certain candidates
When Binay, Roxas visit same area to court votes
The 2 presidential hopefuls spend their Sunday in Baguio and outlying areas

#PHVote: Grace Poe’s coup, Duterte’s mob
Last week s events show why campaigns are what they are They put to test bets ability to deal with things seldom rehearsed in strategy meetings

Korina using agri agency? Annoyed Roxas defends wife
Asks Mar Roxas: Is there a rule that says she can t travel and campaign for her husband? What s the issue?

In 'Roxas presidency,' senior citizens get maintenance meds free
UPDATED We will include them in PhilHealth says the administration candidate

Roxas campaigns in Duterte territory
Liberal Party standard bearer Mar Roxas brings his campaign to the Davao Region the bailiwick of presidential rival Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte

Who's winning in Duterte-Roxas word war?
The two candidates have been slugging it out behind Poe and Binay but guess who s now ahead?

#PHVote: Duterte, Poe, Binay, Roxas and a dead heat race
Presidential campaign teams are aware of how tight this race is

Inside Balay: Who's who in the Roxas campaign
It s a mix of family members former and current government officials and LP and coalition stalwarts

Who are the people behind Team Jejomar Binay?
For the dark horse of the 2010 elections it’s all about trust If Binay wants to win again in May he needs the people who know him best to help sell his name – and vision – to the masses

Roxas downplays NPC endorsement of Poe
The administration standard bearer insists 20 NPC members are supporting the Daang Matuwid coalition

Roxas camp wants fewer ads, more talk in presidential debates
If everybody is given 90 seconds it’s going to be a miss universe type of thing says coalition spokesman Barry Gutierrez

#PHVote: Candidates, beware the Ides of March
The month of March means a little more than 60 days left before D Day like the last quarter of a basketball game with no Stephen Curry in it

#PHVote: Candidates deal with fluid survey numbers, health issues
A new survey on voters preferences still shows a tight race while the Comelec s performance is scrutinized in mock polls

#PHVote: Poe bounces back, Duterte blows it
The campaign gets more intense from today Last week s events capture that intensity

Permit to campaign does not exist - CPP
The Communist Party of the Philippines denies the Army s claim that political contenders are forced to buy protection from the NPA
Social media to fuel DOT's new campaign
Using social media as the primary medium for the campaign gives the tourism department less control – and gives more to the people