Subtle flexes--in this case, projections of election victory--were seen with presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos and his running mate, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte during their appearance at UniTeam's third and final "miting de avance" on Saturday night, May 7 in Parañaque City. The next...
Phone calls, cards, chocolates, flowers, praises and surprise gifts – those gestures of admiration and love will be flowing all around today, between children and mothers, as the world celebrates Mother’s Day. On this day, we call on all mothers to take a bow for bringing kindness into this...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Saturday, May 7, said that all of its teaching and non-teaching personnel are now ready for the upcoming May 2022 national and local elections. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “Handa na po ang ating mga guro at ang DepEd para sa darating na Lunes,...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) directed the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Saturday, May 7, to form anti-vote buying teams in every city and province in the country. DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año said such teams should receive complaints and investigate allegations...
A total of 2,683 out of the 33,409 registered persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) voters under the custody of the Bureau Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) will cast their votes outside their jails on May 9. BJMP spokesperson Jail Supt. Xavier Solda said that most of the PDLs, a total of 30,726,...
Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (left) and rival, Vice President Leni Robredo (MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has sustained his “sizable” lead over Vice President Leni Robredo in the final PUBLiCUS Asia pre-election survey results released on...
The Light Rail Transit Authority announced Saturday, May 7, that LRT-2 will provide free rides to Persons with Disabilities (PWD) during the National Election on May 9, 2022. The free ride is one of the proposed measures of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) through its Task Force on...
At exactly 12:01 a.m., May 8, 2022, all forms and semblance of campaigning must stop. The miting de avance today of various candidates for national and local posts must also end at that time, formally concluding the 150-day election period that started in Jan. 9. How time flies! And what a ride it...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo "A victory not only in the May elections, but a victory of unity that will usher our country to a better future.” This was presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s (BBM) message during the proclamation rally of the UniTeam at the start of the...
The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV), on Friday, May 6, said that they are expecting a high voter turnout in the May 2022 polls. “Ako ay very positive at very optimistic kaya ang iniisip ko nyan ay aabot tayo ng 85 percent sa voter surge (I am very positive and very...
Some candidates think that they've already won the elections, while others like to believe that they can still change their bleak fortunes up to the very last day of the campaign. (Lakas-CMD Media) That last day of the campaign takes place on Saturday May 7, when both frontrunning and lagging...
Nearly 50,000 local absentee voting accomplished ballots have already been received by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec/MB As of May 5, the partial report of the Comelec showed that the number of LAV accomplished ballots received by the Reception and Custody Units was already at...
