ELECTORAL REFORMS LAW

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                    [Title] => Senate bill wants to make  teachers' election duties voluntary
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For the longest time, public school teachers have served as the board of election inspectors (BEI) during elections, not as a matter of choice but as mandated by law.
                    [DatePublished] => 2012-04-05 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1500820
                    [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy

                    [SectionName] => Education and Home
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                    [ArticleID] => 196483
                    [Title] => Supreme Court OKs immunity for witnesses in vote-buying cases
                    [Summary] => Vote-buying candidates, beware.


Voters who have sold their votes may now be granted immunity from suit if they agree to testify against political candidates who paid them.


In an en banc resolution written by Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr., the High Court granted the petition of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to dismiss the criminal cases against vote-sellers who have agreed to testify against a mayoralty candidate in Imus, Cavite.


                    [DatePublished] => 2003-02-23 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 133272
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                    [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica
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                    [Title] => SC grants Nene's plea vs Comelec resolution
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The Supreme Court granted yesterday the petition of Sen. Aquilino "Nene"
Pimentel to nullify a 1998 resolution of the Commission on Elections (Comelec)
that cleared Justice Undersecretary Antonio Llorente, former chief prosecutor
of Pasig City, and a Comelec official of allegations of vote-padding.

The High Court ordered the indictment of Llorente and Ligaya Salayon,
chairperson of the Pasig City board of canvassers, because they approved a
statement of votes which indicated that Sen.
                    [DatePublished] => 2000-02-10 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] =>  Delon Porcalla
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Senate bill wants to make teachers' election duties voluntary

By Marvin Sy | April 5, 2012 - 12:00am

For the longest time, public school teachers have served as the board of election inspectors (BEI) during elections, not as a matter of choice but as mandated by law.

Education and Home

Supreme Court OKs immunity for witnesses in vote-buying cases

By Aurea Calica | February 23, 2003 - 12:00am

Vote-buying candidates, beware. Voters who have sold their votes may now be granted immunity from suit if they agree to testify against political candidates who paid them. In an en banc resolution written by Chief...

Headlines

SC grants Nene's plea vs Comelec resolution

By Delon Porcalla | February 10, 2000 - 12:00am

The Supreme Court granted yesterday the petition of Sen. Aquilino "Nene" Pimentel to nullify a 1998 resolution of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) that cleared Justice Undersecretary Antonio Llorente, former...

Headlines