Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) Saying that Mayon Volcano could "erupt violently" anytime, Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda is seeking the exemption of national government agencies involved in relief work such as the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) from the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division granted the petition to disqualify Cagayan Governor Manuel Mamba for violating Sec. 261 (v) (2) of the Omnibus Election Code (OEC) and Resolution No. 10747. MB file photo In the resolution released on Thursday, Dec. 15, the Second Division...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Thursday, April 28 that it has granted a petition for exemption for the programs and projects of four more government institutions. MB file photo During a press conference, Commissioner George Erwin Garcia disclosed that the poll body granted the...
House Deputy Speaker and Cagayan De Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez has underscored the call to exempt the Department of Agriculture's (DA) distribution of fuel subsidy from the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) spending ban. (FILE PHOTO) The national government, last March, approved a...
PASAHERO Party-list is urging the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to “promptly and favorably” act on the request of the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to exempt the distribution public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers' fuel subsidy from the election public spending...
Senator Joel Villanueva has called as "oppressive" the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) spending ban on government offices as members of various industries are in need of subsidies due to increasing oil price hike. Villanueva on Tuesday urged the poll body to suspend its moratorium on the Land...
Highlighting the need to urgently address poverty and hunger in the Philippines, the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP), on Saturday, March 26, appealed for an exemption from the election spending ban. Under the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) Resolution No. 10747, a certificate...
(SCREEN GRAB FROM PTV FACEBOOK PAGE) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will be submitting a request for exemption from the public spending ban under Commission on Elections (Comelec) Resolution No. 10747 this week. DSWD spokesperson Director Irene Dumlao said the department is...
