Duterte Youth Files Raps vs Comelec Execs

Cardema files graft, corruption raps vs Comelec officials

Duterte Youth Party-list Chairman Ronald Cardema continud to go after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) as he filed, this time, graft and corruption charges against the poll body's officials before the Office of the Ombudsman. Cardema's move came shortly after he also asked certain members of the Commission on Appointments (CA) to defer the appointment of two Comelec commissioners after they, along with other commissioners who sat as the Nat…

Duterte Youth files raps vs Comelec execs

THE Duterte Youth party-list has filed graft and corruption charges before the Office of the Ombudsman against the supervisory committee of the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC) of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) over its decision to not proclaim the group despite garnering the second highest number of votes in the 2025 National and Local Elections (NLE).Named as respondents in the complaint were Teopisto Elnas Jr., executive director an…

Comelec upholds junking of DQ petition vs BH party-list

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc has affirmed a ruling junking a petition for disqualification against the Bagong Henerasyon (BH) party-list and its nominees.

A child of impunity: Explaining the disqualification case against Duterte Youth

The proclamation of the Duterte Youth Party-list was recently suspended due to a pending disqualification filed against it back in 2019. While the embattled partylist garnered over 2.3 million votes in the 2025 midterm elections, its fate still hangs in the balance due to glaring legal deficiencies in its registration. In response, Duterte Youth Partylist Chairman Ronald Cardema accused the Commission on Elections (Comelec) of bias, and threaten…

Terrorism raps filed vs. man for online threats against Comelec

By Benjamin Pulta CHARGED. A mugshot of the suspect who threatened to bomb the Commission on Elections central office following his arrest in Mandaue City on May 14, 2025. The Department of Justice on Wednesday (May 28, 2025) said the suspect has been charged with the non-bailable crime of terrorism. (Photo courtesy of NBI) MANILA – Criminal charges for terrorism have been filed by prosecutors against a man who made online threats against the Co…