Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia acknowledged her suspension on Tuesday in a social media post. GOV. Garcia (FB) “The Office of the Ombudsman has placed me under preventive suspension,” Garcia said. “I respect the processes of the law, but I must respectfully disagree with both the basis and the...
Ombudsman Samuel R. Martires has ordered the six-month preventive suspension of Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn F. Garcia over the issuance of a quarry permit in a protected areas in 2024. In an order, Martires said Garcia's preventive suspension is immediately executory and the suspension cannot be...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) assured the public that preparations for the upcoming May 12 elections in Sorsogon have not been disrupted so far following a phreatic or steam-driven eruption of Bulusan Volcano early Monday morning, April 28. (Marcky Ragasa Facebook) According to Comelec...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday, April 28, officially started the Local Absentee Voting (LAV) for the 2025 midterm elections, allowing more than 57,000 government personnel and other authorized voters to cast their votes ahead of the May 12 polls. Commission on Elections (COMELEC)...
Department of Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco (Photo: DOT) A total of 16.4 million Filipinos were employed in tourism-related sectors in the first quarter of 2024, as all 18 regions saw positive economic growth, with the Department of Tourism (DOT) attributing the expansion to the success...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) started on Tuesday, April 22, the deployment of the first batch of official ballots for the May 2025 national and local elections, with deliveries beginning in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). (Photo from Comelec) In an interview,...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia reminded candidates that poll campaigning is prohibited on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia "Absolutely no campaigning on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. It is the law. No...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia announced on Tuesday, April 15, that they have placed Buluan, Maguindanao del Sur under Comelec control. Commission on Elections "The Comelec En Banc is now placing Buluan, Maguindanao del Sur under Comelec control," he told reporters...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Monday, April 14 that all 93 posts abroad have been opened for overseas voting. Commission on Elections Chairman George Erwin Garcia "Successfully opened na po ang lahat ng 77 Online Voting and Counting System (OVCS) Posts, with Honolulu PCG being...
CEBU CITY – Senatorial candidates belonging to the Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas joined the second leg of Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia’s “suroy-suroy,” a two-day heritage and political caravan in the country’s most vote-rich province. SEN. Pia Cayetano and former Sen. Manny Pacquiao with...
Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia (left) hugs Makati City Mayor Abby Binay (Contributed photo) Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidate Makati City Mayor Abby Binay has gained the coveted endorsement of One Cebu party headed...
Panfilo "Ping" Lacson (left), Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia (Facebook) It was Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidate Panfilo "Ping" Lacson's turn to get the coveted endorsement of One Cebu party on Friday, April...
