Senatorial candidate Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero has emerged the second top choice of voters from Pangasinan in the recently held province-wide senatorial survey conducted by a local news organization in Pangasinan. Escudero gained 64.80 percent of the total number of respondents...
A priest has been suspended from his ministry for participating in the May 2022 polls. Photo Diocese of Sorsogon FB The Diocese of Sorsogon announced the suspension of Fr. Emmanuel Alparce in a circular letter dated April 4. "After having sought the necessary information and verification of facts,...
Two formal complaints have been lodged before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) so far in relation to vote buying, according to Commissioner George Erwin Garcia. MB file photo He made the statement on Tuesday, April 5, as Koalisyong Novalenyo Kontra Korapsyon and Alyansa ng mga Mamamayan ng...
Senatorial candidate Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero has topped the senatorial mock polls conducted by La Salle University Ozamiz with 47 percent of college students saying they would vote for the former senator. The school’s University Student Government said 1,449 students took...
Individuals spreading false information about the poll body thus destroying the integrity of the electoral process will be prosecuted by the Commission on Elections (Comelec), it said on Monday, April 4. Comelec Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia (Photo courtesy of Comelec FB) During the Laging...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Monday, April 4, that it may announce its decision on the petition of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to be exempted from fund releases ban in place during the campaign period by Thursday this week. Screenshot from PTV...
Poll watchdog Legal Network for Truthful Elections (Lente) called on the youth on Monday, April 4 to refrain from using the term "fake news" to identify false information and instead use other terms such as "misinformation", "disinformation" or "malinformation". Lente Executive Director Ona Caritos...
The student council of Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), the country's biggest state university, endorsed on Sunday, April 3, the candidacies of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan. Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan (MARK BALMORES / MANILA...
As the country enters a crucial election year in 2022, we asked three women leaders what their biggest wishes are for leaders who will shape the Philippines over the next six years. "Higher wage, food security, and employment." The three concerns were among the issues raised by Rochelle Porras,...
Father Lino Gregorio Redoblado is the new Minister Provincial of the Order of Friars Minor – Province of San Pedro Bautista. Photo OFM-Franciscans Philippines FB CBCP News said Redoblado's election came on the last day of the congregation’s provincial chapter held at the Poggio Bustone Renewal...
The tandem of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan was the preferred pick by students for the top positions in the Philippines according to mock election surveys released on Saturday, April 2, by student governments of top private universities in the country. (Photo courtesy of...
The University of the Philippines (UP) launched "Hirang ng Bayan," a comprehensive voters education program to educate the general public ahead of the 2022 elections. "On May 9, the Philippines will hold its 17th presidential and 16th vice presidential elections. These elections will decide the...
