GAPPAL ZAMBOANGA CITY – A losing mayoral candidate in the May 9 polls and his son-in-law were killed in Lamitan City, Basilan last Thursday, June 9. Ujud Ujurun J. Gappal was standing by the roadside in Riverside, Barangay Matibay when he was shot and killed by a still unidentified suspect at...
The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) on Tuesday, May 17, said that their latest poll return validation showed that 53,644 out of 54,412 physical and fully-encoded electronic returns (ERs) have matched the electronically-transmitted copies. PPCRV Command Center (PPCRV/ Manila...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin Garcia said on Monday, May 16 that the Commission En Banc has approved, in principle, the additional honoraria for teachers and other members of the electoral boards (EBs). Voters cast vote at Legarda Elementary School in Sampaloc, Manila...
Leading senatorial candidates and party-list groups are already poised this week to be officially declared as the winners with their upcoming proclamations on Wednesday, May 18 and Thursday, May 19, respectively as announced by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). But what happens to those with...
Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) national chairperson Myla Villanueva penned a lengthy message addressed to a netizen as she explained the function of the church-backed poll watchdog. The letter was addressed to an individual who questioned why PPCRV is not auditing actual...
Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) on Sunday, May 15, disclosed that a total of 39,882 fully-encoded physical poll returns have matched the electronically-transmitted copies based on their third batch of validation. (PPCRV) As of Saturday, May 14, PPCRV said that it has received...
The Senate has received a total of 117 or 67.63 percent of the 173 Certificates of Canvass (COCs) and Election Returns (ERs) for president and vice president expected to be transmitted to the Upper Chamber, as of Sunday, May 15. Numerous ballot boxes rolled in at the Senate on the sixth day of its...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE:OUR NEW ABNORMAL Now that our 2022 elections are done and dusted; the truly worrying part begins. I’ve often said that I don’t envy the ones who were running for the highest office in our land. For along with the victory, will come a plethora of thorny issues and...
The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) has received nearly half of Election Returns (ERs) at 48.31 percent, it said on Saturday, May 14. PPCRV Command Center (Photo by Ali Vicoy) As of 10:30 a.m., the PPCRV has received 52,066 out of 107,785 of the total number of precincts. It...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has shut down operations of the transparency media server (TMS) at the Quadricentennial Pavilion, at the University of Santo Tomas on Friday, May 13. Comelec/MB In a letter signed by Director James Jimenez, all political parties, accredited media organizations...
Church-backed poll watchdog Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) on Friday, May 13, announced that they have so far received a total of 45,135 physical election returns (ERs). (PPCRV) This, according to PPCRV Media Director Agnes Gervacio, equates to 41.88 percent of the total ERs...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Jose 'Joey' Concepcion III believes that the overwhelming mandate given to Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. during the last elections presents a greater chance for inclusive growth for the Philippines. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey...
