Here are some fast facts about the May 9, 2022 polls. Comelec/MB There are 67.4 million registered voters in the May 9 polls, 65.7 million are local voters while 1.7 million are overseas. Data from the Commissiin on Elections (Comelec) also showed that of the 65.7 million voters who are registered...
The long wait is over. Filipino voters will finally get to cast their vote on Monday, May 9, for the National and Local Elections. Comelec/MB More than 65 million voters are expected to troop to different polling precincts to elect the successor of President Duterte, who will lead the country in...
Despite a win in the May 2022 elections, candidates who have not filed their Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) twice may face perpetual disqualification according to an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Commissioner George Garcia (Ali Vicoy/MB) In a text message on...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) liquor ban will be in effect on Sunday, May 8 until the election day on Monday, May 9. MB file photo This is in accordance with Resolution No. 10746 of the poll body. According to the resolution, promulgated on Dec. 16, 2021, the poll body said it shall be...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Saturday, May 7, said that all of its teaching and non-teaching personnel are now ready for the upcoming May 2022 national and local elections. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “Handa na po ang ating mga guro at ang DepEd para sa darating na Lunes,...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) directed the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Saturday, May 7, to form anti-vote buying teams in every city and province in the country. DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año said such teams should receive complaints and investigate allegations...
A total of 2,683 out of the 33,409 registered persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) voters under the custody of the Bureau Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) will cast their votes outside their jails on May 9. BJMP spokesperson Jail Supt. Xavier Solda said that most of the PDLs, a total of 30,726,...
The Dilaab Foundation and the Caritas Philippines called on voters not to be indifferent in the upcoming May 2022 elections as everyone's future and freedom are at stake. A teacher at Dona Aurora Quezon Elementary School in San Andres Malate, Manila on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, ensures that...
The Task Force Kontra Bigay of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) urged the public on Saturday, May 7, the last day of the campaign period not only to report any incidents of vote buying as well as vote selling but to take part in the investigation. Commissioner Aimee Ferolino (Ali Vicoy/MB) In...
Three days before the May 2022 polls, former Social Welfare and Development Secretary Judy Taguiwalo joined church leaders and election watchdogs to vow for a clean, honest, and peaceful election. (Screenshot taken from Kontra Daya's Facebook Live) Speaking at the gathering led by Kontra Daya in...
The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV), on Friday, May 6, said that they are expecting a high voter turnout in the May 2022 polls. “Ako ay very positive at very optimistic kaya ang iniisip ko nyan ay aabot tayo ng 85 percent sa voter surge (I am very positive and very...
Nearly 50,000 local absentee voting accomplished ballots have already been received by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec/MB As of May 5, the partial report of the Comelec showed that the number of LAV accomplished ballots received by the Reception and Custody Units was already at...
