The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Wednesday, March 16 that it has scheduled the testing of the ballots and vote counting machines (VCMs) for the upcoming May 2022 elections next week. Comelec/MANILA BULLETIN file photo Comelec commissioner George Erwin Garcia said that they will direct...
The Council for People's Development and Governance (CPDG) refuted claims of rebel involvement in campaign rallies. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) This, after presidential candidate Senator Panfilo Lacson alleged the presence of Communist Party of the Philippines legal fronts during the grand...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Marlon S. Casquejo on Tuesday, March 15, cited Covid-19 as the reason why observers were not allowed before at the National Printing Office (NPO). Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan and Commissioner George Garcia during the walkthrough of the VCM...
Members of The Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service (TOWNS) on Tuesday, March 15, declared their support for the presidential bid of Vice President Leni Robredo. Thousands of supporters attended the Sagay City Rally in support of the Leni-Kiko tandem, at the Government Center in Sagay City,...
Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal on Tuesday, March 15, lamented the Commission on Election’s (Comelec’s) printing of official ballots without the presence of candidates’ observers, saying such act of the poll body is an “unforgivable disservice to the electorate.” Last week, the poll...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday, March 14, disclosed its timeline for the dispatch of election supplies for the May 2022 polls. Comelec Chairman Saidamen B. Pangarungan ,Commisioner George Garcia and PNP Director for Operations PMGen. Valeriano de leon inspect Vote Counting Machines...
Newly-appointed Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Aimee Neri is ready to answer allegations against her at the proper time, Comelec spokesman James Jimenez said on Monday, March 14. (Comelec Commissioner Aimee Neri / Photo from Comelec FB page) "At the proper time, she will call a...
Over 1,300 alumni and students of the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Law backed the presidential bid of Vice President Leni Robredo. Photo shows thousands of supporters who attended the Sagay City Rally in support of the Leni-Kiko tandem, at the Government Center in Sagay City,...
Over 2,000 scholars, alumni, former faculty, and parents from the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) or "Pisay," released a statement endorsing Vice President and presidential bet Leni Robredo, citing her track record of public service. Vice President Leni Robredo (MARK BALMORES / MANILA...
"The LGBTQI community is not a costume for political campaigning." This was what the University of the Philippines Babaylan, the longest-existing LGBTQI student organization in the Philippines and in Asia, said to vice presidential candidate Sara Duterte after she claimed that she is part of the...
The Commission on Election's (Comelec) temporary suspension on its partnership with news website Rappler is an "attack on press freedom" a group said Saturday, March 12. On March 8, the poll body halted its partnership with Rappler, a day after the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) filed a...
Over 300 educators and staff from San Beda University (SBU) aired support for presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo and her running mate, Senator Kiko Pangilinan. Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan (Photo from Vice President Leni Robredo's Facebook page) The...