The pandemic took away two years of a six-year term of implementing projects and the administration's "Build, Build, Build" (BBB) infrastructure program "could have gotten a very excellent rating" without it. media This was the assessment made by Department of Transportation (DOTr) Undersecretary...
(PULSE ASIA) Former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte remained the frontrunners in the May 2022 presidential and vice presidential race, respectively, based on the latest Pulse Asia pre-election survey results released on Wednesday, April 6. The...
(TANGERE) Broadcaster Raffy Tulfo and Antique Rep. Loren Legarda took the top spots in the latest Manila Bulletin-Tangere pre-election senatorial survey results released on Wednesday, April 6. The survey was conducted from March 29 to April 1, 2022, through Tangere’s mobile app, and had 2,400...
No need to worry Being pregnant during elections can be a challenging task, but it needs to be done—for the future of one's family and the nation. Add to the fact that COVID-19 is still around, pregnant women, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities (PWD) should be extra careful when...
Two formal complaints have been lodged before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) so far in relation to vote buying, according to Commissioner George Erwin Garcia. MB file photo He made the statement on Tuesday, April 5, as Koalisyong Novalenyo Kontra Korapsyon and Alyansa ng mga Mamamayan ng...
76296 MPTC prepared for biggest Holy Week traffic surge By Emmie V. Abadilla Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC) is prepared for the biggest surge in Holy Week traffic yet, as vacationers and pilgrims take to the roads again after two years of pandemic lockdowns. With the downgrade of...
Members of the fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya), on Tuesday, April 5, held a “Pink Fluvial Parade” in Laguna de Bay hours ahead of the Leni-Kiko Grand People’s Rally in Antipolo City, Rizal. (Image courtesy of Pamalakaya) Before proceeding...
Senatorial candidate Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero has topped the senatorial mock polls conducted by La Salle University Ozamiz with 47 percent of college students saying they would vote for the former senator. The school’s University Student Government said 1,449 students took...
Individuals spreading false information about the poll body thus destroying the integrity of the electoral process will be prosecuted by the Commission on Elections (Comelec), it said on Monday, April 4. Comelec Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia (Photo courtesy of Comelec FB) During the Laging...
Celebrity and fashion icon Heart Evangelista-Escudero on Monday called on all Filipino voters to be discerning in choosing the country’s next set of leaders in the upcoming May 9, 2022 elections, advising them to study carefully the track record and agenda for governance of all candidates....
The Bayan Muna Party-list has called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to punish presidential and vice presidential candidates who skip debates hosted by the poll body. Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate (Photo from Bayan Muna) "As a constitutionally constituted body, we submit that it...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Monday, April 4, that it may announce its decision on the petition of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to be exempted from fund releases ban in place during the campaign period by Thursday this week. Screenshot from PTV...
