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• We are independent, asserts Comelec as Calida hits MOA with Rappler

The Commission on Elections or Comelec pushes back and asserts its independence in the face of threats by Solicitor General Jose Calida over a memorandum of agreement with online news site Rappler.

• ‘New normal’ rules still in effect for most of PH despite halt order – Comelec

The implementation of the Commission on Elections’ rules on physical campaigning continues for most parts of the country despite an order issued by a court in Baguio.

• Robredo ‘not at all’ discouraged by surveys: ‘This is a fight down to the finish line’

Presidential candidate Leni Robredo remains hopeful and unperturbed despite remaining in far second place in major surveys to frontrunner, the late dictator’s son Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

• Quiboloy workers file a dozen cyber libel complaints vs Rappler

Members of Davao City-based preacher Apollo Quiboloy’s Kingdom of Jesus Christ church file a dozen cyber libel complaints against Rappler, its journalists, and four women interviewed for a series of investigative reports.

• Ukrainians put out fire at nuclear complex after Russian attack – officials

Russian forces seize the largest nuclear power plant in Europe after a building at the complex was set ablaze during intense fighting with Ukrainian defenders Friday, March 4. – Rappler.com