How to keep busy on weekends? Stay engaged. Keep your mind and hands active with these crafting projects. Who knows, you might discover a new skill or a new business venture. Here are five ideas for crafts to do: 1. DIY projects Are you a fan of little inventions and innovations? You might like to...
K-pop superstars and Grammy-nominated group BTS’ J-Hope will headline Lollapalooza, a four-day music festival that will be held in July in the US. Lollapalooza will be held on July 28 to 31 in Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois. Organizers have announced the lineup of artists who will be performing...
President Duterte has lauded the swift completion of the 2022 elections but urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to investigate the hiccups of the recently concluded polls to disabuse the minds of those doubting its integrity. President Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte made this statement...
Kontra Daya Election watchdog Kontra Daya believes that Smartmatic should be blacklisted following reports of malfunctioning vote counting machines (VCMs) during the election day last May 9. Kontra Daya Convenor Professor Danilo Arao said they received several reports of glitches in VCMs as well as...
The conduct of national and local elections in Pasay City was generally peaceful, the city police reported Monday, May 9. According to Col. Cesar Paday-os, Pasay City Police chief, they have not encountered any poll-related violation since the start of election. However, Paday-os said two...
Despite the local and national elections being generally peaceful, glitches were reported in some areas, according to Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año on Monday, May 9. As of 4 p.m. there were 14 schools that reported vote counting machines (VCM)...
Church-based poll watchdog Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) on Monday, May 9, said at least 200 vote counting machines (VCMs) across the country need replacement. (PPCRV) “As of now we have received a report that there’s a request for at least 200 replacement of VCMs...
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III and House Speaker Rep. Lord Allan Velasco have confirmed that the vote consolidation and canvassing system (CCS) machine has reflected zero votes garnered for any of the presidential and vice presidential candidates, and is ready to canvas votes...
Reports of malfunctioning vote-counting machines (VCMs) and election-related violence raise alarm about the current conduct of the national elections, presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo said on Monday, May 9. Vice President Leni Robredo shows off the indelible ink on her finger...
At least 533 vote-counting machines (VCMs) and 216 secure digital (SD) cards were deemed defective by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on the day of the 2022 national and local elections on Monday, May 9. Photo courtesy Office of Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan Comelec Commissioner...
Unless the world ends on May 9, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has already formulated a set of measures that can be followed in polling precincts should there be any mishaps during the voting hours. A teacher at Dona Aurora Quezon Elementary School in San Andres Malate, Manila on Wednesday,...
The spokesman of presidential bet Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has issued a statement urging the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to clarify reports of non-functioning vote-counting machines (VCMs). Teachers acting as members of the electoral board conduct the final testing and sealing of vote...
