SANTA CRUZ, Laguna – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) proclaimed reelectionist Ramil L. Hernandez as governor of Laguna on Wednesday, May 11. Hernandez, who garnered 872,378 votes, will be serving his third term as the province's chief executive. The governor defeated former broadcast...
Poll watchdog Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) will start matching election returns received from various places to the digitally transmitted results from the transparency server on Thursday, May 12. Volunteers work on the physical election returns brought to the Parish...
COVID-19 virus2 The Philippines could still see a rise in Covid-19 infections following the conduct of the national and local elections and other related activities recently, a health expert said. “That’s a possibility” said infectious disease expert Dr. Rontgene Solante because of the large...
The Senate of the Philippines has received the ballot boxes containing the Certificates of Canvass (COCs) and election returns (ERs) from Cambodia, Vietnam and Malabon City. The ballot boxes would then be stored inside the Senate building in Pasay City until such time Congress convenes as the...
The local government units of Valenzuela, Caloocan, and Quezon (QC) have started the removal of tarpaulins and other campaign materials used during the recent national and local elections. Valenzuela City Public Sanitation and Cleanliness Office (PSCO) Clean and Green Division officer-in-charge Mr....
The camp of presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. on Wednesday welcomed Manila City Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso's move to concede defeat in the May 2022 presidential race. Domagoso (left) and Marcos Jr. (right) (Photos by Noel Pabalate/MANILA BULLETIN) “Moreno’s...
It will be up to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) if a special election will be conducted in Shanghai, China after overseas absentee voting (OAV) there was suspended due to strict lockdown to counter the spread of Covid-19. Volunteers deliver parcels to a residential community under closed-off...
Bulakenyos gave the tandem of Governor Daniel R. Fernando and newly-elected Vice Gov. Alexis C. Castro an overwhelming victory over their closest rivals in Monday's local elections. Incumbent Bulacan Governor Daniel R. Fernando was proclaimed the winner in the province's gubernatorial race (4th...
The Senate on Tuesday (May 10) night has started receiving votes cast for president and vice president ahead of Congress’ canvassing. malabon cocs Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, himself a vice presidential candidate, received the first ballot box containing the certificates of...
ILOILO CITY -- Governor Rhodora “Dodod” Cadiao and Vice Governor Edgar Denosta were reelected in Antique province. Cadiao and Denosta were formally proclaimed as winners by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, May 10. Cadiao won by a landslide with 217,254 votes. Her gubernatorial...
LAGUNA – Governor Ramil Hernandez thanked his constituents for giving him a chance to serve a third term. In a Facebook post on May 10, Hernandez encouraged Lagunenses to set aside political differences and focus on what the province needs. He also promised his constituents that he will not...
Despite the left and right criticisms and accusations lodged against the Commission on Elections (Comelec), not even one complaint was received by the poll body from the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV). Comelec Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia speaks at a press briefing of...