The camp of Bongbong Marcos, citing two unofficial exit polls posted on social media, has claimed that the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) standard-bearer has received 85 percent and 83 percent of the overseas Filipino workers' (OFW) votes in Hong Kong (HK) and Qatar, respectively. A 20-year-old...
With only about a month before the polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday, April 11, conducted its Operation Baklas or dismantling prohibited campaign materials in the National Capital Region (NCR). Comelec's Operation Baklas in NCR (Photo courtesy of Comelec FB) Comelec said it...
Due to logistical difficulties encountered in the shipment of the election materials, five Philippine Posts abroad will start the overseas voting for the May 2022 polls at a later date. Photo Comelec Office for Overseas Voting FB In a Facebook post, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Office for...
Senatorial candidate and human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Che'l Diokno condemned the harassment of the opposition team’s volunteers, asking the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to investigate the blatant disrespect of the people’s right to campaign. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (Photo from...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is now ready for the national and local elections, Comelec Chairperson Saidamen B. Pangarungan announced on Friday, April 8. During his joint command conference with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine National Police (PNP), the Philippine...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is now ready for the May 9 National and Local Elections. Comelec/MB Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan declared this on Friday, April 8, during their joint command conference with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine National Police (PNP),...
The group Pudno Nga Ilokano filed on Friday, April 8, an "Extremely Urgent Second Motion to Resolve" before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in relation to the disqualification case they filed against presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos...
With the country’s frail power supply situation, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is hammering out contingency measures to avoid electricity service disruptions on this year’s May 9 elections. The transmission firm said it will be activating round-the-clock overall...
Ahead of the month-long overseas voting for the May 2022 elections, the National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) released on Friday, April 8, various means on how overseas Filipinos can cast their votes. (FILE PHOTO) Through Vote For Us, a voter information and outreach platform...
House Deputy Speaker and Cagayan De Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez has underscored the call to exempt the Department of Agriculture's (DA) distribution of fuel subsidy from the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) spending ban. (FILE PHOTO) The national government, last March, approved a...
The month long overseas voting for the May 2022 polls will start Sunday, April 10. Comelec/MB More than 1.6 million registered overseas voters are expected to cast their vote in the different Philippine posts, embassies, or consulates. Data from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) - Office for...
At least 105 municipalities and 15 cities nationwide were proposed to be declared by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) as areas of concern or places where election-related violence may occur, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año (Photo...
