Election watchdog Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE) has called on the Commission on Election (Comelec) to ensure that constitutional rights are upheld in the implementation of "Oplan Baklas." (LENTE Philippines Facebook page) "We enjoin Comelec to ensure that in the implementation of the...
The next elected Philippine president will pay the loans secured by the Duterte administration for the country’s pandemic response, the government’s chief economic manager said on Tuesday, Feb. 22. “Looking realistically our situation, we have to pay for COVID. I mean, we cannot just have...
With the current election campaign period, authorities need to be meticulous before deciding to place the country under the least restricted Alert Level 1 which is the most relaxed health protocol system against the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). In a briefing on Tuesday, Feb. 22, Department...
Actor Robin Padilla is among the silverscreen stars attempting to win a Senate seat in the May 2022 elections. If you're wondering what he intends to do if and when he lands that lofty position in government, you're in luck, as he these are some of the platform details he discussed in an interview...
Indigenous rights advocate and Liberal Party senatorial candidate Teddy Baguilat has been named as the 12th and final addition to the Senate slate of presidential candidate Leodegario “Ka Leody” De Guzman and running mate Walden Bello in the 2022 elections. Teddy Baguilat (left) and Ka Leody...
(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...
A ranking official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) warned on Sunday, Feb. 20, barangay officials, especially barangay captains, against endorsing any candidates for the May 9 elections. DILG Undersecretary for Barangay Affairs Martin Diño issued the warning as he...
With over two months left before the May 2022 elections, Malacañang said President Duterte is still not endorsing any presidential aspirant at this time. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Echoing Duterte's earlier pronouncement, Cabinet secretary and acting presidential...
After being called out by netizens, the spokesperson of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday, Feb.18, explained why the main building of the poll body’s facade light up “red and green” at night. Comelec Spokesperson James B. Jimenez (File photo by Ali Vicoy) The red and green are...
By TERENCE RANIS Presidential candidate and Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso promised to prioritize investments in the education sector after he led the groundbreaking ceremonies for the new 10-story Ramon Magsaysay High School in Sampaloc District on Thursday, Feb. 17. PHOTO FROM...
Bayan Muna Party-List Rep. Carlos Zarate slammed the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) “Oplan Baklas” which sees the removal of posted campaign materials not compliant with the poll body's regulations. Bayan Muna Rep.Carlos Isagani Zarate (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “Nakita natin kung...
Despite criticisms at its “Oplan Baklas”, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has stood firm and insisted that it has to regulate election propaganda “to level the playing field.” Comelec Spokesperson James B. Jimenez said that the need to regulate even just the size of propaganda...
