Electoral reforms, education, and economic infrastructures. Comelec/MB These will be the topics that will be discussed by presidential candidates in the Town Hall debate of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the May 2022 polls on April 24. Comelec Commissioner George Garcia revealed the...
Ronnie Dayan, the co-accused in cases filed by the Department of Justice against Sen. Leila de Lima, has refuted the statement of presidential candidate and Sen. Manny Pacquiao that he received and delivered money that allegedly came from illegal drug trading at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in...
Malacañang on Tuesday, April 5, maintained that detained Senator Leila De Lima was not denied the right to due process. Senator Leila De Lima (FILE PHOTO) Communications Secretary Martin Andanar issued the statement after some of the presidential bets for the May 2022 elections said that due...
The Bayan Muna Party-list has called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to punish presidential and vice presidential candidates who skip debates hosted by the poll body. Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate (Photo from Bayan Muna) "As a constitutionally constituted body, we submit that it...
Presidential candidate Senator Manny Pacquiao has renewed his call for the creation of the Department of Water as he expressed concern over the decreasing amount of clean and potable water caused by environmental abuse and overpopulation in the country. During the Commission on Elections (Comelec)...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) wants participation in debates to be made mandatory in the future. Comelec/MB "The position of Comelec is to push to make it mandatory in future polls. How? We will convince Congress to include in the law requiring candidates, local or national, to attend...
UniTeam presidential bet Bongbong Marcos would rather make moves to ensure the protection of this votes on election day than engage his rivals in another presidential debate. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) Marcos met with a handful of incumbent governors on...
A mother will bring light to the Filipino nation this coming May elections. This was the closing statement of Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, April 3, during the second presidential debate organized by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila in Pasay...
Vice President Leni Robredo said the government system should force public officials to be good at the second round of the Commission on Elections (Comelec)-organized presidential debate on Sunday, April 3. Vice President Leni Robredo attends the second round of the Commission on Elections...
Filipinos are given a peek into the foreign policy of Vice President Leni Robredo if she wins as president in May 2022 after she pushed for the Philippines to lead the drafting and signing of a binding Code of Conduct (COC) with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the contested...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it will not organize a one- on-one debate among candidates in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Comelec Commissioner George Garcia believes candidates should be given an equal opportunity to be heard. "If we do it one one one, it would be unfair to other...
Should there be a debate whether a debate is important or not? Based on the outcome of the recent debates shown on television and live streamed online, it seemed there is. The ones who were present say that debates are a chance to “court” the voters; the other side said otherwise, saying that...
