Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, May 14 denied he is campaigning for the May 2022 elections prematurely through Facebook and other social media platforms. Gatchalian said any information posted on his Facebook and other social media accounts are regular postings of his office in his capacity...
Today, May 13, is a regular holiday as declared by President Duterte in Proclamation No. 1142, “in order to bring the religious and cultural significance of Eid’l Fitr to the fore of national consciousness.” Eid’l Fitr, also known as the Festival of Breaking Fast, is celebrated by the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is doubling efforts to encourage more first time voters to register through the poll body’s online voter registration platform “iRehistro.” John Paul Martin, city election officer, said that while application for registration in some Comelec offices...
The House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms has approved the committee report on the substitute bill that seeks to strengthen the field offices of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). The draft substitute bill on House Bills Nos. 511, 1669, 4853, 4985, 5190, 5270, 5305, 5524, 5563, 5649...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said the existence of “troll farms” coupled with the proliferation of false information on the Internet are putting a damper on the Filipino voters ability to be discerning of political candidates during the elections. Besides being effortlessly swayed by...
After President Duterte called his pledge to ride a jet ski to plant a Philippine flag to the Spratly Islands as a pure campaign joke, Lacson said he believes it is high-time Filipino voters become more discerning in choosing the country’s future leaders. Lacson said he expects this to be another...
By virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 37 issued by President Joseph Ejercito Estrada in 1999, the month of May was declared as the Month of the Ocean (MOO). Perhaps preoccupied by the pressing demands of containing a still-raging pandemic, the government’s current observance of May as the...
Church bells simultaneously tolled on Sunday, May 9, nationwide to encourage Filipinos to register to vote for the May 2022 polls. Bishop Jose Collin Bagaforo of Kidapawan, National director of Caritas Philippines. (CBCP/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines National...
Vice President Leni Robredo owns a residential property in Magarao, Camarines Sur, but her spokesperson clarified it’s not intended for her supposed 2022 political plan to run for governor in her home province. Robredo’s spokesman Barry Gutierrez said the vice president and her siblings...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced Saturday, May 8, 2021, that it will refund the P500 examination fee to the registered examinees of the cancelled March 15, 2020 Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) starting this May. (CSC Facebook Page) Under its Resolution No....
Senator Richard Gordon on Friday expressed the belief that he is qualified to be the next president of the Philippines but is still pondering whether or not to pursue this possibility for the upcoming May 2022 national elections. Gordon said he believes it is imperative that those gunning for the...
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) is calling on both private and public institutions in the country to launch heritage-related activities this May in celebration of "National Heritage Month". (Photo by Austin Nicomedez / Unsplash) "The NCCA enjoins all cultural agencies,...
