Reelectionist Senator Leila de Lima said the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is "on the right direction" towards better informed electorate after the poll body's move to lift the campaign permit requirement for all candidates. (Photo courtesy of Sen. Leila De Lima Facebook Page) "The lifting of...
Ahead of the start of the campaign for local candidates, Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III urged the public to follow minimum public health standards to prevent the spread of Covid-19. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has set the start of campaign period for local candidates on March 25 until May...
Senator Imee Marcos on Sunday admitted that their camp is still hopeful that President Duterte would one day finally agree to endorse the candidacy of her brother former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. The senator said that while Marcos, Jr. is leading the presidential surveys for the...
Although the presidential bets were incomplete, an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) believes their presidential debate on Saturday, March 19, was highly successful. The Presidential debate organized by Comission on Election at Sofitel Tent in Pasay City on Saturday night, March 19,...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL May 9 is less than two months away, that day when we troop to the election booths and choose our next President. And from where I sit, it looks like it’ll be a scorching hot summer day when emotions will be running high, and our immediate future...
Vice President Leni Robredo is confident that she can augment the number of people that she had helped if she will win the presidency in the May 2022 polls and one way to do this is to empower barangays-- the first responders of people in the communities. Vice President Leni Robredo during the...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo said she would continue the Build, Build, Build, infrastructure program of the Duterte administration but will put more emphasis on public-private partnerships (PPPs) instead of loans. Vice President Leni Robredo (Screenshot from the Commission on...
By DHEL NAZARIO and JEL SANTOS True to his word, presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" R. Marcos Jr. was a no show at the Commission on Elections' (Comelec’s) Pilipinas Debates 2022 that kicked off on Saturday, March 19. Photo shows Comelec Chairperson Saidamen B. Pangarungan, Comm. George...
For the first time in this year’s elections, all presidential aspirants will participate in the same series of broadcast interviews. (Photo courtesy of Go Negosyo Facebook Page) Go Negosyo's “Kandidatalks: Negosyo, Trabaho at Kalusugan” series, which will begin this Monday, March 21, has...
Another group declared their support for presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo and her running mate Senator Kiko Pangilinan, this time it’s the country’s actuaries backing their tandem. Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan (VPLR Media Bureau) Some 60 Filipino...
The 2022 barangay elections must finally push through in order to give the people the freedom to choose their next set of local leaders, Partido Reporma standard-bearer Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said on Saturday, March 19. Lacson made this stand knowing that the electoral process for the...
Aspiring president Vice President Leni Robredo did not win in Zamboanga del Sur in 2016 but her supporters in the province vowed it will not be the case come May. Vice President Leni Robredo in Pagadian City, March 18, 2022. (Photo courtesy of VP Leni Media Bureau) "Alam n'yo po gulat na gulat ako...
