Presidential candidate and UniTeam bet Bongbong Marcos has cast his vote in the May 9 elections. (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) Marcos cast his #MatalinongBoto at Mariano Marcos Memorial Elementary School in Batac, Ilocos Norte. He was accompanied by his eldest son Sandro Marcos, who is vying for...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye The voice of the people is the voice of God. So the saying goes. Today, it is time once again for the voice of the people to be heard through the ballot. As we go to the polls, here are some points to ponder. One. Let us not take our privilege to vote for granted. In...
WALA LANG After all the promises, denunciations, allegations, fake and genuine news, rumors, threats, protests, whoever is today’s victor will not have an easy six years ahead. The Makati Business Club issued a statement last week on where we are and what lies ahead. So many companies closed...
At 6 a.m. today, May 9, 2022, poll precincts in all parts of the country will open for 65.7 million registered voters — the highest ever, which the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has dubbed as “historic” numbers even with the pandemic still in the background. The 65.7 million voters...
Unless the world ends on May 9, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has already formulated a set of measures that can be followed in polling precincts should there be any mishaps during the voting hours. A teacher at Dona Aurora Quezon Elementary School in San Andres Malate, Manila on Wednesday,...
Malacañang encouraged voters to go out and vote for the leaders who have the welfare of the Philippines and Filipinos in mind while following Covid-19 protocols. Communications Secretary Martin Andanar (Malacañang photo) Communications Secretary Martin Andanar made this appeal a day before...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY-- Local media groups here have decried the harassment allegedly committed by a barangay chairman against two radio reporters while conducting media coverage on a reported vote-buying incident in Glan, Sarangani Province last Thursday (May 5). Jazztein Jubelag, president of...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The Police Regional Office of Northern Mindanao (PRO-10) has created the regional special watch team to monitor the possible occurrence of vote-buying and selling. The Police Regional Office 10 during the Simultaneous Multi-Agency Send-Off Ceremony of Security Forces at New...
Senatorial aspirant Emmanuel "Manny" Piñol said the Philippines would be in a much better situation, politically and economically, if Filipinos decide to elect presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson, an incorruptible public servant, as their next leader. Piñol made this declaration...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) directed the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Saturday, May 7, to form anti-vote buying teams in every city and province in the country. DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año said such teams should receive complaints and investigate allegations...
Voters who will test positive for Covid-19 on Election Day will no longer be allowed to enter the polling precinct to cast their vote in Angono, Rizal on May 9. Municipal Administrator Alan Maniaol confirmed in an interview that voters who will test positive for Covid-19 shall immediately be...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS D-day is two days away. A lot of us are in disbelief. The air of anxiety looms about as we face yet another instance of uncertainty that will determine our country’s future – at least for the next six years, that is. I write this piece to urge all of you who are registered...
