Malacañang said that even though Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado was on medical leave, he was able to submit to the Palace the Executive Department's final proposed budget for 2022. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque and Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado (Manila Bulletin, Malacañang file...
Even with the physical absence of Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado, Senator Panfilo Lacon on Monday, August 2, said the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has an "abundance of competent and capable" officials to answer questions on the P5-trillion proposed 2022 national budget before senators...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV will not be running as Vice President Leni Robredo’s running mate if she decides to run as president because he believes Senator Grace Poe or Manila Mayor Isko Moreno have the better numbers to help the opposition’s standard-bearer clinch the country’s...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Monday, August 2, scored the Duterte administration’s plan to double the budget of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) to P40-billion in the upcoming deliberations of the proposed 2022 national budget saying the...
Senator Panfilo Lacson and Senate President Vicente Sotto III have decided to postpone the formal announcement of their candidacies for presidency and vice presidency in the 2022 elections. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III (left) and Senator Panfilo 'Ping' Lacson (right) say prayers at the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend the voter registration period especially in areas affected by the 15-day enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). risaimage Hontiveros noted there is no word yet if the current deadline, September 30, 2021, would be...
A coalition of some 500 urban poor community organizations united on Monday, August 2, to launch LENI Urban Poor in a bid to call on Vice President Leni Robredo to run for president in the 2022 polls. LENI UP, a coalition of urban poor organizations, backs Vice President Leni Robredo should she...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is exploring ways to reactivate over six million deactivated voters. Comelec/MB On Twitter, Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said the En Banc will study if they can use online to revalidate or restore all names of those who failed to vote twice in...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has received almost 900,000 applications for voter registration in the Visayas region. Comelec/MB Comelec - Education and Information Department (EID) Assistant Director Frances Arabe said a total of 893,448 applications were received in Regions 6 to 8 from...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has expressed openness to the recommendations of Israeli experts on how to conduct next year's general elections amid the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). "At this stage, all suggestions will be considered," said Comelec spokesman James...
Organizations in the urban poor and social housing sector are set to launch "LENI Urban Poor" (LENI UP) coalition of federations and movements of community associations in support of Vice President Leni Robredo's bid for the presidency. (Vice President Leni Robredo/Facebook) In a statement, the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday, July 30, said the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR) will have an impact on the ongoing voter registration for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB "The return of NCR to a state of ECQ will...
