TOL VIEWS Senator Francis N. Tolentino Through the system of decentralization, local government units are given more power, authority, responsibilities, and resources to deliver basic services and facilities to citizens under its jurisdiction and exercise certain regulatory powers. Accordingly,...
ILOILO CITY -- Senator and presidential candidate Manny Pacquiao said his running-mate, Deputy Speaker Lito Atienza, prefers Senate President Tito Sotto to replace him if he withdraws from the race due to health reasons. “Kung hindi nya makakaya, gusto niya si Sotto (If he is not capable, he...
A Lacson administration will not allow outside investors to exploit Republic Act 11647, or the amended Foreign Investments Act (FIA) of 1991, at the expense of local business owners belonging to the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector. Presidential candidate Senator Panfilo ‘Ping’...
Father Robert Reyes, the Urban Poor Associates (UPA) and urban poor groups, held a prayer rally in front of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Intramuros, Manila on Wednesday, March 30. Photo courtesy Urban Poor Associates FB During their activity, the group prayed for Comelec to...
Unless a disqualification case would be filed against a party-list group, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Wednesday, March 30 their privileges to participate in the party-list system should be respected. (AFP FILE / MB file photo) In an interview, Commissioner George Irwin Garcia told...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Aimee Ferolino will head the task force on vote buying. Comelec/MB Commissioner George Garcia revealed this information Wednesday, March 30, after attending their en Banc meeting. "Commissioner Ferolino will call for a meeting with the task force,...
Former senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito is optimistic about his chances of getting a successful Senate comeback bid as he sees an improvement in his ranking in the latest senatorial preferential survey conducted by the OCTA Research Group. Ejercito’s ranking climbed to 7th place in the...
President Duterte said that his meeting with candidates for the 2022 elections does not mean anything special but explained that it is just part of being a politician. President Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte made this statement 40 days before the upcoming May 9, 2022 elections. In his...
Kontra Daya said the Commission on Elections (Comelec) should ensure that the master list of voters is up-to-date. Kontra Daya The poll watchdog group issued the call after the Comelec expressed concerns over the continued presence of deceased individuals in the voters list. Kontra Daya also issued...
TV host-singer Billy Crawford has publicly declared his support for presidential aspirant Mayor Isko Moreno. In a one-minute video he uploaded on Instagram, the latter explained why he's rallying behind his former "That's Entertainment" co-member. “Alam niyo po, ilang buwan na lang eleksyon na....
With more than 40 days to go before the May, 2020 elections, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go urged candidates running for the 2022 national and local elections to focus on public service by putting the welfare of Filipinos first. Go, who earlier withdrew his presidential bid for the upcoming...
LAGUNA – Gov. Ramil L. Hernandez appealed to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to allow the distribution of financial aid under the provincial government's Assistance to Individual in Crisis Situation (AICS) program amid the campaign period. Photo from Gov. Ramil L. Hernandez' Facebook...
