The warm reception independent presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson got in Negros Oriental today (May 4) debunked the zero support in the Visayas that a survey firm projected for him. Independent presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson receives a warm reception in...
Mothers for Change (MOCHA) first nominee Mocha Uson asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday, May 4 to check on the health status of former Vice President Jejomar Binay who is gunning for a senatorial seat. Mocha Uson files a manifestation before the Commission on Elections on...
Pulse Asia Research Inc. bared on Tuesday, May 3, that it consistently released to the public the results of their regular quarterly and the periodic pre-election surveys without fear or favor. (PULSE ASIA) In a statement, Pulse Asia said that being a non-partisan, non-profit, non-stock...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin Garcia said on Tuesday, May 3, that the plan to put vaccination sites near polling precincts on election day on May 9 must be carefully studied. Vaccination in Muntinlupa (Photo from Muntinlupa PIO) "This might mislead our voters on the...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) chair Saidamen Pangarungan is optimistic that the conduct of the final sealing and testing of Vote Counting Machines (VCMs) will have a good impact on the upcoming May 2022 elections. Teachers acting as members of the electoral board conduct the final testing and...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin Garcia assured on Tuesday, May 3, that no votes will be cast under the name of deceased individuals ahead of the upcoming May 2022 elections. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) "Walang patay na makakaboto, pero may mga patay na nakalista pa....
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc denied on Monday, May 2 the motion for reconsideration filed by Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu, disallowing him to seek the gubernatorial post in the May 2022 polls. MB file photo The motion was filed in relation to the consolidated petitions seeking the...
In a continued effort to vaccinate more people against Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, May 2, that they are discussing a possible move to put vaccination sites near polling precincts on election day on May 9. MB file photo "Pinag-uusapan itong paglalagay ng vaccination...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Marlon Casquejo said on Saturday, April 30 that they are confident that there will be no repeat of the seven-hour delay that occurred during the 2019 midterm elections. (JEL SANTOS/MANILA BULLETIN) It can be remembered that in the 2019 polls, a...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has upgraded the classification of Pilar town in Abra from orange to red, in line with the alleged killing last March 29 of the staff of Vice Mayor Jaja Josefina Somero Disono of Pilar, Abra. MB file photo "Putting a certain area under Comelec control is a...
The Commission on Elections' (Comelec) technology provider for the automated election system (AES) Smartmatic reiterated on Friday, April 29 that the AES remaiins "safe and secure" for the upcoming May 2022 elections. Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan and Commissioner George Garcia during the...
Filipinos run the risk of losing more than what they bargained for, if they continue to treat the country’s elections like an ordinary gamble, where they keep on mindlessly betting on someone who they think is most likely to win instead of voting for the most qualified candidate who can make...