Philippine Politics

POE TO USE INTEL FUNDS AS REWARD MONEY VS. CRIMINALS

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA Correspondent Journal GlobaLinks SORSOGON CITY (JGL) – If she becomes president in less than two months, Sen. Grace Poe will use the huge intelligence funds at her disposal as reward money for information that will go after criminals, notably drug dealers. “Ang presidenti...

PDP-LABAN WANTS SORSOGON UNDER COMELEC CONTROL

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2016 Journal GlobaLinks) SORSOGON CITY, Philippines (JGL) – A leader of PDP-Laban Party said April 6 that the party is asking the Commission on Elections to have the Sorsogon province and Sorsogon City under Comelec control to avoid the escalation of violence threat in...

ARMED MEN TERRORIZE POLITICAL RALLY

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2015 Journal GlobaLinks) SORSOGON CITY, Philippines (JGL) -- Heavily armed men believed to be henchmen by a rival politician barged into an opposition rally of local candidates, poking their guns on the heads of father-and-son candidates for mayor and governor of the c...