The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has expressed readiness for the start of overseas voting for the 2022 polls on April 10. Comelec/MB "We are 100 percent prepared already. Everything is set. All the embassies or consulates are ready," Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said in an online forum...
Reelectionist Senator Risa Hontiveros believes that allowing "tandem voting" for the two highest positions in the government will be crucial in forming a good synergy in implementing necessary reforms for the country. Senator Risa Hontiveros (Photo courtesy of Hontiveros Office) Claiming that...
More than 93,000 have applied for local absentee voting in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Data from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Committee on Local Absentee Voting showed 93,567 verified applicants as of March 29. Of the said number, 84,221 have been approved while 9,346 have been...
Sing Galing Kantastic Finale Cignal’s broadcast network, TV5, partners with Meta to launch a Philippine-first broadcast innovation through its program Sing Galing. Through the partnership, Sing Galing fans are given the power to vote for their favorite grand finalists through a free voting...
Partido Reporma standard-bearer SenatorPanfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson has expressed hopes that his efforts to save billions of pesos in public funds from going into the pockets of thieves would bear fruit by Filipinos giving him a chance to be their next leader. Senator Panfilo Lacson But if...
The Pope Pius XII Catholic Center in Paco, Manila will no longer serve as the command center of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) in the May 2022 polls. PPCRV On Wednesday, Feb. 9, PPCRV chairperson emeritus Henrietta de Villa revealed that their command center will now be...
The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) has asked voters to bring a "kodigo" or list of their preferred candidates on Election Day. PPCRV Henrietta de Villa, PPCRV chairman emeritus, said this having a list will help speed up the voting process. "Before you go to the voting...
The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) said voters should help end vote buying which it described as a very great evil. PPCRV "I hope those who love the country...will not sell their vote. Don't accept (money)," Henrietta de Villa, PPCRV chairman emeritus, said during the Laging...
The Manila Cathedral in Intramuros started its prayer campaign on Tuesday, Feb. 8, for a peaceful, credible, and transparent May 2022 polls. Manila Cathedral FB "As the candidates for the 2022 elections kickoff today their campaigns, we also begin our prayer campaign for a peaceful, credible, and...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) cited the low voter turnout as a perennial problem in overseas voting. Comelec/MB "Since the start of overseas voting, that has been our perennial problem, the low voter turnout," Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said in a virtual forum. This, he said, is the...
The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) has been accredited as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) citizens arm in the May 2022 polls. PPCRV Angel Antonio, PPCRV Media Director, said they received the news about their accreditation last year. Durng the 2019 polls, the group was...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday, Jan. 20 announced the start of the printing of Local Absentee Voting (LAV) ballots. Comelec/MB "Printing of official Local Absentee Voting (LAV) ballots will begin tonight, at the National Printing Office," Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said...
