Photo courtesy of DENR Caraga FB BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Northeastern Mindanao (The Caraga Region) started its environmental cleanup on Friday by dismantling thousands of tarpaulins installed by candidates on trees. The DENR’s regional,...
Independent senatorial candidate and Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Gregorio "Gringo" Honasan II has ranked 10th in the recently released RP Mission a nd Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD) senatorial survey for the May 2022 elections. The survey, conducted...
“Aiming to entertain the audience in a campaign rally is one thing, but to use women for provocative numbers and for degrading comedic stunts is another.” This is what the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) said in light of now viral videos showing women being used as a form of entertainment...
Six presidential bets have confirmed their participation in the Pilipinas Forum 2022 of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Kapisanan ng Brodkaster sa Pilipinas (KBP) next month. Comelec/MB Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said they are Ernesto Abella, Leody de Guzman, Norberto...
The Commission on Elections' (Comelec) technology provider for the automated election system (AES) Smartmatic reiterated on Friday, April 29 that the AES remaiins "safe and secure" for the upcoming May 2022 elections. Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan and Commissioner George Garcia during the...
Filipinos run the risk of losing more than what they bargained for, if they continue to treat the country’s elections like an ordinary gamble, where they keep on mindlessly betting on someone who they think is most likely to win instead of voting for the most qualified candidate who can make...
Independent presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson was the target of fake news spreading Friday that he had canceled his campaign events in Bicol, particularly in Naga, Camarines Sur. Local organizers cited information reaching them that local media who were to attend Lacson's...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo and her running mate vice presidential bet Senator Kiko Pangilinan gained another set of endorsements for the May 2022 polls, this time from over 150 farmer organizations and food security advocates across country. (Image courtesy of KMP) Ten days...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rey Bulay has recommended that Directors James Jimenez and Frances Arabe be temporarily relieved from any functions involving media relations and exposure after the Pilipinas 2022 Debates fiasco. Comelec/MB Bulay, who heads the task force investigating...
Those experiencing Covid-19 symptoms have been repeatedly advised by the Department of Health (DOH) stay at home and isolate themselves on election day. But according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec), as long as they have not undergone any tests to show that they have been infected by the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will destroy more than 500,000 ballots next month. Comelec/MB Comelec Commissioner Marlon Casquejo said to be destroyed are 200,000 to 300,000 plus defective ballots, as well as the more than 200,000 roadshow ballots. "We will also destruct the roadshow ballots...
There are more than 11 million registered voters who are members of the vulnerable sector in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Aimee Ferolino said of the 11,324,724 total, 511,612 are persons with disability; 10,085,956 senior citizens; 60,848 persons...
