To assist public school teachers and personnel who will serve in the 2022 polls, the Department of Education (DepEd) has established its Elections Task Force (ETF) Operation and Monitoring Center. Public school teachers undergo training for the May 2022 elections. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN)...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has dismissed a petition seeking to disqualify the candidacy of Antonio Agapito “AA” Legarda Jr., brother of senatorial aspirant Loren Legarda. (Photo from AA Legarda Facebook page / MANILA BULLETIN) The petition, filed by a certain Salvador Ungsod, sought...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesman James Jimenez assured on Friday, March 11 that in the execution of its contract, F2 logistics, a firm said to be controlled by Duterte campaign donor and Davao-based businessman Dennis Uy, will not be without oversight. Comelec/MANILA BULLETIN file photo...
Former senator Jinggoy Estrada on Friday said the country’s regional wage boards should expedite the study on possible wage increases amid the increases in the prices of fuel, food and other basic necessities. Estrada said that while he appreciates the instruction of Labor Secretary Silvestre...
Perhaps, even until the last minute. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) As the race toward the 2022 elections continues, Communications Secretary Martin Andanar believes that President Duterte may really not endorse any presidential candidate and will stand his ground to stay neutral....
Malacañang said that President Duterte is working hard to ensure the smooth transition of power to his successor in the Palace so that the next chief executive will not have a hard time dealing with the challenges that face the country. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Communications...
With less than two months before the May 2022 polls, Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner George Erwin Garcia said that the en banc has discussed recalibrating its rules of requiring candidates to secure permits first with the poll body before conducting physical campaigning. Aerial shot...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Friday, March 10 urged Filipinos anew to vote for next leaders who could build on President Duterte’s legacy and ensure the continuity of his programs and policies. “Ngayong nalalapit na ang pagtatapos ng termino ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, umaapela ako sa...
Presidential candidate Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko" Moreno Domagoso will be joining the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) Pilipinas Debates 2022. PHOTO FROM MAYOR ISKO MORENO'S FACEBOOK PAGE/ MANILA BULLETIN/ FILE In a tweet, Comelec spokesman James Jimenez confirmed the participation of Domagoso...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday said the next administration is bound to face a “perfect economic storm” with the ongoing record-high budget deficit and high prices of fuel products caused by the crisis between Russia and Ukraine as well as a ballooning debt. “This is a...
Vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio (left) and presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (Lakas-CMD Media / File Photo) Former Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. still emerged as the top pick among presidential candidates in the latest Manila Bulletin-Tangere survey...
The next administration should prioritize generating opportunities for employment to the 75 million working-age Filipinos in the country, particularly the nearly four million who lost their jobs in an extended Covid-19 pandemic, senatorial candidate and Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero...
