Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal said on Wednesday, Jan. 26 that if the Commission on Elections (Comelec) could "brag" that it started printing the May 2022 ballots "way earlier" than the May 2019 polls, then there is no reason why it could not get clarification from the Supreme Court regarding...
Although not mandatory, skipping the Commission on Elections (Comelec) organized debates may not be a good idea for candidates for president and vice president in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB This as the poll body is planning to keep their podiums empty during the debate. "If a candidate refuses...
An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, Jan. 25, said there is no rule requring the disposition of unspent campaign donations. Comelec/MB "There are no rules requiring its disposition in any specific way. Meaning to say there is no rule that say you have to return, that you...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is standing by the integrity of its commissioners amid the accusation of bias by the petitioners seeking to cancel the certificate of candidacy (COC) of presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Comelec/MB "Relative to the accusations of bias, of...
The ballot face templates for the May 2022 polls are now out. Ballot face template for overseas voting (Photo Comelec) The Commission on Elections (Comelec) released the ballot face templates in their website Tuesday, Jan. 25. Based on the templates, there are 10 aspirants for president, nine for...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Monday, Jan. 24, that 1,307 out of 2,619 passed the Medical Technologist Licensure Examination (MTLE) given this month. (Flickr / MB file photo) Kyle Patrick Rivera Magistrado of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) topped the board exam...
The Insurance Commission (IC) has placed pre-need firm Himlayang Pilipino Plans, Inc. (HPPI) under conservatorship due to poor financial management. In a statement, Insurance Commissioner Dennis B. Funa said on Monday, Jan. 24, that HPPI was placed under conservatorship following its “continuing...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has tapped institutional partners to expand the reach of its financial literacy campaign that aims to encourage Filipinos to place their money in safe and secure investments. In its report to Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III, the SEC said its...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered Goodpocket and Easymoney Lending Corporation to stop operating as lending firms because they do not have the necessary licenses from the Commission. In an order issued January 18, the Commission En Banc directed Goodpocket and Easymoney to...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced that passers of the Geodetic Engineers Licensure Examination will have their online oathtaking on Friday, Jan. 28. (PRC / MANILA BULLETIN) The online oathtaking at 2 p.m. will be spearheaded by PRC Cagayan de Oro through Microsoft Teams or...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the printing of ballots for the 2022 polls started earlier than 2019. Printing of ballots at NPO (Photo Comelec) "We are happy that we started in the second half of January much earlier than in 2019 when the printing started sometime in February," Helen...
The government signaled a paradigm shift last year in the way the Philippines is tackling the worsening climate crisis sweeping the globe, President Duterte’s official representative to the Climate Change Commission (CCC) said. Screen Shot 2022-01-22 at 2.34.48 PM Finance Secretary Carlos G....
