DAVAO CITY, Davao del Sur--The declarations of support for the UniTeam tandem of presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos and his running mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte keep coming mere days before the elections. Vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA...
The Department of Education (DepEd) expressed support for the initiative of the Health Department to set up Covid-19 vaccination sites near schools to be used as polling centers during the May 9 National and Local Elections (NLE). (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “I think there is no conflict on...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) boosted its aerial capabilities after it received Thursday, May 5, a Beechcraft Hawker aircraft which was donated by the San Miguel Corporation (SMC). The Beechcraft Corporation Hawker 800XP aircraft (Courtesy of Armed Forces of the Philippines) Department...
While the record P12.68-trillion national debt is manageable and vital for the country's continued growth, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Jose 'Joey' Concepcion III said the public must still focus on the ongoing threat of Covid-19 slowing down economic activity. Presidential Adviser for...
A total of 92,566 clustered precincts have conducted the final testing and sealing of Vote Counting Machines (VCMs), the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Friday, May 6. Teachers acting as members of the electoral board conduct the final testing and sealing of vote counting machines (VCMs)...
The Special Second Division of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) ruled in favor of the faction of Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi recognizing them as true and official members of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) party. DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi (Photo from DOE...
A Nigerian national was arrested by authorities after he allegedly yielded a package that contained P1.95 million worth of kush or high-grade marijuana in a controlled delivery operation in Angeles City, Pampanga on Thursday, May 5. PDEA photo The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)...
It is illegal to have any personnel movement in the government 45 days before the elections without the consent of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), a poll official said on Friday, May 6. Comelec Commissioners George Garcia, Aimee Ferolino, and Marlon Casquejo answer questions during a...
A gun-for-hire who was paid with P100,000 to kill a Bangladeshi businessman was arrested on Thursday, May 5, in Pasay City. Col. Cesar Paday-os, city police chief, said the suspect was identified as Salik Ditual, 24, a vendor and a resident of Don Carlos St., Pasay City. Paday-os said the victim...
EDITORS DESK Art Samaniego While Facebook deleted pages that violated its community standards, the social media giant at the same time has allowed ads that lure people into giving their login credentials. Facebook recently deactivated hundreds of pages in the Philippines to weed out the so-called...
A teachers’ group on Wednesday, May 5, called on the government to ensure a stable power supply for upcoming elections and in the coming months for the benefit of schools and learners nationwide. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “We are gravely concerned over the threat of power outages in the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will investigate an alleged incident in Cotabato wherein electoral staff trained by the poll body were replaced with untrained personnel to serve as part of the Electoral Board (EB). Commissioner Marlon Casquejo (Ali Vicoy/MB) In a press briefing on Thursday,...