The Commission on Elections (Comelec) already distributed 43 million voters information sheet (VIS) ahead of the May 9 polls. Comelec/MB "As of yesterday (Saturday), we are already at 43 million out of the 67.4 million," Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said in a forum Sunday, May 1. In the...
Presidential candidate and Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquaio conducts his campaign rally on Saturday, April 30 at the newly rebuilt Amphitheater in Cagayan de Oro City (Photo courtesy of Metro CDO Photos/Tom Udasco Photography) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY-- Presidential candidate Senator Emmanuel...
Independent presidential candidate Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said he will pursue building climate-resilient homes for families moving away from disaster-prone coastal municipalities should he win in the upcoming presidential elections. Under a possible Lacson administration, the senator...
Unopposed candidates in the May 2022 polls are not automatic winners. Comelec/MB This is because an unopposed candidate needs at least one vote in order to win. Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Luie Guia explained the reason for this. "Kailangan 'elected' talaga siya. Pag wala...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. It is a common saying that truth is stranger than fiction. But today, fiction is stronger than truth. Just look at the impact of surveys on our choice of leaders. It is a case of numerical "might is right." Survey firms legitimize their findings by...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Marlon Casquejo said on Saturday, April 30 that they are confident that there will be no repeat of the seven-hour delay that occurred during the 2019 midterm elections. (JEL SANTOS/MANILA BULLETIN) It can be remembered that in the 2019 polls, a...
Vice-presidential candidate Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan appealed to voters to turn their Google clicks into actual votes on May 9 as he and presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo became the most-searched candidates on the popular search engine. Vice President Leni Robredo and...
CEBU CITY -- The rigors of campaigning may have taken its toll on Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III but his optimism remains, with nine days to go before the national elections. "I’m confident that we will do well. It's all in God's hands," said Sotto, running mate of presidential...
Voters are not required to bring their vaccination cards and face shields at polling precincts on Election Day, May 9, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia clarified on Saturday, April 30. (Comelec/MB) “No need for vaccine card. No face shield required,” Garcia...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has upgraded the classification of Pilar town in Abra from orange to red, in line with the alleged killing last March 29 of the staff of Vice Mayor Jaja Josefina Somero Disono of Pilar, Abra. MB file photo "Putting a certain area under Comelec control is a...
A Picture of Apl.de.Ap as among "artists" supporting the tandem of presidential aspirant Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. and his running mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte has been circulating online. But the Filipino-American rapper quickly cleared via a tweet, "Country over party. Not endorsing any...
Kim Chiu's recent tweet received mixed reaction. She wrote: "Uhm curious lang po? bakit parang mas si sir spokesperson yung laging sumasagot, nakikita at humaharap? sha po ba yung tatakbo? Diba campaign period palang? Dapat yung nag aapply yung sasagot. Just like in any other JOB APPLICATION or JOB...
