The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will discuss this week the possibility of imposing additional sanctions for those who would skip their debates. Comelec/MB "We will address this particular problem in the en banc session this Wednesday," Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan said on Sunday,...
The Akbayan Partylist on Monday, March 21, asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc to already release its decision on their disqualification case against presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Akbayan Partylist on Monday submitted a letter to the en banc of the...
Hawaii-based social media influencer Bretman Rock has expressed his support for Vice President Leni Robredo after learning about her closing statement in the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) presidential debate on Saturday, March 19. (Bretman Rock/Instagram) Bretman Rock, who is a fellow...
Vice presidential candidate Vicente Sotto III is leaving it to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to deal with the tandem of Bongbong Marcos and Sara Duterte for skipping the first Comelec-sponsored presidential and vice presidential debates over the weekend. Of the 10 presidential bets, nine...
Vice presidential candidate and Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Sunday vouched for his decades-long experience in public service as he urged voters to choose him during the ending of the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) first vice presidential debates. Sotto, who is running in tandem with...
Labor leader and Partido Lakas ng Masa (PLM) presidential candidate Leodegario “Ka Leody” De Guzman put forward five solutions for how the Philippines would weather another Covid-19 surge. Ka Leody De Guzman (PHOTO FROM KA LEODY DE GUZMAN FB/ MANILA BULLETIN) This, after he was asked if he...
Partido Lakas ng Masa vice presidential candidate Walden Bello roasted absentee candidates, describing the act as undemocratic, and even asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to penalize these candidates. VP bet Walden Bello after the Comelec debate (Screencap from Walden Bello's video on...
"May the last man standing be a farmer." Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan (Photo courtesy of Team Kiko) This was how aspiring vice president Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan concluded his attendance in the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) vice presidential debates Sunday, March 20. Pangilinan...
Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan got into a heated argument with former Congressman and academic Walden Bello as he defended his move to abstain during the vote for the Rice Tariffication Act (RTA), saying he pushed for alternative measures because he knew exactly the impact of the RTA. Former Congressman...
Davao City Mayor Sara Z. Duterte and Buhay Party-list Rep. Jose “Lito” L. Atienza were the only vice-presidential candidates absent during the PiliPinas Debates 2022 held on Sunday, March 20. (Photo courtesy of Office of Chair. Pangarungan) Atienza, who underwent knee surgery in February, said...
"Kapag hindi humarap, nirerespeto ba kayo (If they didn't show up, are they respecting you)? Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan (Photo courtesy of Team Kiko) Aspiring vice president Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan asked this to voters as he took a swipe at the absence of Davao City Mayor Sara...
If another Covid-19 surge takes place in the Philippines again, aspiring vice president Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan said "corrupt and incompetent" officials dealing with the pandemic must be replaced. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan (Photo courtesy of Team Kiko) During the first round of...
