Independent presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson was the target of fake news spreading Friday that he had canceled his campaign events in Bicol, particularly in Naga, Camarines Sur. Local organizers cited information reaching them that local media who were to attend Lacson's...
Those experiencing Covid-19 symptoms have been repeatedly advised by the Department of Health (DOH) stay at home and isolate themselves on election day. But according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec), as long as they have not undergone any tests to show that they have been infected by the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) gave presidential as well as vice presidential candidates until Friday noon, April 29 to confirm their participation in the poll body's PiliPinas Forum 2022. MB file photo In a message sent to reporters on Thursday, April 28, Comelec Commissioner George Erwin...
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...
An interview format for presidential and vice presidential candidates will now push through in place of the postponed concluding event of the PiliPinas Debates 2022 Series after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) signed an Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng...
Independent presidential candidate Senator Panfilo M. Lacson today (April 28) hinted at a possibility of his and his running mate Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III pulling a major upset in the coming May 9 elections. A press statement from the Lacson-Sotto tandem stated that survey frontrunners...
Despite the threat of a new Covid-19 surge, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said that postponing the upcoming May 2022 polls will not be an option of theirs and vowed to push through with it no matter the circumstances. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) "Hindi tayo pwedeng bumali sa mandato ng...
Independent presidential candidate Panfilo "Ping" Lacson has vowed to put a premium on the quality of education through a more inclusive and better scholarship package. Lacson said he is aware that despite legislative measures aimed at promoting free access to higher education, coursed through...
Whether or not she wins in next month’s presidential elections, Vice President Leni Robredo is sure she will continue to fight for the Filipinos’ “aspirations.” Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo from VPLR Media Bureau) With only 13 days left to May 9, the Vice President said that every...
The Igorot Warriors International, Inc. (IWI), a party-list composed of members of cultural minorities in the country, can no longer participate in the upcoming May 2022 polls. MB file photo This is despite the Supreme Court's reversal of Comelec's ruling as it allowed the registration and...
Educating the public on election-related concerns should be the focus of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), not warnings, the National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) said on Tuesday, April 26. (PNA / MANILA BULLETIN) "There are election laws and processes in place to...
In the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) initial discussion with the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP), Commissioner George Erwin Garcia said that that the "taped as live" approach will be adopted for its interview set for the vice presidential and presidential candidates. MB file...
