Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal on Tuesday, March 15, lamented the Commission on Election’s (Comelec’s) printing of official ballots without the presence of candidates’ observers, saying such act of the poll body is an “unforgivable disservice to the electorate.” Last week, the poll...
If the voting for the May 2022 senatorial election happens today, senatorial candidate and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero will emerge as the top winner, based on the mock polls held among students of the Philippine Normal University (PNU) Mindanao campus. Escudero garnered...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday, March 14, disclosed its timeline for the dispatch of election supplies for the May 2022 polls. Comelec Chairman Saidamen B. Pangarungan ,Commisioner George Garcia and PNP Director for Operations PMGen. Valeriano de leon inspect Vote Counting Machines...
Newly-appointed Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Aimee Neri is ready to answer allegations against her at the proper time, Comelec spokesman James Jimenez said on Monday, March 14. (Comelec Commissioner Aimee Neri / Photo from Comelec FB page) "At the proper time, she will call a...
Over 1,300 alumni and students of the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Law backed the presidential bid of Vice President Leni Robredo. Photo shows thousands of supporters who attended the Sagay City Rally in support of the Leni-Kiko tandem, at the Government Center in Sagay City,...
As the number of Covid-19 cases are now on a downward trend and pandemic-related restrictions nationwide have now been eased, local government units (LGUs) should start allowing schools in their areas to conduct limited face-to-face classes. Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee on Basic...
Over 2,000 scholars, alumni, former faculty, and parents from the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) or "Pisay," released a statement endorsing Vice President and presidential bet Leni Robredo, citing her track record of public service. Vice President Leni Robredo (MARK BALMORES / MANILA...
"The LGBTQI community is not a costume for political campaigning." This was what the University of the Philippines Babaylan, the longest-existing LGBTQI student organization in the Philippines and in Asia, said to vice presidential candidate Sara Duterte after she claimed that she is part of the...
The Commission on Election's (Comelec) temporary suspension on its partnership with news website Rappler is an "attack on press freedom" a group said Saturday, March 12. On March 8, the poll body halted its partnership with Rappler, a day after the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) filed a...
Over 300 educators and staff from San Beda University (SBU) aired support for presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo and her running mate, Senator Kiko Pangilinan. Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan (Photo from Vice President Leni Robredo's Facebook page) The...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has dismissed a petition seeking to disqualify the candidacy of Antonio Agapito “AA” Legarda Jr., brother of senatorial aspirant Loren Legarda. (Photo from AA Legarda Facebook page / MANILA BULLETIN) The petition, filed by a certain Salvador Ungsod, sought...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesman James Jimenez assured on Friday, March 11 that in the execution of its contract, F2 logistics, a firm said to be controlled by Duterte campaign donor and Davao-based businessman Dennis Uy, will not be without oversight. Comelec/MANILA BULLETIN file photo...
