Over a hundred individual Jesuit priests expressed support for presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo and vice-presidential contender Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, saying that the tandem “display the least self-interest” and “are most capable and morally credible” to...
Presidential aspirant and Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso on Friday, Feb.25 said those who committed crimes and abuses against the Filipinos before the 1986 Edsa People Power Revolution should be made accountable. “While it is true na gusto nating mamuhay sa kasalukuyan, at...
Never forget your sample ballots! Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) vice presidential candidate and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio issued this friendly reminder to voters, saying that sample ballots can help them exercise their right to suffrage. Davao City Mayor Sara...
CEBU CITY — Authorities are monitoring 63 areas in Region 7 that may be placed under the election watchlist areas (EWAs). Police Col. Josefino Ligan, chief of the Investigation and Detective Management Division of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO 7), said that the 63 areas are...
The police arrested a 19-year-old in Barangay Poblacion, Muntinlupa for illegal possession of an improvised firearm and ammunition on Wednesday, Feb. 23. According to the Muntinlupa police, Sherwin Apolinar was caught in the act of loading an improvised firearm at Phase 4 of Southville 3 housing...
Election watchdog Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE) has called on the Commission on Election (Comelec) to ensure that constitutional rights are upheld in the implementation of "Oplan Baklas." (LENTE Philippines Facebook page) "We enjoin Comelec to ensure that in the implementation of the...
The next elected Philippine president will pay the loans secured by the Duterte administration for the country’s pandemic response, the government’s chief economic manager said on Tuesday, Feb. 22. “Looking realistically our situation, we have to pay for COVID. I mean, we cannot just have...
With the current election campaign period, authorities need to be meticulous before deciding to place the country under the least restricted Alert Level 1 which is the most relaxed health protocol system against the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). In a briefing on Tuesday, Feb. 22, Department...
Actor Robin Padilla is among the silverscreen stars attempting to win a Senate seat in the May 2022 elections. If you're wondering what he intends to do if and when he lands that lofty position in government, you're in luck, as he these are some of the platform details he discussed in an interview...
Indigenous rights advocate and Liberal Party senatorial candidate Teddy Baguilat has been named as the 12th and final addition to the Senate slate of presidential candidate Leodegario “Ka Leody” De Guzman and running mate Walden Bello in the 2022 elections. Teddy Baguilat (left) and Ka Leody...
(SCREEN GRAB FROM PTV FACEBOOK PAGE) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will be submitting a request for exemption from the public spending ban under Commission on Elections (Comelec) Resolution No. 10747 this week. DSWD spokesperson Director Irene Dumlao said the department is...
A ranking official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) warned on Sunday, Feb. 20, barangay officials, especially barangay captains, against endorsing any candidates for the May 9 elections. DILG Undersecretary for Barangay Affairs Martin Diño issued the warning as he...
