OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion Will 1.7 million registered overseas voters matter at all in the 2022 national elections with total registered voters of over 67 million? At first glance, it appears that overseas votes are inconsequential and almost irrelevant to the outcome of one of the most...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has received more than 9,105 local absentee voting accomplished ballots as of Sunday, May 1. Comelec/MB The partial report on the number of LAV accomplished ballots received by the Reception and Custody Units are as follows: Philippine Army (926), Philippine...
To give way to the upcoming national and local elections, all Covid-19 vaccination sites in Valenzuela City will be closed from May 8 to 10, the local government announced on Sunday, May 1. The new schedule for individuals who are supposed to get jabbed on May 8 will be on May 11, while those...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) reminded all local government units (LGUs) and political bets to strictly enforce the minimum public health standards (MPHS) to deter the upsurge of Covid-19. “We are calling LGUs to strictly enforce the Comelec resolution 10732 that sets...
Photo courtesy of Liezle Basa Inigo LINGAYEN – Thirty-nine years of fighting between the two colors – red and yellow-pink – is something the Filipinos must end so peace would reign in this country. That, in a nutshell, was what Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso wanted to impart to...
UniTeam senatorial candidate Herbert “Bistek” Bautista said he would seek a review of the leadership structure of the Philippine Health Insurance Co. (PhilHealth) to make it serve the people’s health demands more efficiently should he win in the senatorial elections in May 9, 2022. Bautista,...
Catriona Gray (3rd from left) with fellow Miss Universe queens (Instagram/Twitter) The Miss Universe Philippines Organization has teased that Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray will have a "special participation" in this year's Miss Universe Philippines finals. But the 28-year-old singer-actress...
The camp of presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has issued a statement, calling for restraint among supporters in the remaining week before the 2022 national elections. Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) “The election fever tends to make...
Continuous efforts must be made to uphold the dignity of around 1.7 million government workers in the workplace, Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Karlo Alexei B. Nograles said during the celebration of Labor Day, Saturday, May 1. (Photo from Karlo Nograles' Facebook page/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
Presidential candidate and Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquaio conducts his campaign rally on Saturday, April 30 at the newly rebuilt Amphitheater in Cagayan de Oro City (Photo courtesy of Metro CDO Photos/Tom Udasco Photography) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY-- Presidential candidate Senator Emmanuel...
Independent presidential candidate Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said he will pursue building climate-resilient homes for families moving away from disaster-prone coastal municipalities should he win in the upcoming presidential elections. Under a possible Lacson administration, the senator...
Unopposed candidates in the May 2022 polls are not automatic winners. Comelec/MB This is because an unopposed candidate needs at least one vote in order to win. Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Luie Guia explained the reason for this. "Kailangan 'elected' talaga siya. Pag wala...
