Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto countered on Wednesday, March 23, false claims on social media pertaining to a supposed rejection of permits for campaign activities of a national candidate. In a Facebook post, Sotto said: “May mga gumawa ng kwento na hindi daw ako nagbigay ng permit, pero meron naman...
Local bets in the May 2022 polls will officially start wooing the vote of voters on Friday, March 25, the start of the campaign period. Comelec/MB These are candidates for Members of the House of Representatives, regional, provincial, city and municipal officials. In Resolution No. 10730, the poll...
Senatorial candidate and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero has emerged as the second preferred senatorial candidate during the mock polls at Cagayan de Oro City’s University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP). The USTP’s mock online polls dubbed as...
Two daughters of Vice President Leni Robredo urged her volunteers and supporters to go out of their circles and encourage more people to support their mother's presidential bid. Dr. Tricia Robredo (Instagram) Robredo sisters Dr. Tricia and Aika made this appeal following the successful rally in...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Wednesday, March 23, that it is taking action on the alleged data breach in Smartmatic. Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan and Commissioner George Garcia during the walkthrough of the VCM and CCS production and deployment process held at Comelec...
ILOILO CITY -- The number of people caught violating the election gun ban in the Western Visayas region rose to 119, based on data released by the Police Region Office (PRO-6). Cops in Pavia town, Iloilo province conduct a checkpoint. (Pavia PNP) Units under the Negros Occidental Police Provincial...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan on Wednesday, March 23, said the poll body is fully committed to a full and complete transparency of the entire election process. Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan (Photo Comelec FB) He issued the statement in reaction to the petition for...
Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) Cusi faction Sec-Gen. Melvin Matibag brought up Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel Jr's campaign history during the 2019 senatorial midterm elections, wherein he ran alongside Senator Imee Marcos, sister to presidential bet Ferdinand...
While President Duterte's choice of a successor remains unclear, Malacañang said that presidential candidates seeking his endorsement only show that he remains an influential political figure even towards the end of his term. President Rodrigo Duterte (Presidential Photo) In a statement sent to...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said on Tuesday, March 22, that his refusal to endorse any national candidate in the upcoming elections is driven by a commitment to fight against a system or culture of patronage politics in the city. In an interview with CNN Philippines, Sotto said this “extreme”...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) released on Wednesday, March 23 a resolution consisting of the guidelines for campaign donations of domestic corporations. Comelec/MB Resolution No. 10772, promulgated last March 16 contains the rules and regulations governing contributions by domestic...
Former defense secretary and senatorial candidate Gilbert Teodoro on Wednesday called on the government to provide stable investment policies that would complement the passage of three key economic laws that are aimed to attract more foreign investors in the Philippines. Teodoro, a former Tarlac...
