Results of a recent survey showed a very tight congressional race in Taguig and Pateros with candidates statistically tied for first place. The RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD) announced the results of its survey for congressmen in the National Capital Region (NCR) for the May 9...
Outgoing Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi topped a survey for congressman in Muntinlupa City. In the "Boses ng Bayan: NCR 2022" survey conducted by the RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD) , Fresnedi grabbed first place with 82 percent against five percent garnered by rival Silverio...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has received more than 9,105 local absentee voting accomplished ballots as of Sunday, May 1. Comelec/MB The partial report on the number of LAV accomplished ballots received by the Reception and Custody Units are as follows: Philippine Army (926), Philippine...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Sunday, May 1, confirmed that the 10 individuals from Rizal who applied for reactivation for the upcoming polls will not be able to vote due to local Comelec’s “lack of internet connection” among other reasons. (PNA / MANILA BULLETIN) The...
Presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said he is upbeat that prosperous municipalities can now easily apply for cityhood with the new law that eases requirements converting municipalities to component cities. Lacson said Republic Act 11683, which lapsed into law on April 10, 2022, is...
BAUAN, Batangas—With the governor endorsing another presidential candidate, past and current local officials of this province have moved instead to campaign for the presidential bid of Vice President Leni Robredo to ensure a repeat of her winning feat here. Among those who stood up for Robredo...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Marlon Casquejo said on Saturday, April 30 that they are confident that there will be no repeat of the seven-hour delay that occurred during the 2019 midterm elections. (JEL SANTOS/MANILA BULLETIN) It can be remembered that in the 2019 polls, a...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has upgraded the classification of Pilar town in Abra from orange to red, in line with the alleged killing last March 29 of the staff of Vice Mayor Jaja Josefina Somero Disono of Pilar, Abra. MB file photo "Putting a certain area under Comelec control is a...
The Commission on Elections' (Comelec) technology provider for the automated election system (AES) Smartmatic reiterated on Friday, April 29 that the AES remaiins "safe and secure" for the upcoming May 2022 elections. Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan and Commissioner George Garcia during the...
Around 75,000 personnel of the Philippine Army (PA) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) who have election duties were qualified to participate in the local absentee voting that culminated on Friday, April 29. Philippine Army troops undergo pre-voting procedure for local absentee voting on...
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...
