There are already 4.3 million new voter registrants for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Commission on Elections (Comelec) Spokesperson James Jimenez said the number already exceeded their expectation of 4 million. "Thus far we have around 4.3 million new voters who have already registered which...
Militant fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) adds to the growing opposition against President Duterte’s suggestion of arming civilian volunteers to help in the government’s anti-criminality drive. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a statement on...
The counsel of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and the family of the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos will be sought by House Majority Leader and Lakas-CMD president Martin Romualdez in helping him reach a decision on whether or not to gun for the vice presidency next year. Romualdez...
Is the Philippines better off than when President Duterte stepped into power in 2016? Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said this is what he wants to find out when the Chief Executive delivers his final State of the Nation Address (SONA) this July. “After five years, where are we now, or what is...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, June 27, praised Manila Mayor Isko Moreno for collaborating with her on her newest initiative, Vaccine Express, that inoculated about 4,500 tricycle drivers and delivery riders in Manila last week. Vice President Leni Robredo and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno...
The Commission on Elections Special Bids and Awards Committee (Comelec-SBAC) has allocated P55 million for the procurement of Automated Election System (AES) Certification Services by an International Certification Entity for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB "The Comelec intends to apply the sum of...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has confirmed she will seek re-election in the upcoming May 2022 elections. Hontiveros, however, declined to make any further details about her political plans saying she has to wait for her political party coalition to make the necessary announcement. She also withheld...
Senator Nancy Binay admitted she is more inclined to consider forming an alliance with the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) than she is with the Liberal Party in the upcoming May 2022 elections. Binay explained she already had experienced working before with the NPC led by Senate President...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza A proliferation of candidates for vice president in 2022. And not a single brave soul other than Antonio Trillanes IV proclaiming his readiness for the presidency (though also for VP). A political analyst says it’s the smart thing to do, for a probable candidate not to...
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III’s “One person, one Facebook account” proposal against troll armies may be difficult to implement without violating the data privacy right of users. Facebook logo Bayan Muna Rep. Ferdinand Gaite made this comment as he pointed out that Facebook is...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Facebook could control the proliferation of online trolls in its platform by allowing only one account for each of its users. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III (Alvin Kasiban/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Sotto said this was relayed to him as being...
House Majority Leader and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez on Wednesday, June 23 revealed that the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats has decided to renew its formal alliance with the Hugpong ng Pagbabago, headed by probable 2022 presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte. media In a virtual...
