The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is still waiting for President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to appoint their new chairman and commissioners. Comelec/MB "We continue to await when will the President appoint two new commissioners and the chairman so we can have a full seven-man Commission en...
In an attempt to simplify the internal management of offices under the Office of the President (OP), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the abolition of the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) and the Office of the Cabinet Secretary, Malacañang revealed. Executive...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be referring the Supreme Court (SC) resolution on the mayoralty election in Agoo, La Union to the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) as part of standard protocol. MB file photo "Per standard protocols and procedures, we will be referring the matter to...
The country’s passers of the licensure examination for radiologic technologists are scheduled to undergo an online oathtaking next week. (PRC / MANILA BULLETIN) This was announced by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) in a Facebook post on Wednesday, July 6. In the said post, PRC...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered Wellcons Unlimited Systems, Inc. to stop offering investment packages to the public because it does not have the necessary license from the Commission. In a statement, the SEC said the Commission En Banc directed Wellcons to immediately cease...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, July 5, proclaimed Stefanie Ann Eriguel Calongcagon as the duly elected mayor of Agoo. Comelec/MB Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco confirmed the proclamation of Calongcagon that day. "Proclaimed already and the Writ of Execution in...
The Department of Local and Interior Government (DILG) left P577,053,225.99 or 14.29 percent worth of Covid-19 response funds unused out of a total allotment of P4,037,866,230.53, the Commission on Audit (COA) said. The COA and DILG seals, respectively In an annual audit released by the state...
The Commission on Elections expects an additional 300,000 to 400,000 regular voters in the Dec 5, 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls. Comelec/MB "We expect around 300,000 to 400,000 more will be added to the 65 million plus. So our regular voters for the barangay will be around 66...
Some voters will receive two ballots when they vote in the Dec 5, 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections. Comelec/MB Commission on Elections (Comelec) Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said these are the voters who are 18 to 30 years old. "Those 18 to 30 years old will receive two...
Present and former lawmakers of the Makabayan bloc ripped apart the Supreme Court’s (SC) decision that favored the implementation of the Manila Electric Company’s (Meralco) power price hikes. ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro and former Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate (photos from congress,gov.ph)...
The President of Kalayaan College, a private and non-sectarian institution founded by University of the Philippines (UP) professors, announced that they will be ending the institution’s operations due to “continuing financial losses.” The institution's logo (Image courtesy of Kalayaan...
Balanga Bishop Ruperto C. Santos, vice chairman of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission on Migrants and Itinerant People (CBCP-ECMI), has expressed support for the creation of a Personal Prelature for Filipino Migrants. Bishop Ruperto C. Santos (MANILA BULLETIN...
