Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said that 17 vote buying/selling cases have already been filed at the poll body in relation to the recent conduct of the May 2022 general elections. There are already 17 "docketed verified complaint-affidavit for vote buying/selling" at the poll...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Human judgment, even at its best, has its limitations and imperfections. In different cultures, laws are agreed upon and enacted to serve the greater community, but these do not cover relationships in their entirety. Often, there are the offensive and the aggrieved parties. Though...
Nearly 7 million new voters have registered in the last May 9 polls, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec/MB The Election Registration Board (ERB) data released by Comelec Spokesperson John Rex C. Laundiangco showed that a total of 6,950,458 new voters registered as of...
ILOILO Gov. Arthur ‘Toto’ Defensor Jr. and Iloilo Rep. Lorenz ‘Noy’ Defensor, with their mother Cosette, after they were proclaimed winners by the Commission on Elections last May 11. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – Reelected Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. was the highest spender in Iloilo...
TACLOBAN CITY – Eastern Visayas (Region 8) had zero election-related incidents (ERIs) during the election period from Jan. 9 to June 8, the Police Regional Office (PRO)-8 said Friday, June 10. Police Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac, PRO-8 director, said 41,537 Commission on Elections (Comelec)...
GAPPAL ZAMBOANGA CITY – A losing mayoral candidate in the May 9 polls and his son-in-law were killed in Lamitan City, Basilan last Thursday, June 9. Ujud Ujurun J. Gappal was standing by the roadside in Riverside, Barangay Matibay when he was shot and killed by a still unidentified suspect at...
THE Aedes Aegypti mosquito that transmits dengue. The Department of Health (DOH) said it recorded more than 34,000 dengue cases from January to May. "There were 34,938 dengue cases reported from Jan. 1 to May 21, 2022. Cumulatively, cases this year is 23 percent higher compared to the reported...
CEBU CITY – Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia spent over P1 M in her successful campaign in last month’s elections. The reelected governor’s challenger, former Tourism Secretary Ace Durano, also shelled out over P1 million. Based on her Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCEs) filed before the...
As the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec’s) job at the National Printing Office (NPO) is already through, the poll body has deleted all the ballot faces from the server of the NPO on Wednesday, June 8. (Screenshot taken from Comelec’s Facebook Live) Comelec Education and Information...
Outgoing Muntinlupa Rep. Ruffy Biazon has started preparing to assume his role as the new mayor of the city. On June 3, Biazon had a meeting with the incoming members of the Muntinlupa City Council and Vice Mayor Artemio Simundac. Muntinlupa mayor-elect Ruffy Biazon (front) with Vice Mayor Artemio...
Reigning champion Ateneo and Adamson figure in a crucial showdown Saturday, June 4 as they dispute the No. 4 spot in the UAAP Season 84 women's volleyball tournament at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Vannie Gandler of Ateneo (UAAP Media Bureau) The Blue Eagles recently routed the University...
With the dates of the inaugurations of President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Vice President-elect Sara Duterte-Carpio already penciled, the time for these third-generation politicians to take the lead in a hopefully post-pandemic Philippines is almost at hand. Vice President-elect...
