While she did not succeed in her 2022 presidential bid, that did not stop former vice president Leni Robredo from fulfilling one of her promises to two supporters who asked her to be their wedding godmother. Former vice president Leni Robredo (left) with kakampink couple Pinky (center) and GM...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte believes that she wouldn’t have received the same number of votes she did as the country’s second highest official during the May 2022 elections if she ran for president instead. Vice President Sara Duterte (left) and President Ferdinand...
As some agencies still await full-time secretaries, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said he is continuously revisiting the process, particularly at the end of the year when defeated candidates in the May 2022 elections may join the selection pool for the said vacant positions. President...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc issued on Friday, Nov. 25, to the parties of Joseph San Juan Armogila and Albay Governor Noel Rosal a Certificate of Finality and Entry of Judgment in relation to the disqualification case of the Bicol official. MB file photo In a statement released by...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) assured on Thursday, Nov. 24 that it would conduct proper and timely publishing of its calendar of events as members of the poll body were held in contempt by the Supreme Court (SC). MB file photo This was after the poll body failed to implement the court’s...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc denied on Friday, Nov. 18 the Motion for Reconsideration (MR) filed by Albay Governor Noel Rosal in relation to the petition for disqualification filed against him. MB file photo Rosal was found liable by the Comelec First Division for violating Section...
Poll watchdog Legal Network for Truthful Elections (Lente) believes that rich candidates have the advantage while those who have little to none are at a handicap. (MB file photo) Lente Executive Director Rona Ann Caritos made the statement during the Pera’t Pulitika Forum on Campaign Finance on...
(PULSE ASIA) Sixty-seven percent of FIlipinos believe that the outcome of the May 2022 elections is more credible than the May 2016 polls, a Pulse Asia survey, released on Wednesday, July 20, revealed. In the Ulat ng Bayan survey conducted from June 24 to 27 with 1,200 respondents, Pulse Asia said...
An anti-dynasty provision in the party-list law is one of the key legislative reform areas being looked at by the two of the country's poll watchdog groups. (Screenshot from Participate PH Facebook live) According to Legal Network for Truthful Elections (Lente) Executive Director Ona Caritos,...
Workers check the printed official ballots to be used for the upcoming 2022 National and Local Elections at the National Printing Office (NPO) in Quezon City (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) The country's recent May 2022 polls failed to meet the international standard of a free, honest and fair...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said that 17 vote buying/selling cases have already been filed at the poll body in relation to the recent conduct of the May 2022 general elections. There are already 17 "docketed verified complaint-affidavit for vote buying/selling" at the poll...
TACLOBAN CITY – Eastern Visayas (Region 8) had zero election-related incidents (ERIs) during the election period from Jan. 9 to June 8, the Police Regional Office (PRO)-8 said Friday, June 10. Police Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac, PRO-8 director, said 41,537 Commission on Elections (Comelec)...
