Akbayan Partylist on Tuesday, Feb. 15, appealed the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division dismissing the three disqualification cases against presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Akbayan The group called on the Comelec en banc to reverse the decision of...
One of the petitioners who filed a disqualification case against presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr wants the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division reversed. Copy of the motion "It is most respectfully prayed of this Honorable Former First Division of...
The Commission on Elections' (Comelec) regulations for in-person campaigning give an undue advantage to pro-administration candidates in the upcoming May 2022 elections, Makabayan party senatorial candidate Neri Colmenares reckoned. Makabayan party senatorial candidate Attorney Neri Colmenares...
An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Sunday, Feb. 13, reminded voters to shade the oval before and not after the name of the candidate when they vote in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez issued the reminder to counter the fake information...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government warned on Sunday, Feb. 13, that charges will be filed against erring political aspirants and their supporters who would be caught violating health protocols during the campaign period. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año maintained that campaign activity...
Police arrested two men for unauthorized possession of firearms and ammunition along Mercedes Avenue in Barangay San Miguel, Pasig City at around 1:40 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 12. Pasig City Police Station (CPS) Chief-of-police Col. Roman C. Arugay, identified the suspects as Ronnie Allam, 39, a...
Rep. Lito Atienza2 Former Manila mayor and vice presidential candidate Lito Atienza urged Filipinos to choose the right leaders during the elections to carry out real change in the Philippines. “Mahirap ang bayan, mahirap ang Pilipino... alam niyo kung bakit? Dahil ang mga namumuno sa atin for...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) reminded civil servants not to engage in electioneering and partisan political activity. (AFP FILE / MANILA BULLETIN) CSC made the remark in line with the start of the official campaign period for the 2022 national and local elections last Feb. 8. In a statement...
Most of the 1.697 million registered overseas voters for the upcoming May 2022 polls are from the geographical region of the Middle East and Africas, having a total of 786,997 which is around 46 percent of the total number of overseas voters. This was according to the data on overseas voters...
Celebrities eager to hobnob with political candidates via their shows should be careful. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday said this might be an "issue." Why? Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez explained: “That will be considered donated advertising time e, so that will be an...
There are more than 65 million registered voters for the upcoming May 2022 National and Local Elections, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and among the regions, Region 4-A or Calabarzon has the biggest number of registered voters. Over 500 residents from the North and South...
As presidential candidates ramp up their campaigns in cities and provinces, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday, Feb. 11, reminded them to put the electorate’s safety their primordial concern amid the COVID-19 pandemic. On Feb.8, the campaign period for national elective posts...
