The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) faction led by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi has started releasing Certificates of Nomination and Acceptance (CONAs) to its candidates for the 2022 national and local elections. Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi (Photo from Department of...
Some polling firms have reportedly been excluding Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson in the choices for possible presidential bets preferred by voters in the 2022 elections, the senator disclosed on Saturday, September 18. Senator Panfilo Lacson announces his bid for presidency in the 2022 elections on...
The faction of Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III in the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) laughed off the estafa and qualified theft complaints filed by the group of Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi against a former officer of the ruling party. President Rodrigo Duterte...
Vice President Leni Robredo has yet to make a decision--even on a personal level--on what position she would run for, if at all, in the May 2022 national elections. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Robredo made this clarification in a chance interview with reporters Friday, Sept. 17 during...
MOSCOW, Russia – Russians in the Far East began voting in a three-day parliamentary election in which vocal Kremlin critics have been barred from running following a historic crackdown on the opposition. President Vladimir Putin (AFP/File) Parliamentary and local polls in the world's largest...
There is a possibility of the voting hours in the May 2022 polls being extended. Comelec/MB Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Sheriff Abas said the voting hours may be extended for one to three hours if there are still a lot of voters yet to vote. "For now, it is 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. We will...
The filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) for national posts in the 2022 election would be held in a hotel tent in Pasay City instead of the Commission on Elections's (Comelec) headquarters in Intramuros, Manila, to ensure the observance of health protocols amid the continuing COVID-19...
Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno has high hopes that opposition coalition 1Sambayan will come up with a unified slate for the 2022 polls. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (Albert Garcia/Manila Bulletin) Although failing to win in the 2019 senatorial elections, landing only the 21st spot, the son of...
Lawmakers in both chambers of Congress supported the grant of an additional fund of at least ₱8 billion for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to purchase more vote-counting machines (VCMs) and augment its manpower for the May, 2022 elections. (Comelec/MANILA BULLETIN) During the meeting...
One of the convenors of opposition coalition 1Sambayan believes that the May 2022 polls is a “make or break” for the country’s youth as they will build on the victories and challenges that the current crop of politicians faces. Lawyer Howard Calleja noted that the youth comprises almost 40...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday, September 15, apologized to lawmakers over its decision not to extend the registration period for voters in the 2022 elections. Voters fill up their application forms while lining up at the Commission on Elections office in Manila to register for...
Dismissing Senator Manny Pacquiao’s statement on the government’s “mismanaged” pandemic response, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Tuesday, September 14, said this was nothing but politicking. Senator Manny Pacquiao and Presidential spokesman Harry Roque (FILE PHOTOS/MANILA BULLETIN)...