Well-wishers and supporters of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio are so eager to get a piece of her that the vice presidential bet is now forced to remind them about following minimum public health standards (MPHS). An elderly woman snaps a selfie with Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio (Photo...
The junking of the three petitions seeking to disqualify Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos’s presidential candidacy is a welcome development for Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, she told the press on Friday, Feb. 10. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio at campaign sortie in Nueva Vizcaya...
It might be an issue, according to Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesperson James Jimenez for endorsers if they will use their programs to campaign for candidates for the May 2022 elections. (PIXABAY) In a press briefing on Friday, Feb. 11, Jimenez told reporters that doing so may be...
Opposition coalition 1SAMBAYAN said there is a need for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to "clear the air of doubt" about its independence, urging the commissioners of the poll body to resist all political influence as the country gears up for the upcoming 2022 elections. 65273 The group made...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will first deploy election paraphernalia in farflung areas. Photo Comelec "Generally, the furthest places will be first," Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said in a virtual press briefing Friday, Feb. 11. The poll official, however, did not reveal what these...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday, Feb. 11, defended the decision of its First Division junking the three petitions seeking to disqualify presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB In a virtual press briefing, Comelec Spokesperson James...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will have to check if Malasakit Movement Partylist's Celine Pialago was able to make it to the substitution deadline set by the poll body on Nov. 15, 2021. Comelec/MB "I have yet to verify that she is in fact a nominee of that party-list. And I would like to...
One of the petitioners of the disqualification case against presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. on Friday, Feb.11, vowed to appeal the decision of the Commission on Election’s (Comelec’s) First Division dismissing the disqualification petitions against Marcos. In a...
PROMDI Party presidential candidate Senator Manny Pacquiao has no qualms about the decision of the a Commission on Elections (Comelec ) panel to junk the disqualification case against rival former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., saying it did not surprise him. PROMDI Party presidential...
Gabriela Women’s party-list has sought the cancelation of the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) campaign permit system, saying it encroaches on free speech and puts some candidates at a disadvantage. Gabriela Women's Party (PHOTO FROM GABRIELA WOMEN'S PARTY FB/ MANILA BULLETIN) "In seeking to...
The camp of presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Thursday night, Feb. 10 commended the Commission on Elections (Comelec) 1st Division for its decision to dismiss the disqualification petition filed against the former senator's candidacy. Lawyer Vic Rodriguez, Marcos Jr.’s...
The camp of presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday, Feb. 10, shrugged off the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division to dismiss the three consolidated petitions to disqualify former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. from the upcoming May polls. Former...
