A total of 26,299 out of the 33,286 registered persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) supervised jail facilities casted their votes in the May 9, 2022 polls. BJMP chief Director Allan Iral said that as of 2 p.m., there were zero untoward incidents in...
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte has promised to be a "supportive and loyal" vice president to former senator Bongbong Marcos should things go the UniTeam's way after the election dust settles. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (left) shares a hug with his running mate, Davao City Mayor Sara...
Vice presidential candidate and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has called for an “honest, orderly, and peaceful” election. Mayor Sara Duterte (Keith Bacongco/MANILA BULLETIN) This, amid rampant cases of defective vote-counting machines (VCMs) and reports of election day violence. “We...
Senatorial candidate and Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero and his wife, social media celebrity and actress Heart Evangelista-Escudero were among the early voters in Sorsogon City. chiz, heart Escudero the only incumbent provincial chief executive who is running for senator. He and his...
A member of the Barangay Peace Action Keeping Team (BPAT) was killed and another was wounded in Buluan, Maguindanao on Monday, May 9, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said. He said that a group of armed men suddenly fired at the roving security personnel...
Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo wore this rather colorful and summery outfit when she cast her vote on Monday morning, May 9. (Office of Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo) Arroyo, also a former House Speaker, cast her vote in her hometown of Lubao, Pampanga. (Office of Former...
After casting his vote in his native Imus, Cavite hometown today, presidential candidate Senator Panfilo M. Lacson feels relieved and expressed hopes that the bitter memories and animosities in the past campaign should be buried. Like all other candidates, Lacson said he expects the numbers in...
Vice presidential candidate and Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Monday, May 9 said the Senate and House of Representatives are ready to receive the first few copies of election returns and certificates of canvass (COCs) that would be sent to Congress itself. According to Sotto, some of these...
Senatorial candidate Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito has casted his vote in San Juan together with his mother, former San Juan City Mayor Guia Gomez. media Ejercito arrived at Xavier School in San Juan City around 9:15 a.m. to cast his vote. In an interview afterwards, Ejercito said he is more...
Even this Election Day, some parties have still not desisted from circulating fake news claiming independent presidential candidate Senator Panfilo ‘’Ping’' Lacson has withdrawn from the race. ‘’That is simply not true,’' Ashley Acedillo, spokesman of Lacson, said. Independent...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) replaced 524 electoral boards in Cotabato City with members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) who will serve as special electoral boards on Election Day, May 9, according to poll Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia said. Comelec/MB During a press...
Partido Lakas ng Masa (LM) presidential candidate Leodegario “Ka Leody” De Guzman has cast his vote for the 2022 national elections. (Ka Leody de Guzman/Facebook) The labor leader cast his vote at the Cainta Elementary School in San Andres, Cainta Municipality, Rizal on Monday, May 9. He voted...
