Manila public information chief Julius Leonen declared as “fake” the viral screenshot of a conversation between him and a reporter revealing that Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso will run for president in the 2022 national elections. Manila PIO / MANILA BULLETIN In a statement on the...
Former House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano has called for unity to help Filipinos recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Former House speaker and Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano (Alan Peter Cayetano/Facebook) ‘’We are living in the time of a pandemic. This is not the time to debate and fight...
People would not vote for politicians who were in denial about their election plans but end up running for office, Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III said on Friday, June 4. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III (Alvin Kasiban/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Sotto said he does not want to be...
A voter applicant fills up a registration form at the Commission of Elections (Comelec) (PNA photo) The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) urged those voters whose voting status were already deactivated to have their records reactivated ahead of the national and local elections...
Senator Richard Gordon said on Tuesday he would be an independent candidate if he ever decides to run for president in the May 2022 national elections. “I want to remain independent for the people,” Gordon said at the sidelines of the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the 1971 Constitutional...
Leyte 4th District Representative Lucy Torres-Gomez admitted on Tuesday, June 1, that she is "open" to running for senator in the 2022 national elections. Incumbent Leyte 4th District Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez files on October, 2018 her certificate of candidacy for reelection in the 2019 midterm...
An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said that poll workers should be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccination in order to meet the poll agency's voter registration target before September. (COMELEC) "May panawagan po kami sa last meeting, na mag-request na iakyat-akyat yung...
(COMELEC) The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it is currently studying if it should make some modifications in the campaign rules for the 2022 national and local elections considering the ongoing threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. “As of now, the existing campaign...
More than three million Filipinos have filed their applications for voter registration for the general elections next year, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Monday, May 17. (COMELEC) The Comelec said it received a total of 3,453,196 applications from January 2020 to May 13, 2021....
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be introducing additional automated features to ensure transparency during the 2022 national elections. (COMELEC) "Some other features not used in 2019 elections will be introduced in 2022," said Comelec Commissioner Marlon Casquejo in a press briefing...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has defended its deal with international company Smartmatic to provide software to be used for the general elections next year. (COMELEC) Comelec Commissioner Marlon Casquejo said that they "did not choose Smartmatic" to provide the automated system for the...
The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) urged different dioceses nationwide to offer a “special intention Mass” on May 9, Sunday, in preparation for the conduct of the 2022 general elections. (QUIAPO CHURCH / FACEBOOK / FILE PHOTO) “On May 9, it will be exactly a year...
