CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – For presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, getting a zero voter preference in Visayas and Mindanao could be a "blessing in disguise". Presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, together with his running mate and his senatorial slate conduct...
ILIGAN CITY -- The Commission on Elections on Wednesday spearheaded the simultaneous send-off ceremony of security personnel who are mandated to carry out election duties on Monday. Reverend Father Melcher B Alquilita, Parochial Vicar, Corpus Christi Parish, sprinkles holy water on all the troops...
ILOILO CITY -- Almost 16,500 law enforcers composed of units coming from the Philippine National Police, Army and Philippine Coast Guard have been deployed across Western Visayas region to secure the national and local elections on Monday (May 9). The deployment of security forces for the May 9...
CEBU CITY – Two presidential and one vice presidential hopefuls simultaneously barnstormed Cebu on Wednesday, May 4, in what looked like a desperate move to boost their chances in the national elections on Monday, May 9. Presidential candidates Manny Pacquiao and Francisco ‘Isko Moreno’...
DAVAO CITY -- Lay leaders of the Diocese of Kidapawan have endorsed vice governor Emmylou ‘Lala’ Taliño-Mendoza as their candidate for governor in the Province of Cotabato. Photo courtesy of Vice Governor Mendoza Facebook Page / MANILA BULLETIN Composed of at least 108 lay leaders representing...
BUTUAN CITY – The Safe, Accurate, Free and Fair Election (SAFE) action center under the Joint Task Force (JTF) Diamond on Thursday, May 5, announced that all systems go for the next Monday’s 2022 National and Local Elections. The SAFE-JTF is closely coordinating with the Commission on Election...
Southern Police District (SPF) Director Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg announced that a total of 923 policemen will be deployed to the 216 voting centers in the southern part of Metro Manila to ensure the safety of the voting public and election officials during the May 9 national and local elections....
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma On Monday, May 9, Filipinos will elect a new President and other national and local leaders. The election of a new President is a watershed event in the life of a nation. In 1986, the snap election called by Ferdinand Marcos – widely perceived as a gambit to fortify his grip...
TOL VIEWS Senator Francis N. Tolentino Article V of our 1987 Constitution provides that suffrage – the right to vote – may be exercised by all citizens of the Philippines not otherwise disqualified by law, who are at least eighteen (18) years of age, and who shall have resided: (i) in the...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Vice presidential aspirant Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan believes that he can win the vice presidential race in the May 9 elections despite poor showing in the latest result of Pulse Asia survey. Vice presidential aspirant Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan...
ILOILO CITY – Former Iloilo provincial governor Arthur Defensor Sr. has warned that electing presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. might bring another dictatorship to the country. “If you’re voting for Marcos, that’s a vote for a possible restoration of dictatorship,”...
CEBU CITY -- At least 2,000 personnel from the Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Bureau of Fire Protection-Central Visayas (BFP-7) and Philippine Coast Guard-7 (PCG-7) will be deployed to secure the conduct of elections in Region 7 on May 9. The various law...
