Newly-appointed Comelec Commissioner Aimee Torrefranca-Neri should resign in order to save herself, President Duterte and the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from embarassment and unnecessary distraction that could affect the integrity of the upcoming May 2022 elections, Senate Minority Leader...
A dismayed Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday told the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) to step in the conflict between the national pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena and the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) in order to save the Philippines’ standing in...
(CSC/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has welcomed the move of the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) in launching an electronic complaints management system. The ARTA recently launched its "eARTA Complaints Management System (CMS)," which would "automate the process of...
Nine presidential bets in the May 2022 polls have already confirmed their participation in the PiliPinas Debates of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec/MB "As of March 13, 6 p.m. 9 out of 10 Presidential candidates have confirmed participation in the #PiliPinasDebates2022," Comelec...
President Duterte has finally revealed his reasons for appointing former Interior and Local Government Undersecretary Saidamen Pangarungan and election lawyer George Garcia as chairperson and commissioner of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). File photos of President Duterte (middle), Comelec...
President Duterte gave the Commission on Elections (Comelec) the benefit of the doubt on the claim that it printed the ballots for the 2022 elections without the presence of witnesses, saying he does not believe that the poll body would disregard such a rule. President Rodrigo Duterte (Screenshot...
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Prospero De Vera III clarified that only merit scholarships or those that are based on the grades of students were affected by the lack of funds. (MARK BALMORES / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “Ang hindi lang po napondohan o kulang ang pondo ng...
(RIO DELUVIO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) More higher education institutions (HEIs) are expected to resume face-to-face classes next school year, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Saturday, March 12, said. “Ang maraming eskwelahan na mag-face-to-face ay next school year, yun ang...
The Commission on Election's (Comelec) temporary suspension on its partnership with news website Rappler is an "attack on press freedom" a group said Saturday, March 12. On March 8, the poll body halted its partnership with Rappler, a day after the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) filed a...
(ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Prospero De Vera III clarified that there are no restrictions when it comes to the age of students who will be allowed to attend face-to-face classes at the tertiary level. At a Laging Handa public briefing on...
Newly-appointed Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia is pushing for transparency in the poll body. Commissioner George Garcia (Photo Comelec) “It should be like living in a glass cage. The entire electoral process from the preparation leading to D-day, election...
A total of 20,811 individuals have passed the January 2022 Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET), the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and the Board for Professional Teachers (BPT) announced on Friday, March 11. (PRC / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) According to PRC, 8,737 elementary...
