President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. did not spend any of his personal funds for the whole duration of his campaign according to a member of his legal team, Atty. Drixel Dabatos. President-elect Ferdinand 'Bongbong' R. Marcos Jr. His camp filed his Statement of Contributions and...
President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. submitted his Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, June 7. Comelec/MB His camp submitted his SOCE before the Comelec Campaign Finance Office in Intramuros, Manila a day before the June...
A man was arrested by the police for illegal possession of an improvised firearm in Barangay Alabang, Muntinlupa on June 6. The Muntinlupa police identified the suspect as Vincent Fabia, 23, a resident of Alabang. The firearm and ammunition confiscated from the suspect in Muntinlupa on June 6...
Two presidential bets in the recent May 2022 polls have so far submitted their Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCEs) to the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec/MB Based on the list provided by the Comelec Campaign Finance Office, they are Panfilo "Ping" Lacson and Jose...
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga -- Almost 3,000 long and short firearms and assorted deadly weapons and explosives have been confiscated from individuals who violated the Commission on Elections (Comelec) gun ban. Police Regional Office 3 Regional Director Brigadier General Matthew P....
For an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), much remains to be done when it comes to voter education. Comelec/MB James Jimenez of the Comelec Education and Information Department noted how some Filipino voters still remain uncertain on how to properly cast their votes based on the...
One of the 10 presidential bets in the May 2022 polls has already submitted the Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE). Comelec/MB Data from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) showed that Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson has already submitted his SOCE as of Friday, June 3. Other SOCE...
Deputy Speaker and Cagayan De Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said that the chairmanships of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), the Commission on Audit (COA), and the Civil Service Commission (CSC) will be vacated on Saturday, June 4, and not on June 30, following the sine die adjournment...
The Senate has approved a report recommending that social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube, and Tiktok be held accountable for the spread of disinformation. Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, chairman of the Senate committee on constitutional amendments and revision of codes, drafted the...
Around P10 billion is needed to lease about 100,000 vote-counting machines (VCMs), former Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia said. Comelec Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia (JEL SANTOS/MANILA BULLETIN) During a television interview on Thursday, June 2, Garcia...
Malacañang said Thursday, June 2, it respects the Commission on Appointments (CA) although it bypassed the confirmation of the recent appointment of three top Commission on Elections (Comelec) by outgoing President Duterte. "We recognize the power vested by the Constitution in the Commission on...
Despite his appointment as commissioner of the poll body was bypassed by the Commission on Appointments (CA), former Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia said he does not regret serving at the poll body. Comelec Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia (JEL SANTOS/MANILA...