Partido Reporma standard-bearer Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Sunday said the government to take all the necessary measures to protect Filipinos in Ukraine and any other possible effects on the country’s economy should Russia invade Ukraine. Lacson noted there are some 380 Filipinos who...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) reminded civil servants not to engage in electioneering and partisan political activity. (AFP FILE / MANILA BULLETIN) CSC made the remark in line with the start of the official campaign period for the 2022 national and local elections last Feb. 8. In a statement...
There are more than 65 million registered voters for the upcoming May 2022 National and Local Elections, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and among the regions, Region 4-A or Calabarzon has the biggest number of registered voters. Over 500 residents from the North and South...
"We have an education crisis." This is what human rights lawyer Chel Diokno said as he expressed his intention to push for reforms that will help provide education justice for students and teachers alike if he wins in the Senate race. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)...
The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo said it is the volunteers-led "People's Campaign" that would turn election survey results in favor of her presidential bid and eventually help her win the race. Team Robredo-Pangilinan candidates and supporters bask in the pink light at the campaign kickoff...
It might be an issue, according to Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesperson James Jimenez for endorsers if they will use their programs to campaign for candidates for the May 2022 elections. (PIXABAY) In a press briefing on Friday, Feb. 11, Jimenez told reporters that doing so may be...
The De La Salle Brothers of the Taft Community have expressed their support to the team of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, citing the tandem’s clear agenda to help Filipinos, especially those affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Vice President...
Opposition coalition 1SAMBAYAN said there is a need for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to "clear the air of doubt" about its independence, urging the commissioners of the poll body to resist all political influence as the country gears up for the upcoming 2022 elections. 65273 The group made...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will have to check if Malasakit Movement Partylist's Celine Pialago was able to make it to the substitution deadline set by the poll body on Nov. 15, 2021. Comelec/MB "I have yet to verify that she is in fact a nominee of that party-list. And I would like to...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesperson James Jimenez said on Thursday, Feb. 10 that following the rules set by the poll body in campaigning is not impossible. Commission on Elections spokesperson James Jimenez (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Jimenez made the remark in an interview with ABS-CBN...
New guidelines such as securing a permit first from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) before conducting campaign rallies or other election-related gatherings were meant to protect the supporters and not to sanction the candidates, the poll body's spokesperson said on Thursday, Feb. 10. Comelec...
Vice presidential candidate Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Thursday said the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) will soon decide whether or not to support the presidential bid of Partido Reporma standard bearer Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson. Sotto, chairman of the NPC and Lacson’s...
