Out of frustration with the current situation of the country, Samuel “Sonny” S. Sanchez, a private individual who has never held public office in his entire life, filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for senator on Friday afternoon, Oct.1, at the Sofitel tent in Pasay City. Samuel...
TRECE MARTIRES, Cavite - Governor Jonvic C. Remulla filed his certificate of candidacy on Friday (October 1) to seek a second term as the provincial chief executive. Athena Tolentino / Instagram / MANILA BULLETIN Remulla filed his COC at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office together with...
Clad in his signature floral polo, Buhay party-list Rep. Jose “Lito” L. Atienza Jr. on Friday morning, Oct.1, filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for vice president, making him the first candidate to vie for the said position during the first day of COC filing. He is the running mate of...
An appeal to the young, particularly next year’s 18-year-olds, who can influence the outcome of the upcoming elections (The author is a college junior taking up BS Information Technology Entrepreneurship at Ateneo Manila University. He is the vice president and secretary-general of Kythe-Ateneo,...
Editorial Election watchers are now predicting that this upcoming campaign for national elective posts will not only be one of the most divisive in our history, but may also become one of the most wasteful. In the absence of crowd-drawing rallies or mammoth miting-de-avance near election day,...
FRANKFURT, Germany -- Germany braced for a period of political unpredictability Monday after the Social Democrats narrowly won a general election but faced a rival claim to power from outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative camp. A close election result in Germany means that the question...
Duterte administration ally Lakas-CMD quickly filled up the post vacated by Aksyon Demokratiko vice presidential nominee Dr. Willie Ong by appointing La Union 2nd District Rep. Sandra Eriquel as party vice president for heath services. Eriguel recently resigned from PDP-Laban and was sworn in...
Pro-environment groups are calling on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to implement reforms in the conduct of elections next year to avoid repeat of previous approaches that supposedly violated the laws and harmed the environment. In a letter submitted to Comelec Chairman Sheriff M. Abas,...
President Duterte issued a stern warning that he will not hesitate to use the might of the military to ensure that the upcoming May 2022 elections would go smoothly and be free from violence. President Rodrigo Duterte (MB file photo) Duterte made the statement days before he is expected to file his...
Twenty-three local officials from different provinces took their oath as new members of Aksyon Demokratiko party before Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso at the Manila City Hall on Thursday. The mass oath-taking ceremony took place a day after Domagoso, the party president, launched his...
Former "Goin' Bulilit" star Nash Aguas is running for a local government position. This was confirmed on the official Facebook page of Cavite City Vice Mayor Denver Chua. In there, he uploaded photos of people he described as under his party list. "Malapit na ang bagong umagang parating! Team...
ROSARIO, Cavite - Vice Governor Jolo Revilla took oath under the Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas–CMD) ahead of his candidacy as Cavite 1st district representative. Jolo Revilla / Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN The oath-taking ceremony was officiated by Lakas-CMD party president...
