Former Vice President Jejomar "Jojo" Binay on Thursday, Oct. 7, filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for senator in the May 2022 polls. Former Vice President Jejomar Binay (Photo from Comelec) Binay will run under the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA), the party he founded in 2016. The former...
Human rights lawyer Jose Manuel "Chel" Diokno on Thursday, Oct. 7, filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for senator in the May 2022 polls. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (Photo from Comelec) Diokno seeks to redeem his loss in the 2019 midterm elections, where he finished 21st. He will run...
Ending months of speculation, Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday, Oct. 7, formally announced her intention to run as president in the 2022 polls. LALABAN AKO--Vice President Leni Robredo announces her bid for the presidency during a speech on Oct. 7, 2021. (Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) The...
Bayan Muna chairman and human rights lawyer Neri Colmenares filed his certificate of candicacy (COC) for senator in the May 2022 polls on Thursday, Oct. 7. Bayan Muna chairman Neri Colmenares (Photo from Comelec) He will attempt to have a seat in the upper chamber under the Makabayang Koalisyon ng...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has urged Filipinos to conduct their own “investigation in aid of election” as they choose the country’s next leaders in the upcoming May 2022 national elections. Dela Rosa said the Filipino electorate should thoroughly peruse the credentials and scrutinize...
The chairman of the House Committee on Public Accounts lauded on Thursday, Oct. 7 the decision of the Commission on Audit to suspend action on complaints against 2022 election candidates that may require the creation of fraud or special audit teams. 905CB334-6AE9-4BDC-A191-62BD3755A77A Probinsyano...
Radio host and review center entrepreneur Carl Balita filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for senator in the May 2022 polls on Thursday, Oct. 7. Carl Balita (Photo from Comelec) Balita will run under Aksyon Demokratiko, which is led by presidential aspirant Manila Mayor Isko Moreno. "Isa ako...
Veteran broadcaster Noli de Castro on Thursday, Oct. 7, bid goodbye to ABS-CBN as he is set to run in the May 2022 elections. (Screenshot from Kabayan / TeleRadyo) De Castro, who served as vice president in 2004, is returning to politics to run for senator. "Maraming-maraming salamat po, ipagdasal...
Friday, Oct. 8 is the last day of the filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Being the last day, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has laid out the filing procedure for both national and local positions on the said day. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez...
Former senator Bongbong Marcos files his certificate of candidacy for president at the Sofitel Tent on Oct. 6. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “Never forget, never again.” This is the resounding call of faculty and academic employees at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman regarding the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, Oct. 6, released the timeline for the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes for School Year (SY) 2021-2022. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN DepEd said that the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes will be implemented within two months...
To assist schools and monitor the progress of learners in households struggling with remote learning, a group is proposing the hiring of 26,000 para-teachers. (Photo from Unsplash) Para-teachers, also called Learning Support Aides (LSAs) by the Department of Education (DepEd), refer to individuals...
